498th Nuclear Systems Wing

498th Nuclear Systems Wing
498th Group B-29 Superfortress landing at Isely Field, Saipan, 1945
Active1943-1946; 1960-1969; 2006-2012
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleManagement of nuclear weapons
Part ofAir Force Materiel Command
EngagementsWestern Pacific Theater
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
498th Nuclear Systems Wing emblem )Approved 25 August 2009)
498 Tactical Missile Gp emblem (approved 19 December 1961)

The 498th Nuclear Systems Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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