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'''Air Expeditionary Wings and Groups''' are a [[Wing (air force unit)|Wing]]/Group concept used by the [[United States Air Force]].  These units are activated under temporary orders by the owning [[Major Command]] (MAJCOM) for a specific purpose or mission. Once that mission is completed, these units are inactivated.

==Origins==
Faced with declining budgets in the late 1990s, the U.S. Air Force decided that the [[Operation Northern Watch]] and [[Operation Southern Watch]] (ONW/OSW) patrols over Iraq were "tedious".<ref name=ConnersAEF>[http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,Defensewatch_050504_AEF,00.html Paul Conners, "The AEF Concept has been successful," May 5, 2004]</ref> The patrols placed more strain on units worldwide than during the [[Cold War]]. This was because so many fighter, bomber, air refueling, and airlift squadrons had been inactivated after the end of the Cold War. The Air Force "had to change the way it did business".<ref name=ConnersAEF />

As the no-fly zone patrols over Iraq began to appear as an ongoing, open-ended commitment, the drain on equipment and manpower forced the Air Force to reconsider how it was going to sustain ONW/OSW patrols, as well as other required deployments worldwide. The answer developed was to end the deployment of entire wings ''en bloc''.

It was decided that [[U.S. Central Command Air Forces]] (CENTAF) would not consist of permanently assigned units,<ref name=ConnersAEF /> partially because of the sensitivities of Arab host states to acknowledging that U.S. forces were deployed in their countries. This made establishment of permanent units more difficult, because base access might be changed or denied with shifting, volatile, political currents. For example, during the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], the Jordanian government denied U.S. troops were stationed in Jordan. This created a lot of concern with Jordanian military personnel stationed at [[Muwaffaq_Salti_Air_Base|Shahid Muafaq Al-Salti Air Base]] during the initial stages. As they were being told on television and radio that there were no U.S. troops on Jordanian soil, USAF C-17 aircraft were arriving on a daily basis with personnel and supplies. The [[410th Air Expeditionary Wing]] was quickly growing in size. Out of confusion, Jordanian Security Forces documented everything leaving the aircraft. U.S. personnel removed labels and explosive decals from the containers, as not to aggravate the situation. American troops initially were not allowed to carry weapons in plain sight. So they carried their Beretta 9mm handguns hidden in their waistbands for protection and hid their M-4 carbines from view in their vehicles.

To minimize the risk of these kind of situations happening, the decision was taken to avoid the creation of permanent units, especially in the Middle East.

Instead, elements from different wings, even from both the active-duty component and the [[Air Force Reserve]]s and [[Air National Guard]], would be melded together for each deployment. This merging of different units from different permanent wings/groups was christened the "[[Air Expeditionary Force]]" (AEF) concept. The various units were to be drawn from [[Air Combat Command]] or ACC gained components, but also from other major commands such as [[Pacific Air Forces]] (PACAF) or [[United States Air Forces in Europe]] (USAFE), as necessary, to meet mission requirements. AEF organizations were to be fundamentally temporary in nature, organized to meet a specific mission or commitment.  They thus replaced the [[Provisional Wings|"Provisional" deployed units]] attached to the command during the 1991 (Persian) Gulf War.

