485th Air Expeditionary Wing

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485th Air Expeditionary Wing
Image:485th Air Expeditionary Wing.png 485th Air Expeditionary Wing emblem
Active	19xx-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Southwest Asia

The United States Air Force's 485th Air Expeditionary Wing is an Air Expeditionary Wing most recently located in Southwest Asia.

The task of developing a comprehensive listing of AEW units present in Southwest Asia and other combat areas is particularly difficult as the events of 11 September 2001 and the Global War on Terrorism has made such an effort significantly difficult. The USAF seeks to improve operational security (OPSEC) and to deceive potential enemies as to the extent of American operations, therefore a listing of which units deploying where and when is unavailable.

1 Mission
2 History
- 2.1 Lineage
- 2.2 Operational History
3 Assignments
- 3.1 Major Command
4 Previous designations
5 Bases stationed
6 Aircraft flown
7 External links

[edit] Mission

The 485th is one of the Air Force's expeditionary units. These units are activated under temporary orders by the owning MAJCOM for a specific purpose or mission. Once the subject mission is completed, these units are inactivated by the owning MAJCOM.

[edit] History

[edit] Lineage

485th Tactical Missile Wing (1984-1989)
485th Air Expeditionary Wing (???-2003)

[edit] Operational History

The 485th Tactical Missile Wing operated the Air Force's Ground Launched Cruise Missile base in Florennes, Belgium. The wing was activated in 1984 and inactivated in 1989 with the withdrawal of American forces from Florennes.

The 485th Air Expeditionary Wing was one of the units participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was itself comprised of aircraft and personnel from langley AFB VA, Eglin AFB FL as well as the West Virginia Air National Guard, Tennessee Air National Guard, Missouri Air National Guard, Kentucky Air National Guard, Oklahoma Air National Guard, Delaware Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve. The wing was disbanded in early May 2003 with the last members returning to the United States in September of that year.

[edit] Assignments

[edit] Major Command

United States Air Forces in Europe (1984-1989)
Air Combat Command/USCENTAF (???-2003)

[edit] Previous designations

485th Tactical Missile Wing (1984-1989)

[edit] Bases stationed

Florennes, Belgium (1984-1989)
Southwest Asia (???-2003)

[edit] Aircraft flown

F-15C (???-2003)
C-130 (???-2003)
C-5 (???-2003)

[edit] External links