5070th Air Defense Wing

5070th Air Defense Wing
Active	1960-1961
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Fighter Interceptor
Role	Air Defense

The 5070th Air Defense Wing is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Alaskan Air Command, being stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. It was inactivated on 1 October 1961

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lineage 1.2 Assignments 1.3 Components 1.4 Stations 1.5 Operations 2 See also 3 References

History

Lineage

• Established as 5070th Air Defense Wing on 1 August 1960

Inactivated on 1 October 1961

Assignments

• Alaskan Air Command, 1 August 1960-1 October 1961

Components

• 317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 25 August 1960-1 October 1961

Stations

• Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, 1 August 1960-1 October 1961

Operations

Activated August 1960 after inactivation of 10th Air Division. Mission was air defense of Alaska south of the Alaska Range.

Inactivated 1 October 1961, with components coming under SAC 4158th Strategic Wing.

See also

• List of MAJCOM wings

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.