57th Wing
The wing provides training for composite strike forces which include every type of aircraft in the USAF inventory.The Thunderbirds and the USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School report directly to the 57th Wing commander.The 57th moved to Nevada and replaced the 4525th Fighter Weapons Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, in October 1969.From 1991 to present, the 57th provided combat aircrew capabilities, operating the USAF Weapons and the USAF Combat Rescue Schools, developing techniques and procedures and conducting operational test and evaluation on all major aircraft in the AF inventory.Brig Gen Joel T. Hall This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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