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15th Wing (other)
The 15th Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force. 15th Wing may also refer to: * 15th Air Transport Wing, a unit of the Belgian Air Force * 15th Bombardment Wing, a unit of the United States Air Force * 15th Bombardment Operational Training Wing, a unit of the United States Air Force * 15 Wing Moose Jaw, a Canadian Forces base See also * XV Corps (other) * 15th Army (other) * 15th Division (other) * 15th Group (other) * 15th Brigade (other) * 15th Regiment (other) * 15 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Wing
The 15th Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force at Hickam AFB, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii. The wing reports to 11th Air Force, Headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Its history goes back to just before World War II, when the 15th Pursuit Group was organized at Wheeler Field, Hawaii from elements of the 18th Pursuit Group. The group's combat effectiveness was largely destroyed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Remanned and re-equipped as the 15th Fighter Group, it remained in the Hawaiian islands to provide for the air defense of the islands, although it deployed squadrons and detachments to the Central and Western Pacific areas. It later became a Twentieth Air Force very long range fighter group on Iwo Jima, escorting Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers that attacked the Japanese home Islands. In April 1945 the group earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for combat action over Japan. Following the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
