The 484th Air Expeditionary Wing (484 AEW) is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Force Air Combat Command. It may be activated or inactivated at any time.
It was activated and attached to United States Air Forces Central for the invasion of Iraq in 2003 (Operation Iraqi Freedom). It was headquartered at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
Originally activated in 1943 as the 484th Bombardment Group as a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. The highly-decorated unit served primarily in the Mediterranean, African, and The Middle East Theatres of World War II.
in November 1962 the wing was designated the 484th Bombardment Wing and was stationed at Turner AFB, Georgia. In 1966 all wing aircraft, crews, all wing HQ personnel and most wing support personnel were deployed as part of the 3d Air Division for combat operations over Vietnam. The wing was inactivated on 25 March 1967 as part of the closure of Turner AFB.
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