The 345th was the first USAF unit to become fully operational with the B-57B.

Budget cuts however, prevented any new USAF units from the United States to move to France.

In 1975, the F-104s were retired, the 198th being the last USAF unit to fly the Starfighters.

A decision was made to integrate them into the official USAF units.

The first USAF unit to ever deploy to Qatar.

Châteauroux was the location of the first USAF unit to move to France.

By 1970, this effort was successful enough that General Brown released the first USAF units to leave Vietnam.

It is the only USAF unit with both an official name and a numerical designation.

It was activated in 1950 as a support unit for USAF units at Sewart.

When combat forces began to fight the war in Korea, the USAF units did so in various organizational forms.