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3918th Strategic Wing
Emblem of the 3918th Strategic Wing
Active1964–1965
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeMAJCOM organization
RoleSupport for deployed nuclear units
Part of7th Air Division
Garrison/HQRAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Maj Gen Timothy J. Dacey, Jr.

The 3918th Strategic Wing (3918th SW) is an inactive United States Air Force unit, discontinued on 31 March 1965.

The 3918th SW was a ground service support element for the Strategic Air Command 7th Air Division (AD), stationed at RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It was upgraded to wing status on 1 February 1964 and discontinued on 31 March 1965. Throughout most of its existence it was controlled by Strategic Air Command, under the 7th Air Division (AD) and stationed at RAF Upper Heyford.

The wing provided host station support functions primarily for SAC B/RB-36 Peacemaker, B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortess, & KC-97 Tanker Wing and Support Elements deployed to Upper Heyford during REFLEX deployments from United States bases. In addition to its assigned units, the 1st Aviation Field Depot Squadron (later 1st Aviation Depot Squadron) and the 11th Aviation Depot Squadron (later 11th Munitions Maintenance Squadron), which were assigned to 7th AD and attached to the wing and were responsible for the control of nuclear weapons ("special weapons") at Upper Heyford.

It was inactivated in 1965 and replaced by USAFE's 7514th Combat Support Group (CSG) as the host base operating unit when SAC turned control over Upper Heyford to the United States Air Forces in Europe.[1] Detachment 1, 98th Strategic Wing assumed the SAC mission.

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  1. ^ a b Fletcher, Harry R (1993). Air Force Bases , Vol. II, Air Bases Outside the United States of America (PDF). Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History. pp. 133–136. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.
  2. ^ The transfer to SAC required that the group be renumbered into the block reserved for SAC as required by AF Manual 26-2.
  3. ^ Third Air Force replaced the 3d Air Division as the USAFE headquarters for the United Kingdom Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. 379–380, 458–459. ISBN 0-912799-02-1.
  4. ^ Until 18 December 1955, the station name was Upper Heyford RAF, Fletcher, p. 131

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