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Military unit
The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing (378 AEW ) is a provisional United States Air Forces Central Command unit assigned to Air Combat Command . As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time.
The 378th Bombardment Group was an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command at Langley Field , Virginia, where it was stationed from October to December 1942. The group participated in the Antisubmarine Campaign along the Atlantic coast of the United States until it was inactivated, when the Antisubmarine Command assigned all its squadrons directly to the command's two antisubmarine wings.
The current 378th AEW is garrisoned in Prince Sultan Air Base , Saudi Arabia .[citation needed
Structure [ edit ]
378th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW)[3]
378th Expeditionary Operations Group (EOG)[4]
77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) [5]
430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron (EECS)[6]
378th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (EOSS) [7]
378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMS)[8]
378th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (EMSG)[7]
378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES)[9]
378th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS)
378th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron (ECONS)[10]
378th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron (EFSS)[11]
378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS)[12]
378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS)[13]
378th Expeditionary Medical Group (EMDG)
History [ edit ]
Douglas O-46A A North American O-47A as flown by the old group A 494th EFS F-15E Strike Eagle sits on the flight line prior to a sortie at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, 8 January 2020 Two 555th EFS F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi on the flight line at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, 26 February 2020 A USAF E-8C JSTARS taxies at Prince Sultan Air Base, 8 March 2020 Two F-35A's and two F-16C's taxi at Prince Sultan Air Base, 7 February 2020 E-3G aircrew disembark their aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base, 1 March 2020 USAF F-15C's from the 44th EFS fly in formation with Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA's on 25 June 2020
The group was activated at Langley Field , Virginia on 18 October 1942 with the 520th ,[14] 521st ,[15] 523d Bombardment Squadrons assigned.[16] Douglas O-46 and North American O-47 single-engine observation aircraft.[17]
The group conducted its operations along the southeastern coast of the United States. Only the 523d Squadron was located with the group's headquarters at Langley. The 520th Squadron operated from Jacksonville Municipal Airport , Florida, while the 521st was stationed at Charleston Army Air Field , South Carolina.[14] [15] [16]
In late November, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command began a series of organizational actions to more nearly align it with United States Navy headquarters engaged in the antisubmarine campaign.[18] 522d Bombardment Squadron at Lantana Airport , Florida was assigned to the group,[19] 25th Antisubmarine Wing , which had been established to manage Army Air Forces antisubmarine units in the area of the Navy's Eastern Sea Frontier .[18] group 's squadrons were redesignated as antisubmarine squadrons,[14] [15] [16] [19] [17] [20]
Twenty-first century [ edit ]
The unit was reactivated as the 378th Air Expeditionary Group and was converted to provisional status on 24 October 2005. It was then redesignated as the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing on 14 November 2019.[1]
The base was expanded by the 621st Contingency Response Group "Devil Raiders" from 15 June 2019.[21]
On 17 December 2019, in response to increasing tensions with Iran, the unit was formally activated as the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing at Prince Sultan Air Base , Saudi Arabia .[22] McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived in early January 2020. The 494th would be replaced by General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Triple Nickel 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in late February 2020.[23] COVID-19 pandemic , the originally planned March redeployment to Aviano Air Base was rescheduled to 20 April 2020.[24]
In addition to hosting the 494th EFS and 555th EFS for traditional CENTCOM deployments, the 378th AEW has also conducted "Agile Combat Employment" exercises with Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II , Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS and Boeing E-3 Sentry . The intent of these exercises (which are considerably shorter than a normal deployment) was to demonstrate the Wing's ability to rapidy increase its number and variety of combat aircraft in the event tensions in the region were to escalate.[25] [26] [27]
On 16 May 2020, the Department of Defense confirmed that an undisclosed F-15C Eagle squadron, and United States Marine Corps (USMC) McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II from Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) had replaced the Triple Nickel.[28] 44th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron .[29]
Harriers assigned to VMA-214 ended their deployment to Prince Sultan on 21 July 2020, while the F-15C's of the 44th EFS returned to Kadena Air Base by 7 October 2020.[30] [31] 20th Fighter Wing , 77 EFS arrived on 10 October 2020 to replace the departed AV-8B's and F-15C's.[32]
Lineage [ edit ]
Constituted as the 378th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 13 October 1942
Activated on 18 December 1942
Inactivated on 14 December 1942[17]
Reactivated as the 378th Air Expeditionary Group was converted to provisional status on 24 October 2005[1]
Redesignated as the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing on 14 November 2019. It operates out of Prince Sultan Airbase, Saudi Arabia.[33]
Assignments [ edit ]
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 13 October — 14 December 1942[17]
Unknown 2005 — 2019[1]
Air Combat Command after redesignation & conversion 2019
Squadrons [ edit ]
U.S. Marines of VMA-214 pre-flight an AV-8B Harrier II at Prince Sultan Air Base on 16 June 2020
Stations [ edit ]
Langley Field, Virginia, 18 October, - 14 December 1942[17]
Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, 17 December 2019 – Present
Aircraft [ edit ]
Boeing E-3G Sentry
Douglas O-46
North American O-47[17]
General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
Bombardier E-11A BACN
Campaign [ edit ]
Campaign Streamer
Campaign
Dates
Notes
Antisubmarine
18 October 1942 – 14 December 1942
[17]
Operation Inherent Resolve
17 December 2019 – present
[42]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Citations [ edit ]
^ "PSAB Buildup" . DVIDS. 22 December 2019.
