93d Air Control Wing
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Redesignated from 93d Bombardment Wing (Medium) to 93d Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 1 Feb 1955 at Castle Air Force Base, California. Retained some B-47 Stratojets until 1956, but received first B-52 Stratofortress in Jun 1955. 93d continued to operate aircraft until it disposed of its last B-52G in May 1994. Wing was not operational from 1994 to 1995, but continued to supervise the closure of Castle AFB. Redesignated 93d Air Control Wing on 15 Jan 1996. Activated on 29 Jan 1996 and later merged with the 116th Bomb Wing (GAANG) to form the first blended wing, the 116th Air Control Wing.
Units
- 90th Air Refueling Squadron: 18 Jan 1954-5 Aug 1955 (detached c. 3 Apr-18 May 1954 and 1 Apr-16 Jul 1955).
- 93d Air Refueling Squadron: attached 15 Jul 1950-30 Jan 1951; attached 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-1 Sep 1991 (detached c. 1 Apr-15 May 1954, 29 Jun-14 Aug 1954, 19 Jan-c. 15 Mar 1955, 18 Jun-c. 3 Jul 1955, 2 Nov 1955-5 Jan 1956, and 27 Sep-c. 24 Dec 1956).
- 328th Bombardment Squadron attached 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-1 Sep 1991.
- 329th Bombardment Squadron (later, 329th Strategic Bombardment Training; 329th Combat Crew Training): attached 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-30 Sep 1971; 1 Jul 1986-1 Sep 1991.
- 330th Bombardment Squadron (later, 330th Combat Flight Instructor): attached 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-15 Sep 1963; 24 Aug 1988-1 Sep 1991.
- 340th Air Refueling Squadron: attached 20 Oct 1952-18 Jan 1954.
- 341st Air Refueling Squadron: attached 11 Jun 1954-15 Aug 1955.
- 924th Air Refueling Squadron: 1 Jul 1959-1 Sep 1991.
- 4017th Combat Crew Training Squadron 1955-1956.
Aircraft Flown
- B-52B (1955-1965)
- B-52D (1956-1974)
- B-52E (1957-1970)
- B-52F (1958-1971)
- B-52G (1966-1994)
- E-8A (1996-????)
Locations
- Castle AFB, California (1955-1995)
- Robins AFB, Georgia (1996-????)
Source
[Air Force Historical Research Agency]
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