328th Armament Systems Wing
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328th Armament Systems Wing
| 328th Armament Systems Wing | |
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| Active | 1942-1944, 1955-1968, 2005— present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Weapons Management |
| Part of | Air Force Materiel Command Air Armament Center |
| Garrison/HQ | Eglin Air Force Base |
| Motto | Fast and Furious (WW II) |
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| Current commander |
Colonel William Nelson |
The 328th Armament Systems Wing (328 ARSW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Currently the wing reports to the Air Armament Center, part of Air Force Material Command.
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Mission 2006-
The wing performs cradle-to-grave management of air dominance weapon system programs: AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), AIM-9X Follow-on Sidewinder, High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Targeting System, Miniature Air Launched Decoy, and aerial targets.
Subordinate organizations
- 328th Armament Systems Group (328 ARSG)
- 695th Armament Systems Squadron (695 ARSS)
- 696th Armament Systems Squadron (696 ARSS)
- Performance and Mission Support Flight
- 728th Armament Systems Group (728 ARSG)
- 691st Armament Systems Squadron (691 ARSS)
- 692nd Armament Systems Squadron (692 ARSS)
- 693d Armament Systems Squadron (693 ARSS)
- 690th Armament Systems Squadrons (690 ARSS)
- 694th Armament Systems Squadrons (694 ARSS)
- Detachment 1(328 ARSW Det. 1) – Naval Air Station Patuxent River
History
The 328th Fighter Group was activated in 1942 with the 326th,[1] 327th,[2] and 329th Fighter Squadrons[3] assigned.[4] The 328th served as part of the west coast air defense force from 1942-1944.[4] While performing this duty it also acted as an operational training unit until early 1944, then as a replacement training unit for fighter pilots. [4] In March 1943, the group added a fourth squadron, the newly activated 444th Fighter Squadron,[5] and in began split operations, with its squadrons located at various airfields in California and Nevada, although group headquarters remained at Hamilton Field.[1][2][3][5] The group was disbanded in 1944[4] in a major reorganization of the Army Air Forces in which units that were not programmed to transfer overseas were disbanded and replaced by AAF Base Units. The group was replaced by the 434th AAF Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit) at Santa Rosa AAF, where two of its operational squadrons were located.[6]
The group was reconstituted and assigned to Air Defense Command and activated as the 328th Fighter Group (Air Defense), in 1955. [4] It replaced the 4676th Air Defense Group[7] at Grandview AFB, MO as part of ADC's Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.[8]. The personnel and equipment of the 4676th were transferred to the 328th, including its operational squadron, the 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (FIS),[1] flying radar and rocket equipped F-86 Sabre aircraft.[9] The 328th Fighter Wing provided active air defense of a portion of the central United States from 1955-1968.[10] It was also USAF host unit for Grandview AFB, Missouri.[11] It was assigned a number of support organizations to fulfill this function.[12][13]
The 326th FIS upgraded to F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft by June 1957.[9] In November, the 65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron transferred on paper (without personnel or equipment)[14] to the wing, and was inactivated two months later.[15] In response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the wing increased its alert state, deployed the 326th FIS to the Southeastern US and deployed aircraft to Grand Island Municipal Airport(MAP), NE.[16] The wing later maintained air defense detachments at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, 19 December 1962-15 February 1963, and at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, 1 August 1965-1 July 1966. From 1966 to the inactivation date July 1968 the 328th maintained a Air Defense Alert Detachment at Grand Island MAP, Nebraska. In early 1967, the wing was briefly without an operational squadron, when the 326th FIS inactivated[9] Two weeks later, the 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, flying F-106 Delta Darts[14] was assigned to the wing.[17] In 1968, the wing was inactivated and its operational squadron reassigned to the 28th Air Division.[17]
Lineage
328th Fighter Group[10]
- Constituted as 328th Fighter Group (Single Engine) on 24 June 1942
- Activated on 10 July 1942.
- Disbanded on 31 March 1944.
