581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing
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The 581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing was a United States Air Force special operations wing, last assigned to Thirteenth Air Force at Clark Air Base, Philippines, from 1951-53.
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581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing | |
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Active | 1943–1944; 1951–1953 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Special Operations |
Motto(s) | Libertas Per Veritatem (Latin for 'Liberty Through Truth') |
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The wing was inactivated in 1953. In 1985, it was consolidated on paper with the 471st Bombardment Group, a World War II heavy bombardment replacement training unit, last assigned to the First Air Force at Westover Field, Massachusetts, and the two units together redesignated as the 471st Special Operations Wing. However, the new wing was not activated.