95th Wing
| 95th Wing | |
|---|---|
Col David Leaumont, 95th Wing commander, unfurls the wing guidon during the wing activation ceremony at Offutt AFB | |
| Active | 1942–1945, 1947–1949, 1952–1966, 1966–1976, 1994–2012, 2025-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Command, control and communications |
| Part of | Air Force Global Strike Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Offutt AFB, Nebraska |
| Nickname(s) | "First B-17's over Berlin – 1944" (WW II) |
| Motto(s) | Justice with Victory |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Website | https://www.offutt.af.mil/Units/95th-Wing/ |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. David Leaumont |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Charles B. DeBellevue General John K. Gerhart General John Dale Ryan Lt Gen Gerald W. Johnson |
| Insignia | |
| 95th Wing emblem | |
| 95th Bombardment Wing emblem | |
| 95th Bombardment Group emblem | |
| World War II tail marking | Square B |
The 95th Wing is a tenant wing at Offutt Air Force Base that was activated on 28 February 2025.
The wing was previously assigned to the Air Force Flight Test Center of Air Force Materiel Command at Edwards Air Force Base, California, where it was inactivated on 13 July 2012.
During World War II its predecessor, the 95th Bombardment Group, was a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress unit in England, stationed at RAF Horham. It was the only Eighth Air Force group awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations, with the highest total claims of enemy aircraft destroyed of all Eighth Air Force Bomb Groups − 425 aircraft. It was also the first U.S. Army Air Forces group to bomb Berlin. From 1947 to 1949 the 95th Bombardment Group served in the reserves. It was inactivated when Continental Air Command reorganized its reserve flying units under the wing base organization model.
During the Cold War, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 95th Bombardment Wing performed strategic bombardment training with Convair B-36 Peacemaker and later Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers. It operated to support SAC's global commitments from April 1954 until SAC's phaseout of operations at Biggs Air Force Base, Texas in 1966. The wing was activated later that year as the 95th Strategic Wing at Goose Air Base, Canada to replace the 4082d Strategic Wing. At Goose, it supported forward deployed SAC tankers. It was inactivated in 1976 as the Air Force withdrew from Goose Air Base.
In 1984, the 95th group and wing were consolidated into a single unit. The consolidated unit was redesignated the 95th Air Base Wing and was activated in 1994 as the host organization at Edwards, absorbing the mission, personnel and equipment of the inactivating 650th Air Base Wing.