^ "The eagles have landed" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "F-16 "Gamblers" double down at PSAB" . USAF. 17 October 2020.
^ a b "430th EECS begins operations with new E-11A BACN" . U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 29 March 2023 .
^ a b "378th Operations, Maintenance Groups integrate" . 29 June 2020.
^ "Munitions Airmen build munitions for follow-on forces" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "378 ECES lays new water lines at Prince Sultan Air Base" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "Fingerprints of influence: 378 ECONS helps build Prince Sultan Air Base" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "378 EFSS opens 'Grab-n-Go' station" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "ATOC Airmen process cargo at Prince Sultan Air Base" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "PSAB MWDs train for real world contingencies" . DVIDS. 22 December 2019.
^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons , p. 82
^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons , pp. 768-769
^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Squadrons , p. 10
^ a b c d e f g Maurer, Combat Units , p. 266
^ a b Ferguson, p. 41
^ a b c Maurer, Combat Squadron , p. 783
^ Maurer, Combat Units , 388-389
^ "Devil Raiders strengthen defense forces in Saudi Arabia" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "378th AEW officially activates at PSAB" . DVIDS. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ a b "Falcons Nest at PSAB" . DVIDS. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "Redeployment during COVID-19: The Triple Nickel comes home" . DVIDS. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "Projecting Airpower: JSTARS join aircraft utilizing PSAB to modernize employment for future" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "AWACS test rapid deployment capability at PSAB" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "U.S. Air Force F-35A Jets Land at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia for First Time" . DefPost. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ a b c "PSAB continues to provide dynamic mission capability" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ a b "F-15C ICTs make comeback [Image 1 of 5]" . DVIDS. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ a b "VMA-214 "Black Sheep" Return From Deployment" . Military Aviation Review. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "Kadena Fighters, Maintainers Return from CENTCOM Deployment" . USAF, 18th Wing Public Affairs. 7 October 2020.
^ a b AirForces Monthly Stamford , Lincolnshire , England : Key Publishing Ltd . December 2020. p. 25.
^ "378th AEW officially activates at PSAB" . USAF. Retrieved 1 May 2020 .
^ "The Mighty Panthers bid farewell to PSAB" . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles arrive at Saudi Arabian base amid Iran tensions" . Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "Aviano's Triple Nickel First Full Unit to Return from Deployment Amid COVID-19" . Air Forces Magazine. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "Kadena Fighters, Maintainers Return from CENTCOM Deployment" .
^ " . USAF. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "New aircraft, Airmen arrive at PSAB" . DVIDS . 6 March 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022 .
^ AirForces Monthly Stamford , Lincolnshire , England : Key Publishing Ltd . May 2022. p. 17.
^ AirForces Monthly Stamford , Lincolnshire , England : Key Publishing Ltd . January 2023. p. 100.
^ "Fully Armed Kadena F-15 Eagles Soar Over Saudi Arabia Wearing Some Awesome Nose Art" . The Drive. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
Bibliography [ edit ]
public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Ferguson, Arthur B. (April 1945). "The AAF Antisubmarine Command, AF Historical Study No. 107" (PDF) . Assistant Chief Air Staff, Intelligence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016 .
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1 LCCN 61060979 .
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6 LCCN 70605402 . OCLC 72556 .
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