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| 402nd Maintenance Wing | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Maintenance |
| Size | 7,000 |
| Part of | Air Force Materiel Command Warner Robins Air Logistics Center |
| Garrison/HQ | Robins Air Force Base |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | none -- unit inactivated |
| Insignia | |
| 402nd Maintenance Wing emblem (approved 25 May 2005)[1] |  |
The 402nd Maintenance Wing, sometimes written as 402d Maintenance Wing, (402 MXW) is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force last based at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. As a maintenance wing it provided depot maintenance, engineering support, and software development to major weapon systems (F-15 Eagle, C-5 Galaxy, C-130 Hercules, C-17 Globemaster III and Special Operations Forces aircraft).
From 1943 to 1945, RAF Station Warton, 6.9 miles west of Preston, Lancashire, where the 402d Air Depot, later the 402d Base Air Depot, was located, operated as a United States Army Air Forces depot and staging point. Thousands of aircraft were processed at Warton on their way to active service in Great Britain, North Africa, the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and mainland Europe.
- ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (5 April 2012). "Factsheet 402 Maintenance Wing (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 5 May 2014.