B-52 Units

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A B-52 in flight

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber flown by the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1954. This is a list of the B-52 units of the USAF.

1 B-52 Operators
2 Locations
3 B-52 Wing Organizations
4 References
5 External Links

[edit] B-52 Operators

United States: The United States Air Force and NASA are the only operators of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.

[edit] Locations

The B-52 is currently stationed at three USAF bases, flown by three wings, and one center:

Air Force Flight Test Center - Edwards AFB, California
2nd Bomb Wing - Barksdale AFB in Louisiana
5th Bomb Wing - Minot AFB in North Dakota
917th Wing - Barksdale AFB in Louisiana

[edit] B-52 Wing Organizations

The following USAF wing organizations flew the various B-52 models at some time during their existence:

2d Bomb Wing (1963-Present)
- 11th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 20th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 62d BS (1965-1992)
- 96th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 596th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
5th Bomb Wing (1959-Present)
- 23d Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 31st Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 72d Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
6th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (1957-1967)
- 24th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 39th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 40th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 4129th Combat Crew Training Squadron (19-19)
7th Bomb Wing (1958-1993)
- 9th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 20th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 98th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 492d Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 4018th CCTS
11th Strategic Wing (1958-1968)
- 26th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 42d Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
17th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (1962-1976)
- 34th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
19th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 28th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
22nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 2nd Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 486th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
28th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 37th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 77th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 717th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 718th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
39th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 62nd Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
42d Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 69th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 70th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 75th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
43rd Strategic Wing (???-???)
- 60th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
- 63rd Bombardment Squadron (19-19) (Provisional)
68th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 51st Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
70th Bombardment Wing (Heavy)
- 6th BS
72nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy)
- 60th BS
91st Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 322nd BS
92nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (1958-1994)
- 325th BS
- 326th BS
- 327th BS
93rd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 328th BS
- 329th BS
- 330th BS
- 4017th CCTS
95th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 334th BS
96th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 337th BS
97th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 340th BS
99th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 346th BS
- 347th BS
- 348th BS
306th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
- 347th BS
- 367th BS
307th Strategic Wing (???-???)
- 364th BS (Provisional)
- 365th BS (Provisional)
319th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 46th BS
320th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 441st BS
340th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 486th BS
366th Wing (???-???)
- 34th BS
376th Strategic Wing (???-???)
- (Direct Wing Control - no squadrons)
379th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 524th BS
380th Bombardment Wing, Heavy (???-???)
- 528th BS
397th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 596th BS
410th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 644th BS
416th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 668th BS
449th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 716th BS
450th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 720th BS
454th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 736th BS
456th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 744th BS
461st Strategic Wing (???-???)
- 764th BS
462nd Strategic Aerospace Wing (???-???)
- 768th BS
465th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 781st BS
484th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 824th BS
494th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
- 864th BS