48th Fighter Wing

	48th Fighter Wing
	; Insigne du 48th Fighter
Création	25 juin 1952
Pays	États-Unis
Allégeance	USAFE
Type	Escadron
Rôle	Chasse
Fait partie de	3rd Air Force
Garnison	RAF Lakenheath
Ancienne dénomination	48th Fighter Bomber Wing (25 juin 1952 - 8 juillet 1958); 48th Tactical Fighter Wing (8 juillet 1958 - 1er octobre 1991)
Surnom	Statue of Liberty Wing
Devise	Statue de la Liberté
Équipement	F-15C / F-15E
Guerres	Guerre froide; Guerre en ex-Yougoslavie; Guerre d'Irak; Guerre en Afghanistan
Batailles	Opération El Dorado Canyon; Operation Enduring Freedom; Opération New Dawn; Opération Odyssey Dawn
Décorations	Distinguished Unit Citation ; Meritorious Unit Commendation; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award; Belgium Fourragère
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Le 48th Fighter Wing (48th FW, 48^e Escadre de chasse), dénommé auparavant 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, est une unité de chasse de l'United States Air Forces in Europe basée à RAF Lakenheath en Angleterre. Le 48th FW est en 2012 la seule unité en Europe volant sur F-15 Eagle.

Organisation en 2006

Le 48th FW est composé en 2006 des Group suivants :

48th Operations Group
- 492nd Fighter Squadron sur F-15E
- 493rd Fighter Squadron sur F-15C/D
- 494th Fighter Squadron sur F-15E
- 48th Operations Support Squadron
48th Maintenance Group
48th Mission Support Group
48th Medical Group

Historique

25 juin 1952 : création du 48th Fighter Bomber Wing
10 juillet 1952 : activation du 8th TFW
8 juillet 1958 : redésigné 48th Tactical Fighter Wing
1^er octobre 1991 : devient le 48th Fighter Wing

Bases

Chaumont AB :10 juillet 1952 - 14 janvier 1960
RAF Lakenheath : 15 janvier 1960 -

Liens externes

(en) Site officiel du 48th FW et de RAF Lakenheath
(en) Le 48th TFW sur globalsecurity.org

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