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 328th Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 20 June 1955
- Activated on 18 August 1955[4]
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 February 1961
- Consolidated with the 328th Fighter Wing as the 328th Fighter Wing (Air Defense) on 31 January 1984[10]
328th Fighter Wing[10]
- Constituted as the 328th Fighter Wing (Air Defense) on 28 December 1960
- Organized on 1 February 1961
- Discontinued, and inactivated on 18 July 1968.
- Consolidated with the 328th Fighter Group on 31 January 1984
- Redesignated 328th Tactical Fighter Wing on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)
- Consolidated with the Air to Air Missile Systems Wing, as the Air to Air Missile Systems Wing on 3 May 2006[10]
Air to Air Missile Systems Wing[10]
- Constituted as the Air to Air Missile Systems Wing on 23 November 2004.
- Activated on 27 January 2005
- Consolidated with the 328th Fighter Wing, on 3 May 2006
- Redesignated 328th Armament Systems Wing on 15 May 2006
Assignments
328th Fighter Group[10]
- IV Fighter Command, 10 July 1942 (attached to San Francisco Air Defense Wing, ca. 28 October 1942-11 April 1943)
- San Francisco Air Defense Wing (later, San Francisco Fighter) 12 April 1943
- IV Fighter Command, 1 March 1944 – 31 March 1944
- 33d Air Division (Defense), 18 August 1955
- 20th Air Division (Defense), 1 March 1956 - 1 February 1961
328th Fighter Wing
- Kansas City Air Defense Sector, 1 February 1961
- Sioux City Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1961
- 30th Air Division, 1 April 1966 - 18 July 1968
328th Armament Systems Wing[10]
- Air Armament Center, 27 January 2005 – present
Components
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Operational Squadrons
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Support Units
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Stations
- Hamilton Field, California 10 July 1942-31 March 1944[4]
- Grandview Air Force Base (later Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base), Missouri 18 August 1955-18 July 1968[4] (Renamed 27 April 1957)[18]
- Eglin AFB, Florida, 27 January 2005-.
Aircraft operated
- P-39 Airacobra (1942–1944)[4]
- F-86D Sabre (1955–1957)
- F-102A Delta Dagger (1957–1966)
- F-106 Delta Dart (1966–1968)
Campaigns
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.
- ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 403-404
- ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 406
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. 209-210. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/af_combat_units_wwii.pdf.
- ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 550
- ^ Abstract, History of 328th Fighter Group, Jul 1942-Mar 1944 (accessed 28 May 2012)
- ^ Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946-1980. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. 88. http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf.
- ^ Buss, Lydus H.(ed), Sturm, Thomas A., Volan, Denys, and McMullen, Richard F., History of Continental Air Defense Command and Air Defense Command July to December 1955, Directorate of Historical Services, Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO, 1956, p. 6
- ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 126
- ^ a b c d e f g h AFHRA Factsheet, 328th Armament Systems Wing
- ^ Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. 499-500. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100921-026.pdf.
- ^ a b Abstract, History of 328th USAF Infirmary, Jul-Dec 1955 (accessed 28 May 2012)
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 145
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 118
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 246-247
- ^ Abstract, History of 328th Fighter Wing, CY 1962 (accessed 28 May 2012)
- ^ a b c AFHRA Factsheet, 71st Fighter Squadron (accessed 28 May 2012)
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 79
- ^ Abstract, History of 328th USAF Dispensary, Jan-Jun 1957 (accessed 28 May 2012)
- ^ Abstract, History of 328th USAF Hospital, CY 1959 (accessed 28 May 2012)
- ^ Abstract, History of 328th Air Base Squadron, CY 1958-1959 (accessed 28 May 2012)
- ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 139
- ^ The unit is not entitled to the Antisubmarine inscription shown in the graphic
- Ravenstein, Charles A (1984). Air Force Combat Wings', Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_wings.pdf.
External links
- Eglin AFB Home Page
- 328th Armament Systems Wing
- AFHRA Factsheet, 65th Weapons Squadron (accessed 28 May 2012)
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