377th Air Base Wing, US Air Force
377TH AIR BASE WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 377 Combat Support Group, activated, and organized, on 8 April 1966. Redesignated as 377 Air Base Wing on 17 January 1972. Inactivated on 28 March 1973. Redesignated as 377 Combat Support Wing on 1 June 1985. Activated on 14 June 1985. Inactivated on 1 May 1991. Redesignated as 377 Air Base Wing, and activated, on 1 January 1993. Replaced 6250 Combat Support Group in April 1966. Responsible for operation and maintenance of USAF portion of Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam, April 1966-March 1973. The group’s responsibilities included housing numerous tenant organizations including Seventh Air Force, base defense, and liaison with South Vietnamese Air Force. Underwent numerous enemy attacks. Also responsible for Binh Thuy AB, South Vietnam, 12 May-1 July 1970. Provided support for Seventh Air Force flying operations with C-47, C-123, and C-54 aircraft, June-December 1966. In September 1971, again became responsible for supporting base flight of T-39, C-54, C-47, C-118, as well as C-130 aircraft of 834 Air Division. Elevated to Air Base Wing in January 1972 and gained a tactical mission and combat units. Operated the Southeast Asia Central Instructor Pilots School, in which the 360 TEWS used C/EC-47s, 15 February-c. November 1972. Operated a Combat Crew Training School at Phu Cat, South Vietnam, with C-7 aircraft, 15 March-October 1972. Resumed base flight operations at Tan Son Nhut in January 1972, operating and maintaining C-47, C-118, and T-39 aircraft. With the 8 Special Operations Squadron (A-37s), performed strike missions, January-October 1972; the 9 Special Operations Squadron (O-2s and C-47s) conducted psychological warfare operations, January-February 1972; the 21 Tactical Air Support Squadron (Light) conducted air liaison and forward air control operations, March 1972-28 January 1973; the 310 Tactical Airlift Squadron (C/UC-123s, January-June 1972 and C-7s, March-October 1972) performed airlift and airdrop missions, January-October 1972; the 360 Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (C/EC-47s) conducted airborne radio-direction finding operations, February-November 1972, and psychological warfare operations, February-August 1972. Established an operating location of the wing headquarters at Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam, on 14 April 1972, to provide turn-around service for F-4s of other organizations. It was replaced on 20 June 1972 by Detachment 1 of the wing headquarters, which continued the F-4 turn-around service and added A-7 turn-around service on 30 October 1972. The detachment continued operations through 11 February 1973. As the wing phased down for inactivation, February-March 1973, transferred many assets to South Vietnamese Air Force. Replaced the 86 Combat Support Group at Ramstein AB, Germany, on 14 June 1985. Provided support services for Ramstein and other locations in the Kaiserslautern military community and beyond, 1985-1991. Activated as host wing at Kirtland AFB on 1 January 1993. Provided Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex security, c. 2000-.
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