Boeing B-52D 55-0104 of the 484th Bombardment Wing at Andersen AFB, Guam in 1966
Active
1943–1945, 1963–1967, 2003
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
Air Expeditionary
Role
Combat Support
Part of
Air Combat Command
Motto(s)
Semper Ascendans Latin Always Ascending (World War II)[1]
Engagements
World War II
European Campaign (1943–1945)
Global War on Terrorism
Iraq campaign (To Be Determined)
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation
Insignia
484th Air Expeditionary Wing emblem[note 1][2]
84th Bombardment Group emblem[1]
Military unit
The 484th Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command. It may be activated or inactivated at any time. It was activated and attached to United States Air Forces Central for the invasion of Iraq in 2003 (Operation Iraqi Freedom). It was headquartered at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
The wing was originally activated in 1943 as the 484th Bombardment Group as a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat unit. The group served primarily in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. During operations from Italy, it twice was awarded with Distinguished Unit Citations for missions in Germany and Austria. When hostilities in Europe ended, the group was assigned to expedite the movement of troops and equipment from Europe back to the United States,
The 484th Bombardment Wing was organized in February 1963 at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia. The wing temporarily inherited the lineage, honors, and history of the 484th group, although the group was not reactivated as a wing element. In 1966 all wing aircraft, crews, all wing headquarters personnel and most wing support personnel were deployed to the 3d Air Division for combat operations over Vietnam. The wing was inactivated on 25 March 1967 as part of the closure of Turner. In 1984, the group and wing were consolidated into a single unit.
^ abWatson, p. 118
^Ravenstein, p. 12
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