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402nd Maintenance Wing | |
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Country | United States |
Branch | Air Force |
Type | Maintenance |
Size | 7,000 |
Part of | Air Force Materiel Command Warner Robins Air Logistics Center |
Garrison/HQ | Robins Air Force Base |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Commanders | |
Current commander | none -- unit inactivated |
Insignia | |
402nd Maintenance Wing emblem (approved 25 May 2005) [1] | ![]() |
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency