4th Fighter Wing, US Air Force
4TH FIGHTER WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 4 Fighter Wing on 28 July 1947. Organized on 15 August 1947. Redesignated as: 4 Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 20 January 1950; 4 Fighter-Bomber Wing on 8 March 1955; 4 Fighter-Day Wing on 25 April 1956; 4 Tactical Fighter Wing on 1 July 1958; 4 Wing on 22 April 1991; 4 Fighter Wing on 1 December 1995. Performed tactical operations as part of air defense in the United States, 1947–1948. Flew air defense with own components, and reconnaissance and bombardment with attached 363 Tactical Reconnaissance Group (which itself had two fighter-bomber squadrons attached), 1948–1950. Moved to Japan in November 1950. The tactical group moved to South Korea for combat in December 1950, but the wing remained in Japan, performing air defense operations. Moved to South Korea in May 1951 and primarily conducted air superiority operations, 7 May 1951–27 July 1953. Wing components accounted for more than 500 air-to-air kills, and produced 25 aces. Also performed bomber escort and interdiction missions. Provided air defense and reconnaissance in Korea, Japan, Formosa, and the Philippines, 1953–1957. Returned to the United States in December 1957. Participated in tactical evaluation of the F–105 aircraft, May 1958–October 1961. Deployed in Florida during the Cuban missile crisis, 21 October–29 November 1962. Operated an F–105 replacement training function, March–November 1966. Deployed at Kunsan AB, South Korea, following the Pueblo crisis, January–July 1968. Rotated tactical squadrons to Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, as augmentees of the 8 Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) for combat operations, April 1972 until the end of the Southeast Asian conflict. Executed short-term deployments to Korea and Germany during 1977 and assumed a dual-based mission that required annual deployments to Europe through 1985. Continued deployments to Denmark and Germany in 1987 and 1989. Began conversion to F-15E aircraft in December 1988. At the height of transition training, deployed 335 and 336 squadrons and support personnel to Saudi Arabia, to participate in the Gulf War to liberate Kuwait, beginning in August 1990. Continued rotating squadron elements to Southwest Asia during the 1990s, taking part in enforcement of the no-fly zones in Iraq. Controlled two air refueling squadrons equipped with KC–10 aircraft, 1991-1995. Added A-10 group in mid-2000; lost in 2006. Since 2000, prepared and provided expeditionary forces to fulfill taskings; trained replacement pilots and weapon systems officers to sustain assigned fighter aircraft manning requirements.
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Approved for 4 Group on 26 September 1949 and for 4 Wing on 7 October 1952.
Literature: Images from Air Force Combat Units of World War II and Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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