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== Active Air Expeditionary wings and groups ==
((Dynamic list|date=June 2023))
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Active United States Air Force Air Expeditionary wings and groups
!Unit
!Emblem
!Location
!Country
!Command
!Date activated
!Mission
|-
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |[[13th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:13th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_-_Emblem.png|75x75px|alt=]]
|[[Christchurch Airport|Christchurch International Airport]]
|((Flagdeco|New Zealand)) [[New Zealand]]
|[[Pacific Air Forces]]
|Unknown
|Air component of the Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA), operating the [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17A Globemaster III]] and [[Lockheed LC-130|LC-130 Hercules]] in support of [[Operation Deep Freeze]]. A forward operating location is based at [[McMurdo Station]] in [[Antarctica]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.dodlive.mil/2010/11/02/dodlive-bloggers-roundtable-antarctica-reseach-and-exploration/|title=DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Antarctica Research and Exploration|last=|first=|date=3 November 2010|website=DoD Live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[332d Air Expeditionary Wing|332nd Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:332d Expeditionary Operations Wing - Emblem.png|75x75px]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |[[Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Kuwait)) [[Kuwait]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|May 2015
|In [[United States Central Command]] area of responsibility.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/407th-Air-Expeditionary-Group/Fact-Sheets/Article/1884342/332nd-air-expeditionary-wing-fact-sheet/|title=332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Fact Sheet|last=|first=|date=1 March 2018|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[378th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:378th Air Expeditionary Wing emblem.png|75x75px]]
|[[Prince Sultan Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Saudi Arabia)) [[Saudi Arabia]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|December 2019
|Supports operations in the [[United States Central Command|US Central Command]] area of responsibility.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/378th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Fact-Sheets/Article/2044964/378th-air-expeditionary-wing-fact-sheet/|title=378th Air Expeditionary Wing Fact Sheet|last=|first=|date=20 December 2019|website=U.S. Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[379th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_color.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Al-Udeid Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Qatar)) [[Qatar]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|Unknown
|Supports operations in the [[United States Central Command|US Central Command]] area of responsibility.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/379th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/|title=379th Air Expeditionary Wing|last=|first=|date=25 August 2019|website=US Air Forces Central|publisher=US Air Force|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[380th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Al Dhafra Air Base]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |((Flagdeco|United Arab Emirates)) [[United Arab Emirates]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|January 2002
|Provides [[aerial refueling]] and [[reconnaissance]] aircraft in the [[United States Central Command|US Central Command]] area of responsibility.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/380th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Fact-Sheets/Article/445043/380th-air-expeditionary-wing/|title=380th Air Expeditionary Wing|last=|first=|date=17 May 2017|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[385th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:385_Air_Expeditionary_Gp_emblem.png|75x75px]]
|[[Al-Udeid Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Qatar)) [[Qatar]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|Air Mobility Command]]
|May 2018
|Provides airlift and aerial refueling support in the [[United States Central Command|US Central Command]] area of responsibility. Assigned to the [[379th Air Expeditionary Wing]] and operates from Al-Udeid AB and [[Ali Al Salem Air Base|Ali Al Salem AB]] in [[Kuwait]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/379th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/News/Display/Article/1863414/385th-aeg-celebrates-year-anniversary/|title=385th AEG celebrates year anniversary|last=Gardner|first=Staff Sgt. Ashley L.|date=1 June 2019|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[386th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Ali Al Salem Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Kuwait)) [[Kuwait]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|September 2000
|Provides airlift hubs in the [[United States Central Command|US Central Command]] area of responsibility.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/386th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Fact-Sheet/Display/Article/423585/386th-air-expeditionary-wing/|title=386th Air Expeditionary Wing|last=|first=|date=9 September 2019|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[387th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:387th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_-_Emblem.png|75x75px]]
|[[Cargo City]]
|((Flagdeco|Kuwait)) [[Kuwait]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2003
|Operates the Theater Logistics Gateway at Cargo City and operates at [[Ali Al Salem Air Base|Ali Al Salem AB]] in Kuwait in support of operations in the [[United States Central Command|US Central Command]] area of responsibility. Assigned to the [[386th Air Expeditionary Wing]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/386th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/News/Display/Article/1857701/cargo-city-officially-opens-as-new-gateway-in-kuwait/|title=Cargo City officially opens as new gateway in Kuwait|last=Cloys|first=Tech. Sgt. Robert|date=24 May 2019|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[401st Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:401st_Air_Expeditionary_Group.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[RAF Mildenhall]]
