6 – 1 9 4 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 5 3 ▁ ▁P ▁( l ater , ▁F )- 8 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 4 7 ; ▁ 1 9 4 9 – 1 9 5 0 ▁ ▁F - 8 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 7 ▁ ▁F - 8 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 – 1 9 5 7 ▁ ▁F - 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 8 0 ; ▁R F - 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁MC - 1 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁F - 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 1 ; ▁ 1 9 9 1 – present ▁ ▁E - 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 – present ▁ ▁K C - 1 3 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 – present ▁ ▁C - 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 3 ▁ ▁H H - 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 4 ▁ ▁H H - 6 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 – present ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁The ▁ 1 8 th ▁Wing ▁has ▁the ▁unique ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁wing ▁never ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁Cont