AIR FORCE WINGS

摘要

There are 137 wings in the U.S. Air Force, and-so far-five in the U.S. Space Force. All of them trace their history to the 1st Pursuit Wing, formed in France by the American Expeditionary Forces of the U.S. Army in July 1918. The term "wing" has remained in use ever since. Air wings in World War II were administrative and operational organizations that typically controlled multiple combat groups and service organizations. Today's wings are smaller, dating their history to 1948, when the newly independent Air Force established permanent combat wings consisting of a combat group, an air base group, a maintenance and supply group, and a medical group.