USAF Orbat SW Asia October 2003

V.1.0 November 30, 2003

 

RILR

 

This orbat is summarized from www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat_air.htm and is intended for readers who need a quick summary of combat units in the theatre. For the detailed orbat, kindly consult the original source about once a month.

 

US 9th Air Force [CENTAF]

 

379th Air Expeditionary Wing  [Qatar – Al Udeid AB]

 

421st Fighter Squadron            Unknown number F-16

494th Fighter Squadron            Unknown number F-15E

 

40th Air Expeditionary Wing  [BIOT – Diego Garcia]

 

40th Bomber Squadron            9 B-52H

 

447th Air Expeditionary Group   [Iraq – Baghdad IAP]

 

All support units

 

506th Air Expeditionary Group ?? [Iraq – Kirkuk]

 

303rd Fighter Squadron*            A-10

 

332nd Air Expeditionary Group [Iraq – Tallil AB]

 

All support units

 

407th Air Expeditionary Group [Iraq – Tallil AB]

 

74th Fighter Squadron                     A-10

303rd Fighter Squadron*       A-10

64th Recon Squadron                     Predator??

 

332nd Air Expeditionary Group [Kuwait – Al Salem AB]

 

Composition Unknown

 

Unknown AEW or AEG [Kuwait Al Jaber AB]

 

320th Air Expeditionary Wing [Oman – Seeb IAP]

 

Composition unknown

 

 

321st Air Expeditionary Wing [Oman – Masirah]

 

355th Air Expeditionary Group  2-3 fighter squadrons [Note by Orbat.com]

 

380th Air Expeditionary Wing [UAE – Al Dhafra AB]

 

Appears to have only support squadrons

 

405th Air Expeditionary Wing [Oman – Thumrait AB]  

 

Should have at least one fighter squadron

 

486th Air Expeditionary Wing [Location Unknown]

 

Unknown Unit                          C-130

 

US 16th Air Force [EUCOM]

 

401st Air Expeditionary Wing [Crete - Souda Bay; Bulgaria – Bourgas/Sarafovo]

 

Orbat.com assume the 401st AEW has the 401st Group with F-16s.

 

Unknown AEW or AEG [Romania – Constanta]

 

Likely support units only

 

Unknown AEW or AEG [Jordan – Unidentified Location]

 

Unidentified Units

 

362nd Air Expeditionary Group [Germany -  Rhein-Main]

 

362nd Air Expeditionary Group  C-17

 

39th Wing** [Turkey – Incirlik AB]

 

385th Air Expeditionary Group            Tankers

 

*303rd FS is split between two bases

**We do not know why Globalsecurity.org does not list 39th Wing as an Air Expeditionary Wing. A possible answer is that the wing is permanently stationed at Incirlik.