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The 91st Space Wing (91 SW) is a Minuteman III unit of the United States Air Force, based at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

History

Previously the wing was a strategic reconnaissance wing (1948-1957) and a B-52 bomb wing (1963-1968). It is also bestowed with the lineage, honors, and history of the World War II 91st Bomb Group.
   The 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing was established October 11 1948 and activated November 10 at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. It moved to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in 1949. RB-29J bombers were assigned to the wing and its primary mission was global strategic reconnaissance. In 1950 it began receiving aerial refueling aircraft, first the KB-29, then the KC-97. On July 6 1950, it was redesignated the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Medium. At Barksdale, its wing headquarters was integrated with that of the 301st Bomb Wing. Although each wing conducted independent tactical operations, both were commanded by the same headquarters. The wing detached components for up to three months, primarily to England, and maintained detachments from other units, to provide ongoing reconnaissance of overseas areas.
   On September 11 1951, the 91st SRW moved to Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, with detachments operating from Japan, providing photo intelligence of North Korea. In April 1953 the wing received the photo-reconnaissance version of the B-47 Stratojet, the RB-47. Units were detached to England, 1952-1954, to North Africa and Newfoundland in 1956, and to Greenland in 1957. The 91st SRW was inactivated on November 8 1957.
   It was redesignated the 91st Bombardment Wing, Heavy on November 15 1962, and activated at Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana, on February 1 1963, operating B-52 and KC-135 aircraft. On September 11 1966, the entire wing, except for a small rear echelon, was integrated into the Arc Light Force at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for combat in Southeast Asia, and returned on March 31, 1967. From February 5 to April 15 1968, it was deployed to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, in response to the Pueblo Incident. A month after returning home, it became non-operational. Its aircraft departed and its primary job was closing Glasgow AFB.
   On June 25 1968, the wing was officially moved to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. There it was redesignated the 91st Strategic Missile Wing and absorbed the units, personnel, and Minuteman III missiles of the inactivated 455th SMW. On 1 October 1997, it was redesignated as the 91st Space Wing.

Major Command

Air Force Space Command (1 Jul 1993 - Present)
Air Combat Command (1 July 1992 - 1 July 1993)
Strategic Air Command (15 November 1962 - 1 July 1992)
Strategic Air Command (11 October 1948 - 8 November 1957)

Numbered Air Force

Twentieth Air Force (31 May 1992 - Present)

Fifteenth Air Force (22 January 1975 - 31 May 1992)

Air Division

57th Air Division

47th Air Division (15 January 1973 - ????)

810th Air Division (Provisional) (30 November 1972 - 14 January 1973)

810th Strategic Aerospace Division (????)

4th Strategic Missile Division (30 June 1971 - ????)

Previous designations

91st Space Wing (1996-Present)

(Downgraded to group status 1994-1996)

91st Missile Wing (1991-1994)

91st Strategic Missile Wing (1968-1991)

91st Bombardment Wing, Heavy (1962-1968)

91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Medium (1950-1957)

91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (1948-1950)

Subordinate Units

91st Operations Group (Colonel Gregory S. Tims, current Commander)

740th Missile Squadron
741st Missile Squadron
742nd Missile Squadron
91st Operations Support Squadron
54th Helicopter Squadron

91st Maintenance Group (Colonel Ray Scott, current Commander)

91st Missile Maintenance Squadron
91st Maintenance Operations Squadron

91st Security Forces Group (Colonel John M. McBrien, current Commander)

791st Missile Security Forces Squadron
91st Missile Security Forces Squadron
91st Security Support Squadron

91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

322nd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
323rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
324th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
91st Air Refueling Squadron

Locations

Minot AFB, North Dakota (25 June 1968 - Present)

Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana (February 1 1963 - 25 June 1968)

Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio (11 September 1951 - 8 November 1957)

Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana (1949 - 10 September 1951)

McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey (10 November 1948 - 1949)

Aircraft and Missiles Operated

LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM (1972-Present)

UH-1 (???-Present)

LGM-30A Minuteman I ICBM (1968-1972)

KC-135 (1963-1968)

B-52 (1963-1968)

KC-97 (1952-1957)

KB-29 (1950-1953)

RB-47 (1953-1957)

B-47 (1953)

RB-45 (1950-1953)

B-45 (1950-1953)

RB-50 (1950-1951)

B-50 (1949-1950)

RC-54 (1948-1949)

TRB-29 (1949)

TB-29 (1948-1949)

RB-29 (1948-1951)

B-29 (1948-1950)

TRB-17 (1949)

RB-17 (1948-1950)

B-17 (1948-1950)

Recognition

Trophies

Blanchard Trophy: 1978, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2004

Lee R. Williams Memorial Missile Trophy: 1978, 1980

SAC Bombing and Navigation: 1956

Medals/Ribbons

Global War on Terror Service Medal

Air Force Space Command Units (24 Feb 2005 - TBD)

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (8/8/1953 - 11/8/1957)
91st Bombardment Wing, Heavy (7/1/1965 - 6/30/1966)
91st Bombardment Wing, Heavy (7/1/1966 - 6/30/1967)
91st Bombardment Wing, Heavy (2/1/1968 - 3/1/1968)
91st Bombardment Wing, Heavy (2/2/1968 - 4/15/1968)
91st Strategic Missile Wing (7/1/1972 - 6/30/1973)
91st Strategic Missile Wing (7/1/1976 - 6/30/1978)
91st Strategic Missile Wing (7/1/1978 - 6/30/1980)
91st Missile Group (9/1/1993 - 8/31/1995)
91st Space Wing (9/1/1995 - 8/31/1997)
91st Space Wing (10/1/1998 - 9/30/2000)
91st Space Wing (10/1/2000 - 10/1/2001)
91st Space Wing (1/1/2002 - 12/31/2002)

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