50th Space Wing

<p>The 50th Wing is an inactive  <a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force/7MxWBYlc">United States Air Force</a> wing.
</p><p>It was activated in 1949 as the 50th Fighter Wing, serving as a reserve air defense unit, and was redesignated as the 50th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in 1950, before being inactivated in 1951. It was reactivated in 1953 as the 50th Fighter-Bomber Wing, deploying to Europe to join <a href="/facts/NATO/dCeTddMY">NATO</a> forces, and was redesignated as the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing in 1958. The wing operated for almost 40 years at <a href="/facts/Hahn_Air_Base/JCmKSdAQ">Hahn Air Base</a> in West Germany. In 1981 it became the first USAF overseas formation to operate the <a href="/facts/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon/0KRD0Gqy">General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon</a> jet. It deployed for the <a href="/facts/Persian_Gulf_War/6LdLnGdo">Persian Gulf War</a> of 1991, before being inactivated later that year. It was activated as a space wing on 30 January 1992, replacing the <a href="/facts/2nd_Space_Wing/7ou66moN">2nd Space Wing</a>. The 50th Space Wing was inactivated on 24 July 2020 and replaced by the <a href="/facts/Peterson-Schriever_Garrison/MlWYw7ny">Peterson-Schriever Garrison</a>, with the 50th Network Operations Group and its cyber and satellite control network units forming <a href="/facts/Space_Delta_6/PyoaDEtP">Space Delta 6</a>, the 50th Operations Group and its satellite communications units forming <a href="/facts/Space_Delta_8/uPfjtmoC">Space Delta 8</a>, and the 750th Operations Group and its orbital warfare units forming <a href="/facts/Space_Delta_9/SLjQSsBX">Space Delta 9</a>.
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50th Space Wing