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7th Bomb Wing
Summary
The 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, where it is also the host unit.
The 7 BW is one of only two B-1B Lancer strategic bombardment wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
Its origins date to the 1918 establishment of the 1st Army Observation Group (later 7th Bombardment Group), one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the United States Army before World War II.
The 7th Operations Group carries the lineage and history of its highly decorated World War II predecessor unit. It operated initially in the Philippines as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber unit assigned to Fifth Air Force but after the fall of the Philippines in early 1942, operated primarily with the Tenth Air Force in India as a B-24 Liberator unit. Active for over 60 years, the 7 BW was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's heavy bomber deterrent force throughout the Cold War.
The 7th Bomb Wing is commanded by Colonel Joseph K. Kramer. Its Vice Commander is Colonel Kevin Kippe. Its Command Chief is Chief Master Sergeant Matthew Coltrin.
7th Operations Group
7th Operations Support Squadron
9th Bomb Squadron
28th Bomb Squadron
436th Training Squadron
7th Mission Support Group
7th Civil Engineer Squadron
7th Contracting Squadron
7th Communications Squadron
7th Logistics Readiness Squadron
7th Force Support Squadron (formerly 7th Mission Support and 7th Services Squadrons)
7th Security Forces Squadron
7th Maintenance Group
7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS)
7th Component Maintenance Squadron (CMS)
7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS)
7th Munitions Squadron (MUNS)
7th Medical Group
7th Medical Support Squadron (MDSS)
7th Operational Medicinal Squadron (OMRS)
7th Healthcare Operations Squadron (HCOS)
''For additional history and lineage information, see 7th Operations Group
On 17 November 1947, the 7th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy was organized at Fort Worth Army Air Field, Texas as part of the United States Air Force's wing base reorganization, in which combat groups and all supporting units on a base were assigned to a single wing.
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