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4158th Strategic Wing

Field	Value
unit_name	4158th Strategic Wing
country	United States
image	Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker (717-148), USA - Air Force AN1418420.jpg
image_size	290
caption	Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker in Strategic Air Command markings
dates	1960-1966
branch
type	Strategic Wing
size	Control deployed bomber, reconnaissance and air refueling units
command_structure	Strategic Air Command
identification_symbol	[[File:4158thstrategicwing-patch.png	175px]]
identification_symbol_label	Patch with 4158th Strategic Wing emblem

The 4158th Strategic Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force unit. It was active in Alaska from 1960 to 1966 as a control and support organization for Strategic Air Command (SAC) units deployed to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

History and Operations

The 4158th Strategic Wing was organized in 1960 as the 4158th Combat Support Group, a command element for Strategic Air Command (SAC) units deployed to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. It was expanded to wing status in 1963. It first assigned to Fifteenth Air Force, but on 1 July 1965 it was reassigned to the 18th Strategic Aerospace Division.

The wing commanded SAC elements deployed to Alaska during deployments from United States bases. Its major subordinate unit was the 73d Munitions Maintenance Squadron, which managed the special weapons for deployed units.

In 1964 the wing's buildings were damaged by an earthquake that shook Elmendorf. The 4158th was inactivated in 1966 after SAC Tanker Task Force commitments at Elmendorf terminated at the end of 1965. SAC operations in Alaska continued at Eielson Air Force Base.

Lineage

Designated as the 4158th Combat Support Group and organized on 1 July 1960 : Redesignated 4158th Strategic Wing on 1 November 1963
Discontinued on 25 June 1966

Assignments

Fifteenth Air Force: 1 July 1960
18th Strategic Aerospace Division: 1 July 1965 - 25 June 1966

Components

73d Aviation Depot Squadron (later 73d Munitions Maintenance Squadron): 1 July 1960 - 25 June 1966

Stations

Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska: 1 July 1960 - 25 June 1966

Notes

References

(10 April 2007). "Factsheet 18 Strategic Aerospace Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency.
"Abstract, History 4158 Strategic Wing Jan-Mar 1965". Air Force History Index.
"Abstract, Final History 4158 Strategic Wing". Air Force History Index.
"Abstract, History 4158 Strategic Wing Mar 1964". Air Force History Index.
"Abstract, Initial History 4158 Strategic Wing". Air Force History Index.
"Abstract, History 4158 Strategic Wing Nov 1963". Air Force History Index.
"Abstract, History 4158 Strategic Wing Jul-Sep 1965". Air Force History Index.
Mueller, Robert. (1989). "Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982". Office of Air Force History.

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