307th Bomb Wing

307th Bomb Wing
307th Bomb Wing - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 61-0017
Active	1947-1948; 1948-1965; 1970-1975; 2011 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Wing
Role	Bombardment
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQ	Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
Tail Code	"BD"
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Insignia
307th Bomb Wing emblem
Aircraft flown
Bomber	B-52H Stratofortress

The 307th Bomb Wing (307 BW) is an Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Tenth Air Force of Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

The 307 BW, if mobilized, is gained by Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

The wing was first activated in 1947 as part of the test of the Wing Base Organization system as the 307th Bombardment Wing as the headquarters for the 307th Bombardment Group and its supporting organizations. It served in the Korean War, where it earned a Presidential Unit Citation. It served as a strategic bomber organization until inactivated in 1945.

The wing was again activated as the 307th Strategic Wing in 1970 at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. It managed deployed Strategic Air Command tankers and bombers participating in combat operations in Southeast Asia until it was inactivated on 30 September 1975.

The 307th Bomb Wing is the only reserve unit that operates the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress. The wing employs approximately 1,600 Air Force Reservists in a combination of full-time Active Guard & Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician (ART) and part-time Traditional Reservist (TR) personnel.

The 307th Bomb Wing consists of the following major units:

The 307th replaced the 94th Combat Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy Bomber (Provisional) and other organizations in August 1947. From then until 15 December 1948 the 307th Wing controlled, in addition to its own units, the 82d Fighter Wing at Grenier Field, NH. In September 1947 it began training other SAC combat units in anti-submarine warfare. In February, it began operating a Boeing B-29 Superfortress transition training school and standardized combat training for all SAC units.