4158th Strategic Wing

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4158th Strategic Wing
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Active1960-1966
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeStrategic Wing
SizeControl deployed bomber, reconnaissance and air refueling units
Part of Strategic Air Command
Insignia
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The 4158th Strategic Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force unit. It was active in Alaska from 1960 to 1966 as a control and support organization for Strategic Air Command (SAC) units deployed to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

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History and Operations

The 4158th Strategic Wing was organized in 1960 as the 4158th Combat Support Group, a command element for Strategic Air Command (SAC) units deployed to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. It was expanded to wing status in 1963. It first assigned to Fifteenth Air Force, but on 1 July 1965 it was reassigned to the 18th Strategic Aerospace Division. [1]

The wing commanded SAC elements deployed to Alaska during Reflex deployments from United States bases. [2] Reflex deployments placed Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bombers on alert at forward locations, such as Elmendorf. [3] Its major subordinate unit was the 73d Munitions Maintenance Squadron, which managed the special weapons for deployed units. [2] It also supported deployed reconnaissance assets and a Tanker Task Force. [4]

In 1964 the wing's buildings were damaged by an earthquake that shook Elmendorf. [5] The 4158th was inactivated in 1966 after SAC Tanker Task Force commitments at Elmendorf terminated at the end of 1965. [4] SAC operations in Alaska continued at Eielson Air Force Base.

Lineage

Redesignated 4158th Strategic Wing on 1 November 1963 [3]

Assignments

Components

Stations

Notes

  1. ↑ "Factsheet 18 Strategic Aerospace Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 10 April 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Abstract, History 4158 Strategic Wing Jan-Mar 1965". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Abstract, History 4158 Strategic Wing Nov 1963". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Abstract, Final History 4158 Strategic Wing". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Abstract, History 4158 Strategic Wing Mar 1964". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Abstract, Initial History 4158 Strategic Wing". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Abstract, History 4158 Strategic Wing Jul-Sep 1965". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. 157–164. ISBN   0-912799-53-6.

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