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The 5th Bomb Wing (5 BW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The wing is also the host unit at Minot. The 5 BW is one of only two B-52H Stratofortress wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 2d Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Its 5th Operations Group is a successor organization of the 5th Group (Composite), one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. On 7 December 1941, the 5th Bombardment Group suffered the loss of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-18 Bolo bombers when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, but it sent two B-17s to search vainly for the Japanese task force. After the attack, the group patrolled the waters off the Hawaiian Islands until November 1942, taking part in the Battle of Midway (3–6 June 1942). Active for over 60 years, the 5 BW was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's heavy bomber deterrent force throughout the Cold War. ==Components== The 5 BW is part of the Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force and is the host unit at Minot. Its current command staff consists of (Colonel Jason Armagost. ), Wing Commander; and (Chief Master Sergeant Kevin J. Jurgella. ), Wing Command Chief. The wing includes a total force of approximately 3,640 military members as well as 420 civilian employees. The 5 BW consists of the following units: * 5th Operations Group: 16 July 1949 – 16 June 1952 (detached 12 November 1949 – 10 February 1951); 1 September 1991–present. * * 23d Bomb Squadron * * 69th Bomb Squadron * * 5th Operations Support Squadron * 5th Maintenance Group * * 5th Munitions Squadron * * 5th Maintenance Squadron * * 5th Maintenance Operations Squadron * * 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron * * 705th Munitions Squadron * 5th Medical Group * * 5th Medical Operations Squadron * * 5th Medical Support Squadron * 5th Mission Support Group * * 5th Civil Engineer Squadron * * 5th Communications Squadron * * 5th Force Support Squadron * * 5th Security Forces Squadron * * 5th Contracting Squadron * * 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron As the host unit at Minot, the 5 BW also controls the special staff functions of the inspector general, wing plans, the chaplain, staff judge advocate, arms control, command post, public affairs, history and safety. The 5th Comptroller Squadron also reports directly to the 5 BW commander. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「5th Bomb Wing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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