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| 75th Air Base Wing | |
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75th Air Base Wing emblem | |
| Active | 1942–1944; 1966–1971; 1994–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | |
| Role | Base support |
| Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Hill Air Force Base |
| Mascot | Buffalo |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Daniel L. Cornelius |
| Notable commanders | Sharon K.G. Dunbar |
The75th Air Base Wing is awing of theUnited States Air Force which administersHill Air Force Base,Ogden Utah. It provides services for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, the388th,419th Fighter Wing,84th Combat Sustainment Wing,309th Maintenance Wing,526th ICBM Systems Wing,508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing and 25 associate units.
The wing's first predecessor was the75th Observation Group. Until the fall of 1942, the group aided ground units with their training by flyingreconnaissance,artillery adjustment,strafing, anddive bombing missions. The 75th participated in the 1942Louisiana Maneuvers. It functioned primarily as a replacement training unit from 1943–1944, and also conducted aGround Liaison Officer course from January–April 1944. The 75th was inactivated in May 1944.
The75th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was activated in May 1966. It performed RF-4C replacement training from February 1967 – August 1970, andtactical reconnaissance from July 1966 – July 1971. On inactivation in 1971, the 75th's resources passed to the67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing.
The wing and group were consolidated in 1984, but the consolidated unit remained inactive. The 75th was reactivated in 1994 to provide services and support for the Ogden Air Logistics Center and its tenant organizations at Hill Air Force Base.
75th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
75 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
75th Operations Support Squadron (75 OSS) 75th Civil Engineering Group (75 CEG)
75th Comptroller Squadron (75 CPTS) 75th Mission Support Group (75 MSG)
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