96th Air Base Wing - Components

Components

Groups

• 96th Operations Group: 1 September 1991 – 1 October 1993. Seemingly reformed in June–July 2012.

Conducts the wing's primary missions of developmental testing and evaluation of conventional munitions, command and control systems, F-15 and A-10 avionics, and navigation and guidance systems. The 96 TW manages 41 modified test aircraft.

• 96th Maintenance Group (earlier 96th Logistics Group), 1 September 1991 – 1 October 1993.
• 96th Test Group

Operates at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The Group's mission is to operate test facilities for high speed sled track testing, navigation and guidance system testing, radar signature measurements, weapon systems flight testing, and Air Force Liaison for all AF programs tested at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR).

• 96th Mission Support Group (earlier 96th Air Base Group, 96th Combat Support Group, 96th Support Group) 18 November 1953 – 12 December 1957, 25 June 1961 – 1 October 1993, 15 March 1994 – present

Provides Aerospace Expeditionary Force readiness, fuels, supply, transportation, ground combat training, security, communication, personnel, education, family services, lodging, food service, recreation and logistics planning and deployment support to approximately 20,000 Team Eglin military and civilian personnel and 43,000 retirees. It deploys combat ready forces in support of worldwide contingency operations.

• 96th Civil Engineer Group 15 March 1994 – present

Provides engineering forces to support global aerospace forces in peace and war. It operates, maintains, and protects the physical plant, infrastructure, facilities and systems, housing, and the environment, and maintains the largest base in the Air Force - 11.6 million square feet of physical plant and 3,256 facilities.

• 96th Range Group

Operates the Eglin Gulf Test Range. Consists of approximately 120,000 square miles of overwater airspace, covering the eastern third of the Gulf of Mexico from the Florida panhandle to the Florida Keys. The land range covers 724 square miles and contains 70 specific test and training areas, including an approved depleted uranium test range and the only qualified air-to-ground supersonic range east of the Mississippi River.

• 96th Medical Group (earlier 819th Medical Group; USAF Hospital, Dyess; 96th Strategic Hospital) 1 November 1958 – 1 October 1993, 15 March 1994 – present

Ensures optimal health for all of Team Eglin. It manages and provides comprehensive, cost-effective health care for 83,000 eligible beneficiaries. It operates a community-based teaching hospital with graduate level programs in family practice, general dentistry and other medical disciplines. It has deployable elements.

Squadrons

• 4th Strategic Support: 1 September 1959 – 15 March 1961
• 11th Air Refueling: attached 16 December 1957 – March 1958
• 96th Air Refueling Squadron: 18 November 1953 – 3 December 1957 (detached 5 October-20 November 1954, 1 August-14 September 1955, 18–31 January 1956, 25 June-9 October 1956, and 10 January-7 April 1957)
• 321st Air Refueling: attached 3 July-8 November 1954
• 337th Bombardment Squadron: 15 July 1942 – 29 November 1945; 29 May 1947 – 27 June 1949; 18 November 1953 – 15 March 1963; 15 September 1963 – 1 September 1991.
• 338th Bombardment (later, 338th Strategic Bombardment Training; 338th Combat Crew Training) Squadron: 15 July 1942 – 15 December 1945; 29 May-8 October 1947; 18 November 1953 – 15 March 1963; 1 July 1986 – 1 September 1991
• 339th Bombardment Squadron: 15 July 1942 – 29 November 1945; 29 May-8 October 1947; 18 November 1953 – 15 March 1963
• 380th Air Refueling: attached 8 November 1954 – 1 April 1955
• 413th Bombardment Squadron: 15 July 1942 – 19 December 1945; 17 July 1947 – 27 June 1949; 1 November 1958 – 1 January 1962
• 546th Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1947 – 27 June 1949
• 547th Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1947 – 27 June 1949
• 578th Strategic Missile Squadron: 1 July 1961 – 25 March 1965
• 917th Air Refueling Squadron: attached 1–14 January 1965, assigned 15 January 1965 – 1 September 1991
• 4018th Combat Crew Training: 15 March 1985 – 1 July 1986.