The 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (384 AEw) is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with to the United States Central Command Air Forces, being stationed at Shaikh Isa Air Base, Bahrain. It was inactivated in 2004.
The wing's mission is largely undisclosed, however it is known that one of its missions was aerial refueling of combat aircraft.
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