78th Air Base Wing

78th Air Base Wing
A guard dog from 78th Security Forces Squadron while participating in a training scenario.
Active	1948–1952, 1956–1969, 1972–1977, 1994–present
Country	United States
Branch	Air Force
Role	Base support
Part of	Air Force Material Command Warner Robins Air Logistics Center
Garrison/HQ	Robins Air Force Base
Motto(s)	Above the Foe
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Jeffrey R. King
Insignia
78th Air Base Wing emblem (Approved 26 December 1995)

The 78th Air Base Wing (78 ABW) is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The 78th ABW acts as the host unit at Robins.

78th Civil Engineer Group (78 CEG)

Communications Directorate (78ABW/SC)

78th Mission Support Group (78 MSG)

78th Medical Group (78 MDG)

78th Operations Support Squadron (78 OSS)

78th Contracting and Comptroller Squadron (78 CCS)

On 24 September 1948 the 78th Fighter Wing was established at Hamilton Air Force Base, California by the Hobson Plan, with the 78th Fighter Group becoming a component of the wing, controlling its flying resources

Redesignated the 78th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in January 1950 as part of Air Defense Command. The group's squadrons (82d, 83d, 84th FIS) flew numerous interceptors for West Coast air defense. Inactivated on 6 February 1952 as part of a reorganization of ADC, its operational element was replaced by the 4702d Defense Wing. Its support elements were replaced at Hamilton by the 566th Air Base Group the same day. This group was redesignated the 566th Air Defense Group and assumed operational responsibilities at Hamilton on 16 February 1953. On 18 August 1955, the 566th Air Defense Group was replaced by a former element of the wing, the 78th Fighter Group (Air Defense).

In 1956, it was decided to elevate the operational units at Hamilton back to a Wing level, and the wing was reactivated, with its operational squadrons still controlled by the 78th Fighter Group. The group component of the wing was considered to be a redundant level of organization by the late 1950s, and the 78th FIG was inactivated on 1 February 1961, with its flying units being directly assigned to the Wing.

The 78th Fighter Wing was the host unit at Hamilton until it was inactivated at the end of December 1969 and its mission, equipment were transferred to the 1st Fighter Wing, which transferred to Hamilton on paper from Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan.