The 306th Fighter Wing (306th FW) was a World War II United States Army Air Forces organization assigned to Fifteenth Air Force as an intermediate-level command and control organization. It was last stationed at Drew Field, Florida and was inactivated on 7 November 1945.
356th Special Operations Wing | |
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Active | 1943–1945; 1975 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Fighter, Special Operations |
Engagements | Mediterranean Theater of Operations Vietnam War |
The first predecessor of the 356th Special Operations Wing was the 306th Fighter Wing of World War II.[1]
Constituted originally as the 306th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 7 December 1943. Activated in Italy on 15 January 1944. Assigned to Fifteenth Air Force.
Entered combat in Mar as a fighter organization. Redesignated 306th Fighter Wing in May 1944. Operated in the Mediterranean and European theaters until the end of the war.[1]
Moved to the US, July–August 1945. Inactivated on 7 November 1945.[1]
The second predecessor of the wing was the 656th Special Operations Wing, which replaced the 56th Special Operations Wing in Thailand in 1975.[2]
The two wings were consolidated as the 356th Special Operations Wing in 1985, but have not been active since.[3]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency