323d Air Expeditionary Wing

323d Air Expeditionary Wing
Emblem of the 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing
Active1949–1951
1955–1957
1973–1993
14 March 2008 - 30 April 2008[1]
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Part ofUnited States Air Forces in Europe

The 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time.

It was last known to be active from 14 March – 30 April 2008 at Balotești, Romania, serving briefly as the USAF headquarters for a NATO Summit.[2][3][4]

During World War II, the group's predecessor unit, the 323rd Bombardment Group (Medium) was a Martin B-26 Marauder bombardment group assigned to the Eighth and later Ninth Air Force.

  1. ^ Robertson, Patsy (26 May 2010). "323 Air Expeditionary Wing (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. ^ Petosky, Eric (26 March 2008). "Airmen augment Romanian security for NATO summit". 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ Eric Petosky (3 April 2008). "Civil engineers build Noble Endeavor Airmen in Romania home away from home". lakenheath.af.mil.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 323 AEW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).