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5001st Composite Wing
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 Emblem of the 5001st Air Base Group | |
| Active | 1948–1961 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense/Cold Weather Testing |
| Part of | Alaskan Air Command |
The 5001st Composite Wing is an defunct United States Air Force organization. Throughout its existence, it was assigned to the Alaskan Air Command and stationed at Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska.
It was established as the Yukon Composite Wing on 15 June 1948, and then redesignated as the 5001st Composite Wing on 20 September 1948. It was inactivated on 1 October 1957 when the four digit unit designations on Ladd got changed to 5060th.