List of USAF Provisional Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command

List of USAF Provisional Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command

Provisional Wings were United States Air Force Strategic Air Command wings that were established on paper to allow other Wings to provide support, both aircraft and personnel, at temporary locations outside the continental United States for periods of time such as during the Gulf War.

Provisional wings were created as "paper" organizations overseas to provide air support to what ever operation was going on at the time. Real wings in the continental United States ('stateside') would supply aircraft and indivisuals to the provisional wing on a Temporary Duty (TDY) basis, with the aircraft and personnel returned to their home unit after the TDY period was over.

The United States Air Force's Provisional Wings included several Strategic Wings created to support Strategic Air Command operations during the Gulf War of 1990-91.

Practice during Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, SAC would send over a complete Bomb Wing including Bomb Squadrons, Air Refueling Squadrons and their personnel to Andersen AFB, Guam. The mission was considered so important that the wing on Guam at the time had to be manned 110% aircraft and personnel. Since no stateside wing was ever manned to 100% of its personnel, SAC HQ drew upon other stateside wings to send their personnel to augment the wing on Guam.

When the primary wing on Guam came home, another wing was sent, and because they were not at 100% some personnel might be tapped to augment that wing for another 179 days TDY. The 179 days was critical because any stay on excess of 179 days was considered a permanent change of station.

801st Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 19 December 1990
*At: Moron AB, Spain
**Equipment: KC-135s
**From 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA

801st Bomb Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 16 January 1991`
*At: Moron AB, Spain
**Equipment: B-52Gs (6)
**From: 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA

*Date: 17 January 1991
**Equipment: B-52Gs (2)
**From: 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY

*Date 19 January 1991
**Equipment: B-52Gs (10)
**From: 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI

806th Bomb Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 5 February 1991
*At: RAF Fairford, England (Attached to 7th Air Division).
**Equipment: B-52Gs
**From: 2d Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA, 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI, 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY, 97th Bomb Wing, Eaker AFB, AR

802nd Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 19 December 1990
*At: Lajes AB, Lisbon, Portugal (Attached to 7th Air Division).
**Equipment: KC-135s

804th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 21 December 1990
*At: Incirlik, Turkey (Attached to 7th Air Division).
**Equipment: KC-135s

1500th Strategic Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 1 October 1990
*At: Anderson AFB, Guam
**Equipment: B-52Gs

1700th Strategic Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 11 August 1990
*At: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
**Equipment: RC-135s (4), TR-1s, U-2.
**From: 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE

*Date: 12 August 1990
**Equipment: B-52Gs (7)
**From: 69th Bomb Squadron, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME

1701st Strategic Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 14 August 1990
*At: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
**Equipment: KC-135Rs (10).
**From: 90th Air Refueling Squadron, 19th Air Refueling Wing, Robbins AFB, GA

1701st Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 11 August 1990
*At: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
**Equipment: KC-135Es (16)
**From: 117th Air Refueling Squadron, 190th Air Refueling Group, Forbes ANGB, KS

*Date:6 September 1990
**Equipment: KC-135Rs(2)
**From: 19th Air Refueling Wing, Robbins AFB, GA.

*Date: 24 September 1990
**Equipment:: KC-10As (2)
**From: 68th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC

*Date: 31 December 1990
**Equipment: KC-135Es (3)
**From: 68th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC.

*Date: 1 January 1991
**Equipment: KC-135Es (3)
**From: 145th Air Refueling Squadron, 160th Air Refueling Group, Rickenbacker ANGB, IN.

*Date: 3 January 1991
**Equipment: KC-135Es (10)
**From: 108th Air Refueling Squadron, 126th Air Refueling Wing,O’Hare ANGB, IL.

**Equipment: KC-135Es (10),
**From: 117th Air Refueling Squadron, 190th Air Refueling Group, Forbes ANGB, KS.

**Equipment: KC-135Es (8)
**From: 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh ANGB, PA.

**Equipment: KC135Es (3)
**From: 134th Air Refueling Group, McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN

*Date: 4 January 1991
**Equipment: KC-135Es (3)
**From: 145th Air Refueling Squadron, 160th Air Refueling Group, Rickenbacker ANGB, OH

Date: 5 January 1991
**Equipment KC-135Es (2)
**From: 336th Air Refueling Squadron, 452nd Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, CA

**Equipment: KC-135Es (4)
**From: 72nd Air Refueling Squadron,424th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom AFB, IN.

