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2021 USAF & USSF Almanac: Air Force Wings

June 30, 2021

There are 144 wings in the U.S. Air Force. All of them trace their history to the 1st Pursuit Wing, formed in France by the American Expeditionary Forces of the U.S. Army in July 1918. The term “wing” has remained in use ever since.

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