1st Fighter Wing, US Air Force
1ST FIGHTER WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 1 Fighter Wing on 28 July 1947. Organized on 15 August 1947. Redesignated 1 Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 16 April 1950. Inactivated on 6 February 1952. Redesignated 1 Fighter Wing (Air Defense) on 14 September 1956. Activated on 18 October 1956. Redesignated: 1 Tactical Fighter Wing on 1 October 1970; 1 Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991. Trained in fighter and reconnaissance operations and supported strategic bombardment training, 1947-1950. Was integrated experimentally with a reconnaissance wing, 1947-1949, and with a bombardment wing, 1949-1950, sharing commanders during much of this time. Supported Operation Haylift, a humanitarian effort to deliver food to snowbound cattle in the western United States, 1949. Provided air defense in southern California from mid-1950 until inactivated in 1952. Provided air defense in the upper Midwest area, 1956 through 1969, then moved to central California, still in an air defense role. Had no tactical units under its control, May-November 1969. Moved to Florida in October 1970, where its mission changed to tactical fighter, assuming operational commitments of the 15 TFW. Assumed an F-4 transitional and replacement pilot training role in 1971. Moved to Virginia in 1975 and converted to F-15s. Participated in the F-15 weapons system evaluation program in 1976. Operated UH-1 helicopters to meet command requirements and range support, 1975-1995. Added the 6 Airborne Command and Control Squadron, equipped with EC-135 aircraft in Apr 1976 and supported US Commander-in-Chief Atlantic (USCINCLANT) with deployments throughout the Atlantic region until early 1992. Deployed 27 and 71 Fighter Squadrons and support personnel to participate in UN operations to free Kuwait, August 1990-March 1991. Continued deployments of squadron elements on a rotational basis to Saudi Arabia as part of peacekeeping force, March 1991-1997. Controlled an air rescue mission at Patrick AFB, FL, from February 1993, including deploying combat search and rescue forces to Southwest Asia, Iceland, and elsewhere, until those forces were reassigned on 1 April 1997. Fulfilled an operational support airlift role, 1 April 1993-1 April 1997. Tested the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) rapid deployment concept, April-June 1996. For several months following September 11, 2001, performed homeland defense operations, maintained aircraft on alert, and flew combat air patrol missions. Deployed units and elements to support the war on terrorism. First wing to implement the Combat Wing Organization reorganization in 2003. Received first F/A-22 Raptor aircraft in 2005.
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The Emblem was approved for 1 Fighter Group on 10 February 1924 and for 1 Fighter Wing on 22 May 1957; newest rendition approved on 26 April 2017.
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