which was merged into TAC. The F-15As in front-line units were being reassigned to Air Defense duty with ADTAC. On 19 November 1990, the 555th TFTS changed its course from air superiority combat training with the Eagle to air defense interceptor training with the F-15C when TAC began assigning F-15Cs to Air National Guard interceptor duty and phasing out the F-15A all together, the 426th being inactivated. The 461st TFTS received first F-15E Strike Eagle, July 1988, and the 550th TFTS became the second F-15E Strike Eagle training squadron in March 1989. On 1 October 1991, due to the implementation of the Objective Wing at Luke and the "One base, one wing" policy, the 405th TTW was shut down and the F-15s were reassigned back to the 58th TTW. Twenty-first century Reactivated as an Air Expeditionary Wing after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 attacks as part of USCENTAF. Carried out operations over the Horn of Africa, during the War in Afghanistan (2001-present) and the War in Iraq from 2002 based at RAFO Thumrait. Flew B-1, AWACS, KC-135, and RC-135 aircraft, and possibly others. Lineage Established as 405th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 15 October 1952 Activated on 1 December 1952 Inactivated on 1 July 1958 Redesignated 405th Fighter Wing on 11 March 1959 Activated on 9 April 1959 Inactivated on 16 September 1974 Redesignated 405th Tactical Training Wing, and activated on 29 August 1979 Inactivated 1 October 1991 Redesignated 405th Air Expeditionary Wing and converted to provisional status in September 2001 Assignments Ninth Air Force, 1 December 1952 Tactical Air Command, 16 April 1953 Ninth Air Force, 1 July 1956 836th Air Division, 8 October 1957 – 1 July 1958 Thirteenth Air Force, 9 April 1959 6th Air Division, 1 August 1968 Thirteenth Air Force, 15 December 1969 – 16 September 1974 Twelfth Air Force, 29 August 1979 – 1 October 1991 Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate any time after September 2001 Attached to: United States Central Command Air Forces (later United States Air Forces Central) Components 1st Test Squadron: 30 April 1970 – 16 September 1974 8th Bombardment (later, 8th Special Operations; 8th Fighter) Squadron: 18 November 1964 – 15 January 1968 13th Bombardment (later, 13th Fighter) Squadron: 18 November 1964 – 15 January 1968 20th Operations Squadron: 31 December 1971 – 16 September 1974 64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 10 June 1966 – 15 December 1969 90th Tactical