This is a list of Air Force-controlled (AFCON) Wings of the United States Air Force.
The United States Air Force from c.1948 onward had two main types of wings and groups: AFCON, those controlled by Headquarters Air Force and usually having one, two, or three digits, and listed here; and Major Air Command-controlled (MAJCON) wings and groups, having four digits, controlled by Major Commands and listed at List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force. After the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, Headquarters Air Force terminated the ability of the Major Commands to control their own wings and groups. Thus all USAF flying and combat wings now have three digits and are controlled by Headquarters Air Force. Most are designated in one series, 1-900s. However, there are exceptions, such as the several wings designated "1st," as well as the two wings designated "301st".
Air control and warning groups, like the 11th Air Control Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, part of Alaskan Air Command; the predecessor of the 507th Tactical Air Control Wing, Shaw AFB, SC, under Tactical Air Command, designated the 507 C&C Group 15 July 1958; 507 TCG 1 July 1964; 507 TACG 15 June 1974; 507 TACW 1 October 1976. Redesignated 507 ACW 1 October 1991. Inactivated 12 June 1992; disbanded 8 September 1994. which included 20th TASS, 1990–91; 703rd TASS, 1967–88; were numbered in a separate series.
Flying and combat wings Remaining wings to add include the: 2nd Aircraft Delivery Group; 22nd Air Refueling Wing, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB., Florida; 52nd Fighter Wing; 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fl.; 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE; a large number of Air National Guard wings; 321st Air Expeditionary Wing; 375th Air Mobility Wing (most active); the 1st Photographic Charting Group was disbanded on 5 October 1944 but then reconstituted on 31 July 1985 and redesignated the 358th Special Operations Group, but not activated.Lineage information through 1944 in Maurer, Combat Units, p. 24Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations 428th Military Airlift Group (former 28th Transport Group); 429th Combat Crew Training Group (former 29th Transport Group); 432d Wing; 433d Airlift Wing; 434th Air Refueling Wing; 435th Air Ground Operations Wing; 436th and 437th Airlift Wings; 440th; 442nd; the 447th Air Expeditionary Group, which was activated 18 December 2015 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and which remains active; In February 2001, the 453rd Operations Group was converted to provisional status as the 453rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Group and assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe to activate or inactivate as needed for contingency operations;Department of the Air Force/XPM Letter 201s, Subject: United States Air Forces in Europe Expeditionary Units, 5 February 2001 470th Electronic Warfare Group formerly the 470th Bombardment Group; 472d Special Operations Wing (never active); 484th Air Expeditionary Wing; 491st Bombardment Group; MAJCOM but three-digit MATS wings: 518th Air Transport Wing; 520th Air Transport Wing; 525th Air Transport Wing and 540th Air Transport Wings; 518th Air Refueling Wing from WWII 68th Composite Wing; 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing; 522nd-524th, 525th Combat Crew Training Group, the former 25th Antisubmarine Wing; 527th-529th; 530th; 536 Cbt Crew Tng Gp WW II 26 Ferrying Group; 541st Balloon Gp pre WW II Organized Reserve unit, disbanded; 549th Tactical Air Support Training Group (inactive since 1988); 550th Tactical Missile Wing the former 550th Guided Missiles Wing; 551st; 553d, 554th, 555th all Balloon Gps, pre WW II Organized Reserve units, disbanded;; no entry or data for 556; 562d Balloon Gp pre WW II Organized Reserve unit, disbanded; 563d Balloon Group also; 558th-579th; 590th-599th; 600th Air Base Group, Torrejon Air Base, Spain, 1992–1994; 603rd Regional Support Group, Mildenhall, early 1990s before 1994 (see RAF Croughton), 604th Regional Support Group; - would leave McClellan for March AFB in July 1997; 605th; 606th Support Wing (constituted 1 January 1992, revoked 27 January 1992); [607th?] 608th Military Airlift Group-->608th Airlift Support Group; [609-611] 612th Theatre Operations Group; 615th Contingency Response Wing; 616th Regional Support Group, 617th Regional Support Group, [618th-622d?]; 623d Wing; [625-627?]; [629-632?] 634th?; 644?; 4000th Air Force Base Unit (Air Base) at Wright-Patterson AFB redesignated 2750th Air Base Wing on 5 October 1949, then redesignated 645th Air Base Wing on 1 October 1992, then redesignated the 88th Air Base Wing on 1 October 1994; 648th Support Group/648th Air Base Group, to c1994 at Brooks AFB, TX; 649th Support Group 1992–94 at Hill AFB, UT; 665th Air Base Wing; 720th Special Tactics Group; 724th Special Tactics Group; 821st Air Base Group, Thule Air Base, Greenland, 2002-c2020, and others.
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