377th Air Base Wing
Overview
Wing (air force unit)
Wing is a term used by different military aviation forces for a unit of command. The terms wing, group or Staffel are used for different-sized units from one country or service to another....
of the United States Air Force
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based at Kirtland Air Force Base
Kirtland Air Force Base
Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the southeast quadrant of the Albuquerque, New Mexico urban area, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base was named for the early Army aviator Col. Roy C. Kirtland...
, New Mexico
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Provide world-class nuclear surety, expeditionary forces, and support to base operations.
377th Mission Support Group (377 MSG)
- 377th Contracting Squadron (377 CONS)
- 377th Communications Squadron (377 CS)
- 377th Comptroller Squadron (377 CPTS)http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/AirForce/AirForceUnit.aspx?u=7995
- 377th Civil Engineering Squadron (377 CES)
- 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron (377 LRS)
- 377th Mission Support Squadron (377 MSS)
- 377th Security Forces Squadron (377 SFS)
- 377th Services Squadron (377 SVS)
377th Medical Group (377 MDG)
- 377th Aerospace Medicine Squadron (377 AMDS)
- 377th Dental Squadron (377 DS)
- 377th Medical Operations Squadron (377 MDOS)
- 377th Medical Support Squadron (377 MDSS)
Constituted as 377th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 13 October 1942
- Activated on 18 October 1942
- Inactivated on 9 December 1942
- Established as 377th Combat Support Group, activated and organized on 8 April 1966.
- Redesignated 377th Air Base Wing on 17 January 1972
- Inactivated on 28 March 1973
- Redesignated 377th Combat Support Wing on 1 June 1985
- Activated 14 June 1985
- Inactivated on 1 May 1991
- Redesignated and activated as 377th Air Base Wing on 1 January 1993
- Army Air Forces Antisubmarine CommandArmy Air Forces Antisubmarine CommandThe Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was a direct reporting agency of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Its mission was to deal with the German Navy U-boat threat.-Lineage:...
, 18 October-9 December 1942 - Seventh Air ForceSeventh Air ForceThe Seventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea....
: 8 April 1966 - 28 March 1973 - 316th Air Division316th Air DivisionThe 316th Airlift Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe, assigned to Seventeenth Air Force, being stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany...
: 14 June 1985 - 1 May 1991 - Space and Missile Systems Center: 1 January 1993 - 1 October 1998
- Air Armament Center: 1 October 1998 - 3 May 2004
- HQ Air Force Materiel CommandAir Force Materiel CommandAir Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command....
, since 3 May 2004.
Squadrons
- 8th Special Operations: assigned 15 January, - 1 October 1972; attached 12–25 October 1972
- 9th Special Operations: attached 12 January 1972 - 29 February 1972.
- 11th Antisubmarine (formerly 516th Bombardment) Squadron831st Bombardment SquadronThe 831st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 485th Bombardment Group, based at Sioux City AAB, Iowa...
, 18 October-9 December 1942
- Stationed at: Fort Dix AAB, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
- 12th Antisubmarine (formerly 517th Bombardment) Squadron859th Bombardment SquadronThe 859th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Strategic Air Forces, based at Bari Airfield, Italy...
, 18 October-9 December 1942
- 12th Antisubmarine (formerly 517th Bombardment) Squadron
- Stationed at: Atlantic City Airport, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
- 13th Antisubmarine (formerly 518th Bombardment) Squadron863d Bombardment SquadronThe 863d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 493d Bombardment Group, based at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota...
, 18 October-9 December 1942
- 13th Antisubmarine (formerly 518th Bombardment) Squadron
- Attached to: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine CommandArmy Air Forces Antisubmarine CommandThe Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was a direct reporting agency of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Its mission was to deal with the German Navy U-boat threat.-Lineage:...
- Stationed at: Grenier Field, New HampshireNew HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
- 14th Antisubmarine (formerly 519th Bombardment) Squadron14th Antisubmarine SquadronThe 14th Anti-Submarine Squadron is an inactive Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Second Air Force, based at Biggs Field, Texas...
, 18 October-9 December 1942
- 14th Antisubmarine (formerly 519th Bombardment) Squadron
- Attached to: Hyannis AirportBarnstable Municipal AirportBarnstable Municipal Airport , also known as Boardman/Polando Field, is a public airport located on Cape Cod, one mile north of the central business district of Hyannis, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Town of Barnstable...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
- 21st Tactical Air Support: 15 March 1972 - 23 February 1973 (not operational 21–23 February 1973).
- 310th Tactical Airlift: 15 January, - 15 November 1972 (not operational 1–15 November 1972)
- 360th Tactical Electronic Warfare: 1 February, - 24 November 1972 (not operational 15–24 November 1972)
- 377th Air Police (re-designated 377th Security Police Squadron on 18 May 1967): 8 April 1966 - 28 March 1973
- 377th Armament and Electronics Maintenance: 8 April 1966-November 25, 1966
- 377th Civil Engineering: 8 April 1966 - 2 August 1972
- 377th Comptroller: 1 January 1993 - 1 October 1994; since 1 June 1995
- 377th Field (later, 377th Consolidated Aircraft; 377th Field) Maintenance: 8 April 1966 - 25 November 1966; 17 August 1971 - 1 October 1972; 1 October 1972 - 28 March 1973.
