Lineage. Established as 2851 Air Base Wing, and organized, on 1 Aug 1953. Redesignated: 2851 Air Base Group on 16 Oct 1964; 651 Support Group on 1 Oct 1992; 651 Air Base Group on 1 Oct 1993; 76 Air Base Wing on 1 Oct 1994. Inactivated on 13 Jul 2001. Redesignated 76 Maintenance Wing on 31 Jan 2005. Activated on 18 Feb 2005.
Assignments. San Antonio Air Materiel Area (later, San Antonio Air Logistics Center), 1 Aug 1953-13 Jul 2001. Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, 18 Feb 2005-.
Stations. Kelly AFB (later, Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB), TX, 1 Aug 1953-13 Jul 2001. Tinker AFB, OK, 18 Feb 2005-.
Commanders. Col Laurence A. Growdon, 1 Aug 1953; Col Ben T. Stogner, 27 Jun 1954; Col Henry O. Bordelon, 19 Jul 1954; Col Howard Moore, 1 Oct 1954; Col Isaac M. B. Symes, 20 Jul 1955; Col Henry O. Bordelon, 12 Mar 1956; Col Ben T. Stogner, 28 Apr 1958; Col Irving C. Eells, 20 Jun 1958; Col Curis L. Frisbie, 22 Jul 1959; Col Jack D. Whidden, 12 Jul 1962; Col Howard J. Bechtel, 27 Aug 1962; Col Farley E. Peebles, 1 Jan 1967; Col Benjamin H. Shiffrin, 13 Jun 1967; Col Edison F. Arnold, 1 Nov 1968; Col Harold K. Dorgan, 26 Dec 1970; Col Joe Fry, 31 Jan 1972; Col William L. MacLachlan, 1 May 1973; Col Kenneth E. Harrison, 23 May 1974; Col Harry W. Taylor Jr., 1 Aug 1975; Col Myron G. Smith, 9 Aug 1976; Col Everett M. Sutton, 10 Jun 1977; Col Richard A. Bianckino, 30 Dec 1977; Col Lester R. Mellott Jr., 28 Feb 1978; Col Robert A. Manns, 15 Jun 1979; Col John A. Webb, 22 Jun 1981; Lt Col Robert A. Miller, 22 Aug 1984; Col Thomas O. Williams II, 25 Oct 1984; Lt Col Martin A. Donley, 1 Jul 1986; Col Leslie A. Hobgood, 19 Aug 1986; Lt Col James Concannon, 1 Jun 1989; Col James T. Jones, 17 Jul 1989; Col Raymond T. Holmes, 19 Jul 1991; Col Edward J. McGann, 27 Jul 1992; Col Raymond T. Holmes, 21 Sep 1992; Col Nathaniel Guinn, 25 Feb 1993; Col James P. Concannon, 6 Apr 1993; Col David M. Lopez, 16 Aug 1996; Col Margaret K. Baldwin, 2 Sep 1997; Col John C. Vrba, 22 Apr 1999; Unkn, Oct 1999-13 Jul 2001.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decoration. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 15 Jan 1988-14 Jan 1990; 1 Jan 1998-31 Dec 1999.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 16 February 2005.
Commanders through 13 Jul 2001.
Supersedes published information contained in Judy G. Endicott (ed.), Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 (Washington: USGPO, 1999).
Emblem. Approved on 4 Oct 1996.
Prepared by Daniel L. Haulman .
Approved by A. Timothy Warnock.