The 5070th Air 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 Alaskan Air Command

Alaskan Air Command

Alaskan Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1945 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the air defense system of Alaska, exercise direct control of all active measures, and coordinate all passive means of...

, being stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base

Elmendorf Air Force Base

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is a United States military facility adjacent to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. It is an amalgamation of the former United States Air Force Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010.-Overview:The...

, Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. It was inactivated on 1 October 1961

Lineage

• Established as 5070th Air Defense Wing on 1 August 1960

Inactivated on 1 October 1961

Operations

Activated August 1960 after inactivation of 11th Air Division. Mission was air defense of Alaska outh of the Alaska Range.

Inactivated 1 October 1961, with components coming under SAC 4158th Strategic Wing.

See also

• List of MAJCOM wings