78th Air Base Wing
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The 78th Air Base Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The 78th acts as the host unit at Robins.
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78th Air Base Wing | |
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Active | 1948–1952, 1956–1969, 1972–1977, 1994–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | Air Force |
Role | Base support |
Part of | Air Force Materiel Command Warner Robins Air Logistics Center |
Garrison/HQ | Robins Air Force Base |
Motto(s) | Above the Foe |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Brian Moore |
Insignia | |
78th Air Base Wing emblem (Approved 26 December 1995)[1][note 1] |
The wing was first activated as the 78th Fighter Wing in September 1948 as part of the wing base reorganization. It performed air defense duties on the Pacific Coast until 1952, when it was inactivated in a general reorganization of Air Defense Command. The wing was again activated in 1956 and continued the air defense mission until 1969.
In 1972, Air Training Command replaced its MAJCON 3560th Pilot Training Wing at Webb Air Force Base with the unit, then designated the 78th Flying Training Wing. The wing continued to train pilots at Webb until 1977, when Webb was closed.