|((Flagdeco|United Kingdom)) [[United Kingdom]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|Unknown
|Unknown.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.mildenhall.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/728502/colonel-robert-a-shelton/|title=Colonel Robert A. Shelton – Biography|last=|first=|date=November 2019|website=RAF Mildenhall|publisher=US Air Force|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[404th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:404th_Air_Expeditionary_Group.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Ramstein Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Germany)) [[Germany]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|October 2008
|Provides dedicated intra-theater airlift support for the [[United States Africa Command|US Africa Command]] area of responsibility. Subordinate units forward deploy to locations throughout Africa.<ref name=":4">((Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/offandrunning/|title=Off and Running|last=|first=|date=13 November 2008|website=Air Force Magazine|publisher=Air Force Association|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[406th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:406th AEW.png|75x75px]]
|[[Ramstein Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Germany)) [[Germany]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|2023
|Supports [[United States Africa Command|US Africa Command]] operations, with subordinate units forward deployed to locations throughout Africa.<ref name="406AEW-web">((Cite web |title=406th Air Expeditionary Wing |url=https://www.usafe.af.mil/435thAEW/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |publisher=[[United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]))</ref>
|-
|[[407th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:407th_Air_Expeditionary_Group.png|75x75px]]
|[[Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Kuwait)) [[Kuwait]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2016
|Provides airlift operations from Ahmad al-Jaber AB and [[Ali Al Salem Air Base|Ali Al Salem AB]] in Kuwait for the [[United States Central Command|US Central Command]] area of responsibility. Assigned to the [[386th Air Expeditionary Wing]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/386th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Fact-Sheet/Display/Article/423585/386th-air-expeditionary-wing/|title=386th Air Expeditionary Wing – Fact Sheet|last=|first=|date=9 September 2019|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 January 2020))</ref>
|-
|[[409th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:409th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_emblem.png|75x75px]]
|[[Niger Air Base 201|Nigerien Air Base 201]]
|((Flagdeco|Niger)) [[Niger]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|2011
|Provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to counter [[Violent extremism|extremist]] activity.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/new-usaf-base-in-niger-begins-limited-operations/|title=New USAF Base in Niger Begins Limited Operations|last=Everstine|first=Brian W.|date=15 August 2019|website=Air Force Magazine|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 January 2020))</ref> Assigned to the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing.<ref name="406AEW-web"/>
|-
|[[432d Wing|432nd Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:432d_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Creech Air Force Base]]
|((Flagdeco|United States)) [[United States]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2002
|Remotely operates the [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9B Reaper]] in the [[United States Central Command|US Central Command]] area of responsibility.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1572831/air-force-awards-first-remote-device-dominant-persistent-attack-aircrew-recogni/|title=Air Force awards first Remote device: Dominant persistent attack aircr|last=|first=|date=11 July 2018|website=Air Combat Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[447th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:USAF_-_447th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_2.png|75px]]
|[[Incirlik Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Turkey)) [[Turkey]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2015
|Flies [[Operation Inherent Resolve]] [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10C Thunderbolt II]] combat and [[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker|KC-135R Stratotanker]] air refueling missions.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1412240/a-10s-bring-thunder-lightning-during-fight-against-isis/|title=A-10s bring thunder, lightning during fight against ISIS|last=Rhynes|first=Staff Sgt. Trevor|date=10 January 2018|website=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2019))</ref><ref name=":3" />
|-
|[[449th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:449th_Bombardment_Wing.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Camp Lemonnier]]
|((Flagdeco|Djibouti)) [[Djibouti]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|2008
|Provides [[combat search and rescue]] and maintains surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for the [[Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.stripes.com/news/air-force-mission-on-the-rise-in-africa-amid-afghan-drawdown-1.277662|title=Air Force mission on the rise in Africa amid Afghan drawdown|last=Vandiver|first=John|date=14 April 2014|website=Stars and Stripes|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2019))</ref> Assigned to the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing.<ref name="406AEW-web"/>
|}

== Inactive Air Expeditionary wings and groups ==
((Dynamic list|date=June 2023))
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Unit
!Emblem
!Headquarters Location
!Country
!Command
!Dates last active
!Mission
|-
|[[16th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:USAF_-_16th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Aviano Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Italy)) [[Italy]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|June 1997 – June 2003
|Supported [[Operation Allied Force]] and subsequent operations in the Balkans from Aviano and several forward operating bases throughout the region. Replaced by the [[401st Air Expeditionary Group|401st Air Expeditionary Wing]].
