487th Air Expeditionary Wing
The 487th Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time. The unit's last known assignment was in 2003 at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The wing's second predecessor is the 587th Tactical Missile Wing, which operated TM-61 Matador tactical cruise missiles in German during the Cold War from 1958 until 1962, when it was inactivated and its operational squadron was assigned directly to its parent 38th Tactical Missile Wing.
302nd Tactical Missile Squadron
38th Combat Support Wing
B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces
BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile
Bruning Army Air Field
Cairo West Air Base
Kirtland Air Force Base
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487th Air Expeditionary Wing
The 487th Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time. The unit's last known assignment was in 2003 at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The wing's second predecessor is the 587th Tactical Missile Wing, which operated TM-61 Matador tactical cruise missiles in German during the Cold War from 1958 until 1962, when it was inactivated and its operational squadron was assigned directly to its parent 38th Tactical Missile Wing.
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The 487th Air Expeditionary Wi ...... e-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
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Patch with emblem used by 587th Tactical Missile Group
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The 487th Air Expeditionary Wi ...... nt 38th Tactical Missile Wing.
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