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Encyclopedia > 36th Wing
36th Wing

36th Wing Insignia
Active: February 1, 1940
Country: United States
Branch: United States Air Force
Type: Combat support
Command structure: Pacific Air Forces
Garrison/HQ: Anderson Air Force Base
Culture and history
Nickname: The Fightin’ 36th
Motto: “Prepared to Prevail”

The United States Air Force's 36th Wing is the host wing for Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. It provides day-to-day mission support to more than 9,000 military, civilian, dependent and retired personnel and 15 associate units on the base. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ... Andersen Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force on the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. ... The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... A Laughing Gull on the beach in Atlantic City. ... Andersen Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force on the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. ...

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Subordinate units

  • 36th Support Group
  • 36th Maintenance Group
  • 36th Medical Group
  • 36th Expeditionary Operations Group
  • 36th Contingency Response Group
  • 36th Operations Support Squadron

Mission

Provide the highest quality peacetime and wartime support to project global power and reach from our vital location in the Pacific.


Goals

  • Pacific center for power projection
  • Regional cooperation
  • Multinational training.

History

1994 to present

The 36th Air Base Wing was activated at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Sept. 30, 1994. In September 1996, the wing provided around-the-clock forward-deployment support to Air Combat Command B-52s during their Operation Desert Strike missions over Iraq, and began hosting more than 6,600 Kurdish evacuees during the 8-month humanitarian assistance mission, Joint Task Force Pacific Haven. In 2004, the 36th Air Base Wing became the 36th Air Expeditionary Wing. In March of 2006, the wing was redesignated the 36th Wing. B-52 can refer to the following: The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber aircraft A hairstyle popular in the 1950s and 1960s, named after the aircraft A rock band, The B-52s, named after the hairstyle A cocktail This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Operation Desert Strike was a military operation that lasted for a few weeks in September 1996 during one of the Iraqi disarmament crises. ... Kurdish may refer to: The Kurdish people The Kurdish language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with development aid. ...


External links

  • 36th Wing’s Official Website


 
 

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