Though still nominally an SAC Base, Homestead was now tasked with a dual mission: to stand ready to project strategic air power around the globe, and to maintain an operationally ready tactical air force. These squadrons were:. In late , 26 aircraft of the th FIS were retrofitted with the more powerful JGE, rated at 17, lbs static thrust with afterburner, which was the same type of engine fitted to the FS version developed for Italy. These redesignated Aerospace Defense Command ADC squadrons remained at Homestead until , when the Fs were retired and the squadrons inactivated.
These were the last F squadrons in the Regular U. With the presence of potentially hostile aircraft in Cuba, the 31st TFW was permanently assigned to Homestead on 9 November , with an air defense mission.
During its time in Vietnam, a placeholder unit, the st Tactical Fighter Wing assumed the host duties at Homestead to perform the air defense mission. For the next several years, squadrons from various TAC bases were assigned to Homestead to fulfill that role. Its deployed squadrons were reactivated at Homestead from assets of the jnactivated st TFW. This unit was redesignated as the st Air Rescue Squadron in and as the st Rescue Squadron in However, with the arrival of the Fs, the th TFS was again inactivated.
The tail code of the 31st was also changed to "HS" on 1 December August 's Hurricane Andrew was the second most destructive hurricane in U. Just prior to the storm's landfall in Southeast Florida, the 31 FW dispersed its fighter squadrons to safe areas away from the storm's path.
These locations were:. Although both President George H. Civilian personnel and Civil Engineer units of the 31 FW worked to reconstruct Homestead in and In March , Homestead officially reopened, however the 31st FW aircraft squadrons did not return to the base. The 31st Fighter Wing was transferred without personnel or equipment to Aviano Air Base , Italy, taking over the host wing duties there.
The d was the first unit in the Air Force Reserve to fly the Phantom, which was, at that time, the predominant fighter in use by the Air Force.
The wing converted to the modern FA in and upgraded to the FC model in Throughout the day deployment, FW pilots, as part of a larger Air Reserve Component "rainbow wing" at Al Jaber, flew between nine and fifteen hours a day. Upon conclusion of time on station over Afghanistan, pilots would then reverse their route and return to Al Jaber. Despite the addition of auxiliary fuel tanks, these long duration missions often required four to five aerial refuelings from KC or KC tankers and pressed FW flight crews and maintenance crews to their physical limits.
References for history introduction, major commands and major units [1]. Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Project maintenance. Register Don't have an account? Homestead Air Reserve Base. Edit source History Talk 0. Maurer, Maurer. Washington, DC: U.
Ravenstein, Charles A. ISBN Schiffer Military Aviation History. Rogers, Brian Hinkley, England: Midland Publications. Fourth Tenth Twenty-Second. Air Reserve Personnel Center. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. Located near: Homestead, Florida, U. United States. United States Air Force. The mission of the nd Fighter Wing is to train and equip Air Force Reservists to respond to wartime and peacetime taskings as directed by higher headquarters.
The wing specifically trains for: Mobility, Deployment, and Employment. The wing has approximately 1, members, including more than 1, reservists, of which are full-time reservists, in addition to full-time civilians. On Base Taxi: C- Car rental: C- Off base taxi: C- , C-
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