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309th Maintenance Wing
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The 309th Maintenance Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force last based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. On July 12, 2012 it was inactivated and its function became part of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex.
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Active | 1942–1944, 1949-1951, 1955-1957, 2005-2012 |
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Type | Equipment Support |
Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
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309th Maintenance Wing emblem (Approved 5 July 2005[1] | ![]() |
The wing was established in 1942 as the 309th Bombardment Group. It served as an Operational Training Unit, then as a Replacement Training Unit for medium bomber units and aircrews until 1944, when it was disbanded, when the Army Air Forces reorganized its training units.
The unit was activated in the reserve in 1949 as the 309th Troop Carrier Group', a corollary unit of the 314th Troop Carrier Wing. It was inactivated in 1951 and its personnel used to man other units as a result of the Korean War. It was activated flying the Chase YC-122 Avitruc, then the Fairchild C-123 Provider as the United States Air Force's first assault airlift group. It deployed to Europe, but was inactivated in 1957 and its components transferred to another unit. It was activated as a maintenance wing in 2005.