The first United States Army Air Corps personnel arrived on 12 August 1940. [2][5], With nuclear-armed B-57Bs ready to be launched against pre-programmed targets within fifteen minutes, alerts lasted 30 days at a time, but soon changed to a two-week rotation schedule from Yokota Air Base as each of the three squadrons of the 3rd took their turn rotating crews. . The wing's emblem, a variation of the emblem approved for the 3rd Operations Group in 1922, features the old. The operator can be reached at commercial 719-567-1110. "3rd Bombardment Wing" redirects here. The 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron reverted to its pre-World War II designation of an attack squadron. JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska The 3rd Maintenance Squadron honored 10 Airmen Nov. 30 for their participation in Operation Colony Glacier 2020. US Air Force, 30th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA FA4610 30 CONS LGC NIB . 703 AMXS is a part of the 3rd Maintenance Group, responsible for component, equipment, aircraft, maintenance and munitions support for C-130, F-22, C-17, C-12, and E-3 aircraft and maintenance operations in . The group switched to night missions in August 1950, flying its jet-black B-26s against North Korean convoys and other targets from its base at Iwakuni. 2 Air Base Group, 1 Sep 1940; 91 Air Base (later, 91 Service) Group, Jul 1941; 65 Service (later, 65 Air Service) Group, 10 May 1944-17 Jan 1946. Despite a diminished number of personnel and aircraft, a turning point in Elmendorf's history occurred in 1970 with the arrival of the 43d Tactical Fighter Squadron in June 1970 from MacDill AFB, Florida flying the F-4E Phantom II. The lodging office has a referral list of hotels/motels that are within the Temporary Lodging Allowance costs. The wing also provides medical care for all forces in Alaska. United States military facility in Anchorage, Alaska, Previously: Alaskan Air Force (1941-1942), Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Airport Diagram Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (PAED)", "Cargo plane crashes and burns on Elmendorf", "Four Dead in Alaska Air Force Base Crash", "Military plane crashes on training mission in Alaska, killing 4 airmen", "Alaska Military Base Searching for Overdue F-22", Historic American Landscapes Survey Alaska Air Depot, BRAC 2005: Closings, Realignments to Reshape Infrastructure, House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elmendorf_Air_Force_Base&oldid=1148128341, Installations of the United States Air Force in Alaska, Articles needing cleanup from November 2015, Cleanup tagged articles with a reason field from November 2015, Wikipedia pages needing cleanup from November 2015, Wikipedia introduction cleanup from November 2015, Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from November 2015, All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Articles needing additional references from June 2021, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Alaskan Defense Force (June 1940 February 1941), Alaskan Defense Command (February May 1941), Air Field Forces, Alaskan Defense Command (May December 1941), Alaskan Air Force (December 1941 February 1942), 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, US(June 1940 February 1941), 23d Air Base Group (February 1941 July 1942), 23d Service Group (July 1942 January 1948), 23d Air Service Group (January April 1948), 57th Airdrome Group (April September 1948), 57th Air Base Group (September 1948 January 1951), 39th Air Depot Wing (January 1951 April 1953), 5039th Air Base Wing (April 1953 October 1957), 5040th Air Base Wing (October 1957 February 1959), 5040th Air Base Wing (August 1960 July 1966), 21st Air Base Group (July 1966 January 1980), 21st Combat Support Group (January 1980 December 1991), 93d Air Depot Group (May 1944 September 1946), 28th Bombardment Group (June 1946 June 1948), 5039th Air Depot Wing (September 1948 January 1951), 5039th Air Base Wing (April 1953 June 1957), 5040th Air Base Wing (June 1957 July 1966).