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| 321st Air Expeditionary Wing | |
|---|---|
 321st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron airmen patrol the flight line | |
| Active | 1942–1945; 1947–1949; 1953–1961; 1964–1998; 2001–2011 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Air Expeditionary |
| Role | Combat Support |
| Part of | USAFCENT |
| Motto(s) | Perseverance, Vision and Duty (1942–1952) Pax Per Potentiam Latin Peace Through Power (1953–1961) Skill – Professionalism – Determination (after 1965) Global Power for Peace (by 1995) |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lance W. Lord |
| Insignia | |
| 321st Air Expeditionary Wing emblem (Approved 27 December 1965)[1] |  |
| 321st Missile Group emblem | .png) |
| 321st Bombardment Wing emblem (Approved 30 August 1954)[2] |  |
| 321st Bombardment Group emblem (Approved 7 November 1942)[2] |  |
The 321st Air Expeditionary Wing was a United States Air Force unit assigned United States Air Forces Central, the USAF component command of United States Central Command. The unit was reestablished on 1 November 2008 and was a nexus of all Coalition Air Force Training Teams and the Iraqi Air Force at COB Speicher. It was previously the 321st Bombardment Group (Medium), which flew B-25 Mitchells in combat with the Northwest African Strategic Air Force in 1943 and the Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force in 1944–45.
It became a Strategic Missile Wing, and later the 321st Air Expeditionary Group. In 2001, the wing was converted to provisional status and allocated to Air Combat Command. It was believed to be active between 2001 and 2004, and deployed to Masirah Air Base, Oman. Its operational component was believed to be the 355th Air Expeditionary Group.