|-
|[[40th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:40th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Diego Garcia|Diego Garcia Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|British Indian Ocean Territory)) [[British Indian Ocean Territory]]
|[[Pacific Air Forces]]
|October 2001 – August 2006
|Supported strategic bomber operations during [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] in Afghanistan.
|-
|[[64th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:64th Air Expeditionary Group.png|75x75px]]
|[[Eskan Village|Eskan Village Compound]]
|((Flagdeco|Saudi Arabia)) [[Saudi Arabia]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2005–2014
|Provided security and force support at Eskan Village Compound during [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and [[Iraq War|Operation New Dawn]] whilst assigned to the [[379th Air Expeditionary Wing]].
|-
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |[[313th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|
|[[Morón Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Spain)) [[Spain]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa|Air Mobility Command]]
|March – October 2011
|Operated the [[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker|KC-135 Stratotanker]] and [[McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender|KC-10 Extender]] as part of [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] and [[NATO|NATO's]] [[Operation Unified Protector]] in relation to the [[Libyan Crisis (2011–present)|Libyan Civil War]].
|-
|[[320th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:320th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling]], 
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |((Flagdeco|United States)) [[United States]]
|[[Air Force District of Washington]]
|Unknown
|Supports [[Joint Task Force National Capital Region]] operations such as [[United States presidential inauguration|Presidential inaugurations]].
|-
|321st Air Expeditionary Wing
|[[File:321st_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[New Al Muthana Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Iraq)) [[Iraq]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|August 2002 – December 2011
|Supported the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission (ITAM)-Air Force.
|-
|322nd Air Expeditionary Group
|
|[[Chania International Airport|Souda Bay Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Greece)) [[Greece]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|January – May 2012
|Unknown.
|-
|[[323d Flying Training Wing|323rd Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:323d_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[RoAF 71st Air Base|Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Romania)) [[Romania]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|March – April 2008
|Activated for the [[2008 Bucharest summit|NATO 2008 Bucharest summit]].
|-
|332nd Air Expeditionary Air Group((cn|date=January 2024))
|[[File:332d_Air_Expeditionary_Group.png|75x75px]]
|Unknown
|[[Western Asia|Southwest Asia]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|Unknown
|Operated the [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9A Predator]] and [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15E Eagle]] in the [[United States Central Command|Central Command]] area of responsibility, 2017.<ref name=":3">((Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/punching-above-their-weight/|title=Punching Above Their Weight|last=Jennifer|first=Hlad|date=21 November 2017|website=Air Force Magazine|publisher=Air Force Association|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2019))</ref> See [[332d Expeditionary Operations Group]].
|-
|[[363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing|363rd Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:USAF_-_363rd_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Prince Sultan Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Saudi Arabia)) [[Saudi Arabia]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Central Command Air Forces]] 
|December 1998 – August 2003
|Part of [[Operation Southern Watch]] which patrolled the Southern [[Iraqi no-fly zones|No-Fly Zone]] over [[Iraq]] below the [[33rd parallel north|33rd Parallel]]
|-
|370th Air Expeditionary Wing
|[[File:370th_Air_Expeditionary_Advisory_Group.png|75x75px]]
|[[New Al Muthana Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Iraq)) [[Iraq]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|February 2010 – 2011
|
|-
|370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group
|[[File:370th_Air_Expeditionary_Advisory_Group.png|75x75px]]
|[[New Al Muthana Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Iraq)) [[Iraq]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|March 2007 – November 2008
|Supported the restart of the [[Iraqi Air Force]] by training Iraqi personnel.
|-
|[[376th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:376th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Manas Air Base|Transit Center at Manas]]
|((Flagdeco|Kyrgyzstan)) [[Kyrgyzstan]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|December 2001 – June 2014
|Operated the Transit Centre at Manas in support of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].
