75th Air Base Wing, US Air Force

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75TH AIR BASE WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 75 Observation Group on 5 February 1942. Activated on 2 March 1942. Redesignated as: 75 Reconnaissance Group on 2 April 1943; 75 Tactical Reconnaissance Group on 11 August 1943. Disestablished on 1 May 1944. Reestablished on 17 May 1966. Consolidated (31 January 1984) with the 75 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, which was established, and activated, on 17 May 1966. Organized on 1 July 1966. Inactivated on 15 July 1971. Redesignated as 75 Air Base Wing on 16 September 1994. Activated on 1 October 1994. Until the fall of 1942, the group aided ground units with their training by flying reconnaissance, artillery adjustment, strafing, and dive-bombing missions. Participated in the 1942 Louisiana Maneuvers. Functioned primarily as a replacement training unit, 1943–1944. Also conducted a Ground Liaison Officer course, January–April 1944. Performed RF–4C replacement training, February 1967–August 1970, and tactical reconnaissance, July 1966–July 1971. On inactivation, the 75 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing’s (75 TRW) resources passed to the 67 TRW. Provided services and support for the Ogden Air Logistics Center and its tenant organizations, 1 October 1994–.


Coat of arms (crest) of the 75th Air Base Wing, US Air Force
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The Emblem was approved on 21 February 1996.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/


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