49th Wing

49th Wing
F-22 Raptor parked on the flightline at Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Active	1948–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Wing
Role	Composite
Part of	Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ	Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
Motto(s)	TUTOR ET ULTOR Latin I Protect and Avenge
Engagements	Korean War Vietnam War 1991 Gulf War (Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation of Kuwait) Operation Northern/Southern Watch Operation Allied Force Global War on Terrorism
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (6x) Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (2x)
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Robert Kiebler
Notable commanders	Bruce Carlson William L. Kirk Lloyd W. Newton Edwin A. Doss
Insignia
49th Wing emblem (approved 10 October 1995)
49th Tactical Fighter Wing emblem (approved 2 July 1959)

The 49th Wing is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to Twelfth Air Force, Air Combat Command. It is stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.

The 49th Wing supports national security objectives by deploying worldwide in support of peacetime and wartime contingencies. The wing provides combat-ready Airmen training MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operators.

Additionally, the wing deploys combat-ready and mission-support forces supporting Air Expeditionary Force operations, Global War on Terrorism peacetime contingencies; provides support to over 4,600 personnel to include hosting the 54th Fighter Group's F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot training mission, the 96th Test Group's high-speed test track mission, and the German Air Force Flying Training Unit. The wing has a proud history of service in Korea, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and NATO-led Operation Allied Force.

The history of the 49th Wing begins with its activation at Misawa Air Base, Japan on 10 August 1948. With the end of World War II, the United States Army 32d Engineering Construction Group under the command of Captain Davis K. Stark occupied and began rebuilding the former Imperial Japanese Navy Air Base at Misawa, Japan. In January 1946, the 49th Fighter Group became the first United States Army Air Forces unit assigned to the rebuilt base. In 1948, with the adoption of the Hobson Plan, the United States Air Force 49th Fighter Wing was activated, with the 49th Fighter Group as its combat group.