509th Bomb Wing

• 509th Operations Group : 13th Bomb Squadron : 393d Bomb Squadron : 509th Operations Support Squadron • 509th Maintenance Group : 709th Munitions Squadron : 509th Munitions Squadron : 509th Maintenance Operations Squadron : 509th Maintenance Squadron : 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (inactivated 2024) : 393rd Bomber Generation Squadron (activated 2024) • 509th Mission Support Group : 509th Force Support Squadron : 509th Civil Engineer Squadron : 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron : 509th Security Forces Squadron : 509th Contracting Squadron : 509th Communications Squadron • 509th Medical Group : 509th Medical Operations Squadron : 509th Medical Support Squadron ==History==

"Enola Gay" during WW2 World War II The wing's 509th Operations Group is a direct descendant organization of the World War II 509th Composite Group. The 509th had a single mission: to drop the atomic bomb. The group made history on 6 August 1945, when the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay," piloted by Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr., dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The B-29 "Bockscar," piloted by Maj. Charles Sweeney, flew over the Japanese mainland on 9 August 1945 and dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The wing began to continuously deploy to Andersen AFB, Guam, in February 2005. This deployment provides a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region and augmented Pacific Command's establishment of a deterrent force. On 1 February 2010, the 509th Bomb Wing became part of the Air Force's newest command, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). 131st Bomb Wing On 16 March 2006, the Air Force announced that elements of the 131st Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard (MOANG), would become an associate unit assigned to the 509th BW. The 131st Fighter Wing transitioned from flying and maintaining the F-15C Eagle fighter to the B-2 Spirit bomber. The final flight of the F-15C Eagle by the 131st occurred in June 2009 from St. Louis's Lambert International Airport. The unit was redesignated as the 131st Bomb Wing on 1 October 2008. The 509th and the 131st joined forces according to what is known as a "classic associate wing" structure. The active-duty wing, the 509th retains full "ownership" of the operational assets; aircraft, maintenance facilities, etc. Each wing has its own chain-of-command and organizational structure, but the members of each unit perform their duties in a fully integrated manner. Translation, active-duty and ANG pilots and maintainers fly B-2 missions and sustain the aircraft as though it were one unit. ==Lineage==

• Established as the 509th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy on 3 November 1947 : Organized on 17 November 1947 : Redesignated 509th Bombardment Wing, Medium on 1 August 1948 : Redesignated 509th Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 2 April 1966 : Redesignated 509th Bombardment Wing, Medium on 1 December 1969 : Redesignated 509th Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 30 September 1990 : Redesignated 509th Bomb Wing on 1 September 1991 Assignments • Eighth Air Force, 17 November 1947 : Attached to 3d Air Division after 1 February 1951 • 47th Air Division, 10 February 1951 : Remained attached to 3d Air Division Until 4 May 1951 : Attached to 7th Air Division, 4 June – 2 September 1952 : Attached to 3d Air Division, 10 July – 8 October 1954 : Attached to 7th Air Division, 26 January – 30 April 1956 • 817th Air Division, 1 July 1958 • 45th Air Division, 30 June 1971 • Eighth Air Force, 29 March 1989 • 100th Air Division, 30 September 1990 • Eighth Air Force, 26 July 1991 – present Components Wing • 33d Fighter Wing: attached 17 November 1947 – 15 November 1948 Groups • 33d Fighter Group: attached 17 November 1947 – 15 November 1948 • 509th Bombardment Group (later 509th Operations Group): 17 November 1947 – 16 June 1952; 15 July 1993 – present Squadrons • 34th Air Refueling Squadron: 25 June 1966 – 31 March 1976 • 393d Bombardment Squadron: attached 17 November 1947 – 14 September 1948, attached 1 February 1951 – 15 June 1952; assigned 16 June 1952 – 30 September 1990 (detached 18 June – c. 18 September 1953) • 509th Air Refueling Squadron: attached 19 July – 14 September 1948, 1 February 1951 – 15 June 1952; assigned 16 June 1952 – 5 January 1958 (detached 10 July – 5 November 1954, 14 June- 5 August 1955, and 27 February – 1 May 1957), 8 July 1958 – 25 June 1965, assigned 2 October 1966 – 1 July 1990 • 661st Bombardment Squadron: 1 March 1959 – 1 January 1962 • 715th Bombardment Squadron: attached 17 November 1947 – 14 September 1948, 1 February 1951 – 15 June 1952; assigned 16 June 1952 – 25 June 1966, 1 January 1970 – 30 September 1990 • 830th Bombardment Squadron: attached 17 November 1947 – 14 September 1948, 1 February 1951 – 15 June 1952; 16 June 1952 – 25 June 1966 (detached 15 March – 19 June 1953) • 900th Air Refueling Squadron: 2 April – 25 June 1966. Stations • Roswell Army Air Field (later Roswell Air Force Base, Walker Air Force Base), New Mexico, 17 November 1947 • Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire, 1 July 1958 • Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, 30 September 1990 – present Aircraft • F-51 Mustang, 1947–1948 • F-84 Thunderjet, 1948 • B-29 Superfortress, 1947–1952 • B-50 Superfortress, 1949–1951 • KB-29 Superfortress (Tanker), 1951–1954 • KC-97 Stratofreighter, 1954–1958, 1958–1965 • B-47 Stratojet, 1955–1965 • B-52D Stratofortress, 1966–1969 • KC-135 Stratotanker, 1966–1990 • FB-111A, 1970–1990 • B-2 Spirit, 1993–present • T-38 Talon, 1993–present ==See also==