SUPERSCALE
DECALS 32-223 GD F-16C-50CJ FALCON 52ND FW USAF SPANGDAHLEM AB
GERMANY
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Additional Information from
Internet Encyclopedia
The 52nd Fighter Wing (52 FW) is
a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base,
Germany. It flies the F-16CJ fighter aircraft. It was activated in 1948, but
derives significant elements of its history from the predecessor Second World
War 52nd Fighter Group, which is now the 52nd Operations Group, subordinate to
the wing.
The wing provides United States
Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa and/or the NATO Supreme Allied
Commander Europe with mission-ready personnel and systems. The assigned F-16
aircraft can be tasked to suppress enemy air defenses, provide close air support,
carry out air interdiction, counter-air, strategic attack, and combat search
and rescue. The wing also supports contingencies and operations other than war
as required.
In concert with USAFE wings at
Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the 52nd Fighter Wing directly supports the
strategic mobility mission once conducted at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany. The
wing provides logistics support for C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Galaxy aircraft,
crew, passengers and cargo to sustain air mobility operations throughout
Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The 52nd Fighter Wing also supports USAFE's
Joint Fires Center of Excellence, whose mission is to conduct joint and
combined training focused on the effective integration and application of
tactical fires.
