72nd Air Base Wing, US Air Force
72ND AIR BASE WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 72 Observation Group on 21 August 1941. Activated on 26 September 1941. Redesignated as 72 Reconnaissance Group (Special) on 25 June 1943. Disestablished on 1 November 1943. Reestablished as 72 Reconnaissance Group on 13 May 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 12 June 1947. Inactivated on 27 June 1949. Consolidated (31 January 1984) with the 72 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Heavy, which was established on 4 June 1952. Activated on 16 June 1952. Redesignated as 72 Bombardment Wing, Heavy, on 1 October 1955. Inactivated on 30 June 1971. Redesignated as 72 Air Base Wing on 16 September 1994. Activated on 1 October 1994. Activated during the summer-fall 1941 maneuvers in Louisiana. Manned from its component Observation Squadrons: 1st, 108th, and 124th. In the Panama Canal Zone, the group flew antisubmarine patrol missions, carried mail, searched for missing aircraft, provided reconnaissance support to ground forces, and occasionally did photographic mapping work until late 1943. Activated again as part of the reserve forces of Fourth Air Force, the organization participated in routine reserve training. Activated on paper in 1952, but not operational until it absorbed residual resources of 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing in October 1952. Conducted global strategic reconnaissance 1953–1955, gradually shifting to a bombardment training mission beginning in 1954. Added air refueling to its global mission in 1958. Provided services and support for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and its tenant organizations, 1 October 1994–.
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The Emblem was approved on 29 June 1954; modified on 13 October 1995.
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