917th Wing

917th Wing

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 917th Wing


caption= 917th WIng Shield
dates= 28 December 1962 - Present
country= United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Fighter & Bomber
role=
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command_structure= Air Force Reserve Command
10th Air Force
current_commander= Colonel [http://www.917wg.afrc.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?id=9044 Edumund Walker]
garrison= Barksdale Air Force Base
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The 917th Wing (917 WG) is a composite (mostly Reserve) wing of the United States Air Force based at Barksdale Air Force Base. It flies both the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the B-52 Stratofortress.

The units of the Reserve Wing is composed of 47th Fighter Squadron with their A-10s, and the 93d Bomb Squadron with their B-52s. The 917th's mission is to train pilots to fly the A-10 and perform strategic heavy bombardment and maritime operations with the B-52s. The Wing has approximately 1,600 Air Force Reserve personnel.

External links

* [http://www.917wg.afrc.af.mil/ Official website]
* [http://www.917wg.afrc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3405 917th Wing factsheet]


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