|-
|[[384th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:USAF_-_384th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Isa Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Bahrain)) [[Bahrain]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|September 2003 – 2004
|Supported operations in the Middle East.
|-
|[[398th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|
|[[Budapest Ferihengy International Airport]]
|((Flagdeco|Hungary)) [[Hungary]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|March – April 2008
|Was assigned to [[323d Flying Training Wing|323rd Air Expeditionary Wing]]. Activated for the [[2008 Bucharest summit|NATO 2008 Bucharest summit]].
|-
|[[405th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:405th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Bagram Airfield|Bagram Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)) [[Afghanistan]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|
|
|-
|[[410th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:410th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Prince Hassan Air Base]] and [[Shahid Muafaq Al-Salti Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Jordan)) [[Jordan]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Central Command Air Forces]]
|2003–unknown
|Supported [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
|-
|[[416th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:USAF_-_416th_Air_Expeditionary_Group.png|75x75px]]
|Unknown
|Unknown
|Unknown
|Unknown
|Unknown
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|[[435th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:435th Air Expeditionary Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Ramstein Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Germany)) [[Germany]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe|US Air Forces in Europe  Air Forces Africa]]
|2013–2023
|Supported [[United States Africa Command|US Africa Command]] operations, with subordinate units forward deployed to locations throughout Africa.<ref name=":4" /><ref name="435AEW-web">((Cite web |title=435th Air Expeditionary Wing |url=https://www.usafe.af.mil/435thAEW/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=www.usafe.af.mil))</ref> Mission and components taken over by the [[406th Air Expeditionary Wing]] in 2023.<ref>((Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Miquel |date=2023-06-12 |title=4-part ceremony equips 406th AEW to continue 435th AEW legacy |url=https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3424284/4-part-ceremony-equips-406th-aew-to-continue-435th-aew-legacy/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |publisher=[[U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]] |language=en-US))</ref>
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|[[438th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:438th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Hamid Karzai International Airport]]
|((Flagdeco|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)) [[Afghanistan]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2001–2021
|Provided training, advice, and assistance to the [[Afghan Air Force]]. Also operated at [[Kandahar International Airport]].<ref>((Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 December 2012|title=Train, Advice, Assist Command - Air|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/438th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/459889/train-advice-assist-command-air/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 January 2019|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US))</ref>
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|[[444th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|
|Unknown
|Unknown
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Central Command Air Forces]]
|2003–unknown
|Supported [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
|-
|[[451st Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:451st-airexpeditionarywing-emblem.png|75x75px]]
|[[Kandahar Airfield]]
|((Flagdeco|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)) [[Afghanistan]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2002–2021
|Operated the [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10C Thunderbolt II]], [[Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk|HH-60G Pave Hawk]], [[Battlefield Airborne Communications Node|E-11A BACN]] and [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9A Reaper]] in support of [[Operation Freedom's Sentinel]] and NATO's [[Resolute Support Mission|Operation Resolute Support]].<ref>((Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 July 2018|title=451st Air Expeditionary Group|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/455th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Fact-Sheet/Display/Article/1004223/451st-air-expeditionary-group/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2019|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US))</ref> Assigned to the [[455th Air Expeditionary Wing]].<ref name=":5">((Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 November 2017|title=455th AEW Fact Sheet|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/455th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/Fact-Sheet/Display/Article/1383609/455th-aew-fact-sheet/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2019|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US))</ref>
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|[[455th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:455th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Bagram Air Field]]
|((Flagdeco|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)) [[Afghanistan]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2008–2021
|Supported [[Operation Freedom's Sentinel]] and NATO's [[Resolute Support Mission|Operation Resolute Support]].<ref name=":5" />
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|[[457th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|
|[[Morón Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Spain)) [[Spain]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa|Air Mobility Command]]
|2011
|Supported [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] and [[NATO|NATO's]] [[Operation Unified Protector]] in relation to the [[Libyan Crisis (2011–present)|Libyan Civil War]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/combat-comm-supports-40-year-un-resolution/|title=Combat Comm supports 40-year UN resolution|last=|first=|date=2 December 2011|website=Kaiserslautern American|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2019))</ref>
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|[[462d Air Expeditionary Group|462nd Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:462d Strategic Wing.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Diego Garcia|Diego Garcia Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|British Indian Ocean Territory)) [[British Indian Ocean Territory]]
|[[Pacific Air Forces]]
|July 2002 – unknown
|Operated [[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker|KC-135R Stratotankers]] in support of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] whilst assigned to the [[40th Air Expeditionary Wing]].
