On the same day, the confused command situation was emphasised when simultaneous orders from USAFE and AMC designated Uptegraff's wing both the 406th AEW (USAFE), and the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing (AMC). Later accounts emphasize that Uptegraff focused on making sure operations continued, and that the 406th AEW only existed briefly. It is not made clear when the 406 AEW was formally disestablished. In contrast, the 313 AEW existed through October 2011. Lineage Established as 406th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 25 June 1952 Activated on 10 July 1952 Redesignated 406th Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 1 April 1954 Inactivated on 15 May 1958 Redesignated 406th Tactical Fighter Training Wing on 20 June 1972 Activated on 15 July 1972 Inactivated on 31 October 1992 Redesignated 406th Air Expeditionary Wing, and converted to provisional status, on 5 February 2001 Activated on 30 March 2011 Inactivated only "after a brief period". Assignments Third Air Force, 10 July 1952 – 15 May 1958 Sixteenth Air Force, 15 July 1972 – 31 October 1992 United States Air Forces in Europe to activate or inactivate at any time after 5 February 2001 Activated 30 March 2011; inactivated a short time later Components Group 406th Fighter-Bomber (later Fighter-Interceptor) Group: 10 July 1952 – 1 May 1956 Squadrons 87th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: attached 21 December 1954 – 8 September 1955 512th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 May 1956 – 24 March 1958 (Yellow Stripe) 513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 May 1956 – 25 April 1958 (Red Stripe) 514th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 May 1956 – 15 May 1958 (Dark Blue Stripe) 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron: ???-Present Stations RAF Manston, England, 10 July 1952 – 15 May 1958 Zaragoza AB, Spain, 15 July 1972 – 31 October 1992 Diyarbakir, Turkey, 2001–??? Camp Bastion, Afghanistan ???-Present References Notes Bibliography Swetzer, Robert L., On NATO's southern flank: A history of Sixteenth Air Force, 1954–1988, Office of History Headquarters, Sixteenth Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe, 1989 0406 Military units and formations established in 2001