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The 17th Training Wing headquartered at Goodfellow Air Force Base , San Angelo , Texas is a wing in AETC's Second Air Force . Its mission is to train intelligence personnel in all the branches of the armed forces, as well as firefighters and a few other specialties. The 17th Training Wing is the operating wing for Goodfellow Air Force Base. ORGANIZATION The 17th Training Wing is composed of the 17th Training Group , 17th Medical Group, 17th Services Division, and 17th Mission Support Group. MISSION The wing trains Air Force 1N0, 1N1, 1N2, 1N3, 1N4, 1N5, 1N6, 1A8, officer 14N and firefighters from all branches. Many corresponding Army, Navy and Marine Corps intelligence personnel are also trained at Goodfellow AFB, and assigned to the local units. There are 17 TRW units at the Defense Language Institute, Corry Station, and Fort Huachuca, AZ which also do intelligence training. The wing is also responsible for writing the CDCs for the AFSCs which it trains. LINEAGE AND HISTORY Established as 17th Bombardment Wing, Light, on May 8 , 1952 and activated on May 10 , 1952 . It was redesignated '''17th Bombardment Wing, Tactical''', on October 1 , 1955 then inactivated on June 25 , 1958 . Redesignated '''17th Bombardment Wing, Heavy''', and activated, on November 15 , 1962 , organized on February 1 , 1963 , at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, and assigned to Strategic Air Command. Equipped with B-52s, KC-135s. Again inactivated on September 30 , 1976 . A further redesignation, this time as the 17th Reconnaissance Wing on January 20 , 1982 and activated on October 1 , 1982 . Inactivated on June 30 , 1991 . It was redesignated once again as the current '''17th Training Wing''', and activated, on July 1 , 1993 . Korean War Replaced 452d Bombardment Wing, Light, in South Korea. Conducted combat operations in Korean War, May 10 , 1952 – July 27 , 1953 , including night intruder light bombardment missions against enemy supply centers, communications and transportation facilities; interdiction of North Korean railroads; armed reconnaissance; and close air support for ground forces. Operational Units:
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Cold War Replaced 4043rd Strategic Wing in Feb. 1963 and trained to maintain proficiency in strategic bombardment and aerial refueling on a global basis. Furnished B-52 aircrews and KC-135 aircraft and crews to SAC units involved in combat operations in Southeast Asia, 1965–1975. Taken off alert at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, on June 30 , 1975 and phased down, transferring aircraft by July 7 . Moved without personnel or equipment to Beale AFB, CA, on September 30 , 1975 and absorbed resources of the 456th Bombardment Wing, including B-52G and KC-135Q aircraft. Continued global strategic bombardment alert to June 30 , 1976 and used tanker aircraft primarily to refuel SR71s of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. Inactivated on September 30 , 1976 . Activated in England on October 1 , 1982 . Flew tactical and strategic surveillance missions in Western Europe until inactivated in 1991. Received the P. T. Cullen Trophy for providing “the greatest contribution to the intelligence gathering efforts of SAC” in 1989 and 1990. During 1990–91, many of the wing's assets and personnel supported operations in Southwest Asia by ferrying aircraft and equipment from RAF Alconbury , England , to Taif , Saudi Arabia . Post Cold War Beginning in 1993, developed and delivered cryptologic, intelligence, and other training to US and allied military and US government students. ASSIGNMENTS Fifth Air Force, May 10 , 1952 ; Ninth Air Force, April 1 , 1955 – June 25 , 1958 (attached to Nineteenth Air Force, December 15 , 1956 – December 15 , 1957 ). Strategic Air Command, November 15 , 1962 ; 17th Bomb Wing Assignments
COMPONENTS Group Squadron
STATIONS Pusan-East AB, South Korea, May 10 , 1952 ; Miho AB, Japan, October 10 , 1954 – March 20 , 1955 ; Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field No. 9 (Hurlburt Field), FL, April 1 , 1955 – June 25 , 1958 . Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, February 1 , 1963 ; Beale AFB, CA, September 30 , 1975 – September 30 , 1976 . RAF Alconbury, England, October 1 , 1982 – June 30 , 1991 . Goodfellow AFB, TX, July 1 , 1993 –. AIRCRAFT B-26, 1952–1956; B-57, 1955–1956; B-66, 1956–1958. B-52, 1963–1975, 1975–1976; KC-135, 1963–1975, 1975–1976. TR-1, 1982–1991. DECORATIONS Service Streamers. None. Campaign Streamers.
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