487th Air Expeditionary Wing
- 487th Air Expeditionary Wing
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 487th Air Expeditionary Wing
caption= 487th Air Expeditionary Wing emblem
dates= 19xx-Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= United States Air Force
command_structure=
current_commander=
The United States Air Force's 487th Air Expeditionary Wing was an Air Expeditionary unit located at Cairo West Airfield, Egypt, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, under Brig. Gen. Randal D. "Randy" Fullhart (Mar 2003-May 2003). During the 1980s it served as a GLCM Tactical Missile Wing.
Previous designations
* 487th Air Expeditionary Wing (2003)
* 487th Tactical Missile Wing (1984-1991)
=Bases stationed=
*Comiso AS, Italy (1983-1991)
Aircraft and missiles operated
* BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile (1983-1991)
References
External links
* [http://www.house.gov/hasc/comdocs/billsandreports/108thcongress/hCONRES177.pdf House Resolution 177]
* [http://www.afa.org/magazine/july2002/0702glcm.asp The Short, Happy Life of the Glick 'Em]
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