The 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...

's 940th Wing (940 WG) is a Reconnaissance, Command & Control and Intelligence unit located at Beale Air Force Base

Beale Air Force Base

Beale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately east of Marysville, California. Originally known as Camp Beale....

, California

California

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Mission

The 940th Wing is responsible for the stand up and total force integration of the Air Force Reserve Command's newest multi-mission wing, including command & control, intelligence and reconnaissance forces in support of Air Combat Command, Pacific Air Forces and the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency.

History

Officially redesignated as the 940th Air Refueling Wing in 1993, it traces its history back to 1963 when it was originally activated as the 940th Troop Carrier Group. The 940 TCG was activated at McClellan AFB, Calif. where it flew the C-119 Flying Boxcar. In March 1974 the group converted to C-130A Hercules and only three years later moved to Mather AFB, Calif. and converted to the KC-135A Stratotanker. It was at this time the group became the 940th Air Refueling Group. In September 1986, the 940 ARG traded its older KC-135A Stratotankers for the upgraded KC-135E configuration. When Mather AFB closed, the 940 ARG temporarily moved to McClellan AFB, Calif from July 1993 until May 1998. It then moved to its current home at Beale AFB, Calif. In the summer of 2005 the 940 ARW upgraded its KC-135s to the KC-135R model. Following the approval of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations by President Bush

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, the 940th ARW changed missions from flying the KC-135 to the RQ-4 Global Hawk, unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and other command and control missions.

In 2009 the 940th Air Refueling Wing was redesignated as the 940th Wing.

Previous designations

• 940th Wing (2009–Present)
• 940th Air Refueling Wing (1993–2009)
• 940th Air Refueling Group (1977–1993)
• 940th Troop Carrier Group (1963–1977)

Units assigned

• • 940th Operations Group
    • 13th Reconnaissance Squadron
      13th Reconnaissance Squadron
      The 13th Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 940th Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California. It operates RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft conducting reconnaissance and surveillance missions.-Mission:...
      
      
    • 50th Intelligence Squadron
    • 701st Combat Operations Squadron
    • 710th Combat Operations Squadron
    • 713th Combat Operations Squadron

• • 940th Mission Support Group
    • 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron
    • 940th Civil Engineering Squadron
    • 940th Security Forces Squadron
    • 940th Services Flight
    • 940th Mission Support Flight
    • 940th Communications Flight
  • 940th Aerospace Medicine Flight

Bases stationed

• Beale AFB, California
  California
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   (1998–Present)
• McClellan AFB, California (1993–1998)
• Mather AFB, California (1977–1993)
• McClellan AFB, California (1963–1977)

Aircraft operated

• RQ-4 Global Hawk
  RQ-4 Global Hawk
  The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle used by the United States Air Force and Navy as a surveillance aircraft....
  
   (2008–Present)
• KC-135A/E/T
  KC-135 Stratotanker
  The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling military aircraft. It and the Boeing 707 airliner were developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype. The KC-135 was the US Air Force's first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratotanker...
  
   (1977–2008)
• C-130 (1974–1977)
• C-119 (1963–1974)

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
  • 1 Oct. 2003 - 30 Sept. 2005
  • 1 Oct. 2001- 30 Sept. 2003
  • 1 Oct. 1999 - 30 Sept. 2001
  • 1 Oct. 1998 - 30 Sept. 1999
  • 1 Oct. 1995 - 30 Sept. 1997
  • 31 July 1989 - 30 Sept. 1990
  • 1 Jan. 1979 - 31 Dec. 1980
  • 1 March 1981 - 29 Feb. 1984
  • 1 March 1963 - 29 Feb. 1965

External links

• 940th Wing Official Website