|-
|[[466th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:466th_Air_Expeditionary_Group.png|75x75px]]
|[[Manas Air Base|Transit Center at Manas]]
|((Flagdeco|Kyrgyzstan)) [[Kyrgyzstan]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2012–2014
|Supported operations at the Transit Centre at Manas in support of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/218192/466-aeg-activated-at-tcm/|title=466 AEG activated at TCM|last=Benedetti|first=Staff Sgt. Matt|date=28 November 2012|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2019))</ref>
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|467th Air Expeditionary Group
|[[File:467th_Air_Expeditionary_Group.png|75x75px]]
|[[Camp Victory]], [[Baghdad International Airport]]
|((Flagdeco|Iraq)) [[Iraq]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2010–unknown
|Supported [[Iraq War#2010: US drawdown and Operation New Dawn|Operation New Dawn]] in Iraq.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/219889/467th-aeg-provides-world-class-support-to-ia-jet-airmen/|title=467th AEG provides world-class support to IA, JET Airmen|last=Allen|first=Staff Sgt. Sanjay|date=22 November 2010|website=US Air Forces Central Command|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[484th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:484th Air Expeditionary Wing.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Al-Udeid Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Qatar)) [[Qatar]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2003
|Supported [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
|-
|[[485th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:485th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png|75x75px]]
|[[Tabuk Regional Airport]]
|((Flagdeco|Saudi Arabia)) [[Saudi Arabia]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2003
|Supported [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
|-
|[[486th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:486th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Kuwait)) [[Kuwait]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2003
|Supported [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
|-
|[[487th Air Expeditionary Wing]]
|[[File:487 Tactical Missile Wg emblem.png|78x78px]]
|[[Cairo West Air Base|Cairo West Airfield]]
|((Flagdeco|Egypt)) [[Egypt]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|2003
|Supported [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
|-
|[[492nd Special Operations Wing|492nd Air Expeditionary Group]]
|
|[[Lajes Field]]
|((Flagdeco|Azores)) [[Azores]]
|[[Air Mobility Command]]
|2003
|Supported [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
|-
|[[506th Air Expeditionary Group]]
|[[File:506th_Air_Expeditionary_Group.PNG|75x75px]]
|[[Kirkuk Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Iraq)) [[Iraq]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|Unknown–2010
|
|-
|Personnel Recovery Task Force/563rd Air Expeditionary Group<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.littlerock.af.mil/Community/Biographies/Display/Article/1280451/chief-master-sergeant-david-a-morse/|title=Information for the community outside of LRAFB))</ref>
|
|[[Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani–Birgi|Trapani Air Base]]
|((Flagdeco|Italy)) [[Italy]]
|[[United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa|US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa]]
|June 2013 – January 2014
|Operated the [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|HC-130J Combat King II]]. Drawn from elements of [[563rd Rescue Group]]. Assigned to the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing.
|-
|651st Air Expeditionary Group
|
|[[Camp Shorabak|Camp Bastion]]
|((Flagdeco|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)) [[Afghanistan]]
|[[United States Air Forces Central|US Air Forces Central]]
|June 2011 – unknown
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== Notes ==
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==References==
*Air Force Instruction 38-101, AIR FORCE ORGANIZATION, 4 APRIL 2006 (with Change 2, dated 20 July 2006, and later).

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