Force, 1 January 1959 – 1 September 1964 First Air Force, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1967 Aerospace Defense Command, 19 November 1969 Air Defense, Tactical Air Command, 1 October 1979 – 23 September 1983 Stations Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas, 22 December 1942 Topeka Army Air Field, Kansas, 31 May 1943 Merced Army Air Field (later Castle Field), California, 7 October 1945 – 3 April 1946 Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee, 20 December 1946 – 27 June 1949 Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, 16 February 1951 – 1 September 1964 McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1967 Hancock Field, New York 19 November 1969 Griffiss Air Force Base, New York, 31 August – 23 September 1983 Components World War II 48th Staging Wing: 18 July 1945 – c. 21 March 1946 95th Bombardment Group: 29 May 1947 – 27 June 1949 333d Bombardment Group: attached 15 July 1942 – 21 February 1943 346th Bombardment Group: attached 7 September 1942 – 25 February 1943 384th Bombardment Group: 16 July 1947 – 27 June 1949 Strategic Air Command 40th Bombardment Wing (later 40 Strategic Aerospace Wing): 20 June 1960 – 1 September 1964 44th Bombardment Wing Lake Charles Air Force Base, Louisiana, 4 August 1951 – 8 April 1952. 8 April – 16 June 1952 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing: 1 – 16 October 1952; 16 October 1952 – 1 September 1964 68th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing Lake Charles Air Force Base, Louisiana, 10 October 1951 – 8 April 1952. 8 April – c. 15 May 1952 90th Bombardment Wing (later 90 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing):14 March 1951 – 8 April 1952. 8 April – 16 October 1952. 16 October 1952 – 20 June 1960. 308th Bombardment Wing:10 October 1951 – 8 April 1952; 8 – 17 April 1952 310th Bombardment Wing: attached: 28 March – 4 September 1952 376th Bombardment Wing:attached: 1 June – 10 October 1951 373d Bombardment Squadron: attached 10 October 1951 – 8 April 1952; 8 – 17 April 1952 374th Bombardment Squadron: attached 10 October 1951 – 8 April 1952; 8 – 17 April 1952 375th Bombardment Squadron: attached 10 October 1951 – 8 April 1952; 8 – 17 April 1952 Air Defense Command Air Forces Iceland: 31 December 1969 – 1 October 1975 Fighter-Interceptor units 52d Fighter Wing Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 1 April 1966 – 1 December