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498th Nuclear Systems Wing
498th Group B-29 Superfortress landing at Isely Field, Saipan, 1945
Active
1943-1946; 1960-1969; 2006-2012
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Management of nuclear weapons
Part of
Air Force Materiel Command
Engagements
Western Pacific Theater[1]
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
498th Nuclear Systems Wing emblem )Approved 25 August 2009)[1]
498 Tactical Missile Gp emblem (approved 19 December 1961)
Military unit
The 498th Nuclear Systems Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
^ abcBailey, Carl E. (8 February 2010). "498 Nuclear Systems Wing (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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