*Date: 6 January 1991
**Equipment: KC-135Es (4)
**From: 336th Air Refueling Squadron, 452nd Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, CA.

*Date:13 January 1991
**Equipment: KC-10As (8)
**From: 68th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC

*Date:15 January 1991
**Equipment:KC-10As (3)
**From:22nd Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, CA.

*Date: 16 January 1991
**Equipment: KC-135Es (4)
**From: 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor ANGB, ME

**Equipment: B-52Gs (6)
**From: Anderson AFB, Guam

1702nd Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 28 Aug 1990
*At: Seeb, Oman.
**Equipment: KC-135Rs(1).
**From: 41st Air Refueling Squadron, 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY

**Equipment: KC-135R(1)
**From: 301st Air Refueling Squadron, 301st Air Refueling Wing,Malstrom AFB, MT.

*Date: 29 Aug 1990
**Equipment: KC-135Rs(3)
**From: 905th Air Refueling Squadron, 319th Bomb Wing. Grand Forks AFB, ND.

*Date: 23 September 1990

1703rd Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 13 August {1990]
*At: King Khalid, Saudi Arabia
**Equipment: KC-135Rs (10)
**From: 306th and 11th Air Refueling Squadrons, 340th Air Refueling Wing, Altus AFB, OK

**Equipment: B-52Gs (7)
**From: 69th Bomb Squadron, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME.

**Equipment:KC-135Rs (10)
**From: 305th and 70th Air Refueling Squadrons, 305th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom AFB, IN.

*Date: 14 October 1990
**Equipment: KC-135Qs (3)
**From: 380th Bomb Wing,Plattsburg AFB, NY

*Date: 21 October 1990
**Equipment: KC-135Rs (3)
**From: 380th Air Refueling Squadron, 380th Bomb Wing, Plattsburgh AFB, NY (Now Closed)

**Equipment: KC-135Rs (3)
**From: 379th Air Refueling Squadron, 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI.

**Equipment: KC-135Rs (3)
**From: 410th Air Refueling Squadron, 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI

*Date: 28 October 1990
**Equipment: KC-135Rs (3)
**From: 410th Air Refueling Squadron, 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.

1706th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 28 September 1990
*At: Cario West, Egypt
**Equipment: KC-155Rs(3)
**From:905th Air Rerfueling Squadron, 319th Bomb Wing, Grand Forks AFB, ND.

*Date:9 October [1990]
**Equipment:KC-135R
**From:9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB< CA.

*Date: 30 December 1990
**Equipment: KC-135Es (10)
**From: 126th Air Refueling Squadron, 128th Air Refueling Group, Volk ANGB, WI

*Date: 31 December 1990
**Equipment: KC-135Es (3)
**From: 116th Air Refueling Squadron, 141st Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA

1708th Bomb Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 14 August 1990
*At: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
**Equipment: B-52Gs(18)
**From: 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI; 69th and 328th Bomb Squadrons, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME.

*Date: 21 December 1990
**Equipment: B-52Gs
**From: 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI; 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA; 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME; 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA; 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY

1709th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 19 December 1990
*At: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
**Equipment: KC-135s

1712th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 19 December 1990
*At: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
**Equipment: KC`-135Es

1713th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional

*Date: 19 December 1990
*At: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
**Equipment: KC-135Es
**From: 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGee Tyson ANGB, TN

4133rd Bomb Wing (P) (Provisional)

*Activated on: 1 February 1966.
*At: Andersen AFB, Guam.
*Assigned to: Strategic Air Command, (attached to 3rd Air Division from 1 February 1966 to 1 April 1970.
*Equipment: B-52s.
*Inactivated on: 1 July 1970.

4300th Bomb Wing (P) (Provisional)

*Date: 17 January 1991
*At: Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean
*Equipment: B-52Gs (6)
*From: 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME, 92nd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB CA

ee also

*List of USAF Air Refueling Wings (P) Provisional assigned to Strategic Air Command.


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