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432d Air Expeditionary Wing

432d Wing
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Active 1943–1944; 1954–1958; 1958–1959; 1966–1979; 1984–1994; 2007–present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Role Unmanned Aerial Vehicle reconnaissance and attack
Part of Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ Creech Air Force Base, Nevada
Motto(s) Victoria per Scientam Latin Victory Through Knowledge
Engagements Vietnam War
Decorations Presidential Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm
Commanders
Current
commander
Col Jim Cluff
Notable
commanders
John G. Lorber
Michael E. Ryan
Insignia
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432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group emblem as originally approved 432trw-udorn.jpg

The 432d Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command, stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The group operates unmanned reconnaissance aircraft which provide real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and precision attack against fixed and time-critical targets. The 432d Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional unit assigned to Air Combat Command and is the designation for components of the 432d Wing when deployed into combat areas as part of the Global War on Terror.

The 432d Wing is the first United States Air Force wing dedicated to unmanned aircraft systems. The wing stood up 1 May 2007 at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The wing has dual reporting responsibilities to Ninth Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT) (as the 432d AEW) at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, as well as to Twelfth Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Southern Command at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

The 432d is the first wing totally dedicated to operating remotely piloted aircraft: the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, and RQ-170 Sentinel. The wing has flown aircraft in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom for intelligence surveillance reconnaissance and tactical missions, flown by pilots and sensor operators in the United States.


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