The 4703d Defense Wing is an inactive United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 organization. Its last assignment was with the 25th Air Division, being stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base

Hamilton Air Force Base

Hamilton Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located along the western shore of San Pablo Bay, south of Novato, California.-History:...

, California

California

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. It was inactivated on 7 April 1952

Lineage

• Established as 4703d Defense Wing on 1 February 1952

Inactivated on 7 April 1952

Components

• 82nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 6 February-13 March 1952
• 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 319th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Aerospace Defense Command's Interceptor Weapons School at Tyndall AFB, Florida...
  
  , 6 February-1 March 1952

Operations

Activated at Hamilton AFB, California a placement unit. Absorbed personnel and equipment of 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing (Maine ANG) which inactivated after federal service, and 82nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron of 78th Fighter-Interceptor Wing which inactivated 6 February 1952. Inactivated and components merged into 4702nd Defense Wing.

See also

• List of MAJCOM wings