5070th Air Defense Wing

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History

Lineage

  • Designated as the 5070th Air Defense Wing and organized on 1 August 1960
Discontinued on 1 October 1961

Assignments

  • Alaskan Air Command, 1 August 1960 – 1 October 1961

Components

Stations

  • Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, 1 August 1960 – 1 October 1961

Operations

Organized August 1960 after inactivation of 10th Air Division. Mission was air defense of Alaska south of the Alaska Range.

Discontinued 1 October 1961, with components coming under other AAC units.

See also

References

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  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Template:ISBN.
  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Template:ISBN.