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  • 1st Fighter Wing
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  • Its 1st Operations Group (1 OG) is a successor organization of the 1st Fighter Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. The 1 OG the oldest major air combat unit in the United States Air Force, its origins formed on 5 May 1918. The commander of the 1st Fighter Wing is Col. Kevin A Huyck. The Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sgt. Emmette E. Bush Jr..
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Garrison
Branch
command structure
Role
  • Fighter: air dominance
Country
Current Commander
  • Col. Kevin A Huyck
Caption
  • 1
Dates
  • 1947
Unit Name
  • 1
notable commanders
Battles
decorations
  • 260
Motto
  • Aut Vincere Aut Mori
  • "Conquer or Die"
Size
  • 40
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  • Its 1st Operations Group (1 OG) is a successor organization of the 1st Fighter Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. The 1 OG the oldest major air combat unit in the United States Air Force, its origins formed on 5 May 1918. The wing was initially part of Tactical Air Command being formed at March Field, California in 1947 and was one of the first wings to be equipped with the North American F-86 Sabre in February 1949. Briefly a part of Strategic Air Command in 1949, it was reassigned to Air Defense Command in 1950 and provided air defense of the Upper Midwest of the United States until being reassigned to Tactical Air Command in 1970. The 1 FW was the first operational wing equipped with the F-15A/B Eagle in 1976; and in 2005, was the first operational wing equipped with the F-22A Raptor air superiority stealth fighter. The commander of the 1st Fighter Wing is Col. Kevin A Huyck. The Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sgt. Emmette E. Bush Jr..