U.S. AIR FORCE UNITS IN THE KOREAN WAR

AACS Units

1249th AACS Sqdn
1818th AACS Group
1935th AACS Sqdn
1954th AACS Sqdn
1973rd AACS Sqdn
1993rd AACS Sqdn
1st AACS Sqdn - Mobile

Air Control Units - Tactical

116th Tactical Control Sqdn
502nd Tactical Control Group
605th Tactical Control Sqdn
6132nd Tactical Control Sqdn
6143rd Tactical Control Sqdn
6147th Tactical Control Group
6148th Tactical Control Sqdn
6149th Tactical Control Sqdn
6150th Tactical Control Sqdn
6164th Tactical Control Sqdn

Air Control Units

511th Air Control and Warning Group
527th Air Control and Warning Sqdn
528th Air Control and Warning Sqdn
529th Air Control and Warning Group
606th Air Control and Warning Sqdn
607th Air Control and Warning Sqdn
608th Air Control and Warning Sqdn
848th Air Control and Warning Sqdn

Air Force Advisory Group

6146th Air Force Advisory Group

Air Police

3rd Air Police Sqdn
49th Air Police Sqdn
374th Air Police Sqdn
452nd Air Police Sqdn
1503rd Air Police Sqdn
6149th Air Police Sqdn

Air Rescue Units

3rd Air Rescue Group
3rd Air Rescue Sqdn
39th Air Rescue Sqdn
Det. F, 2157th Air Rescue Sqdn  (note: redesignated 36th Air Rescue Sqdn)

Ammunition Units

543rd Ammunition Depot Sqdn
547th Ammunition Supply Squadron
567th Ammo Supply Sqdn

Bomber Units

2nd Bomb Sqdn
3rd Bomb Group
3rd Bomb Wing
8th Bomb Sqdn
30th Bomb Sqdn
130th Bomb Sqdn
13th Bomb Sqdn
17th Bomb Wing (Group)
19th Bomb Group
19th Bomb Sqdn
22nd Bomb Sqdn
22nd Bomb Wing
28th Bomb Sqdn
33rd Bomb Sqdn
34th Bomb Sqdn
37th Bomb Sqdn
84th Bomb Sqdn
85th Bomb Sqdn
90th Bomb Sqdn
92nd Bomb Wing
93rd Bomb Sqdn
95th Bomb Sqdn
97th Bomb Group
98th Bomb Sqdn
98th Bomb Wing
301st Bomb Wing
307th Bomb Sqdn
307th Bomb Wing
325th Bomb Sqdn
326th Bomb Sqdn
327th Bomb Sqdn
343rd Bomb Sqdn
344th Bomb Sqdn
345th Bomb Sqdn
352nd Bomb Wing
355th Bomb Sqdn
370th Bomb Sqdn
371st Bomb Sqdn
372nd Bomb Sqdn
432nd Bomb Wing
452nd Bomb Sqdn
452nd Bomb Wing
509th Bomb Wing
728th Bomb Sqdn (L)
729th Bomb Sqdn (L)
730th Bomb Sqdn (L)
731st Bomb Sqdn (L)
2728th Bomb Sqdn

Combat Camera Units

AAVS ( Combat Camera )

Combat Cargo Units

1st combat cargo group

Communications Units

3rd Communications Squadron
2nd Radio Relay Sqdn
5th Communications Group (934th Signal Bn)
7th Communications Group - 5th Air Force
18th Communications Sqdn
67th Communications Sqdn (K-14)
452nd Communications Sqdn

Ferry Units

1737th Ferry Sqdn

Fighter Units

187th Fighter Sqdn
532nd Fighter Sqdn

Fighter Units, All Weather

4th All Weather Fighter Sqdn
68th All Weather Fighter Sqdn
339th All Weather Fighter Sqdn

Fighter Bomber Units

2nd South African Air Force (18FBW)
7th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
8th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
8th Fighter Bomber Wing
9th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
12th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
15th Fighter Bomber Group
18th Fighter Bomber Wing
35th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
36th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
40th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
44th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
48th Fighter Bomber Wing
49th Fighter Bomber Group
49th Fighter Bomber Wing
58th Fighter Bomber Wing
67th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
68th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
69th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
80th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
111th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
116th Fighter Bomber Wing
136th Fighter Bomber Wing
154th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
182nd Fighter Bomber Sqdn
310th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
311th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
428th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
429th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
430th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
474th Fighter Bomber Group
525th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
526th Fighter Bomber Sqdn
750th Fighter Bomber Sqdn

Fighter Escort Units

27th Fighter Escort Wing
522nd Fighter Escort Sqdn
523rd Fighter Escort Sqdn
524th Fighter Escort Sqdn

Fighter Interceptor Units

1st Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
4th Fighter Interceptor Wing
16th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
25th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
35th Fighter Interceptor Wing
39th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
40th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
41st Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
51st Fighter Interceptor Wing
55th Fighter Interceptor Group
57th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
68th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
319th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
334th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
335th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn
336th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn

Headquarters Units

13th Air Base Group
42nd Air Div Eighth Air Force
49th Air Base Group
6002nd Air Base Group
6146th Air Base Unit
6152nd Air Base Sqdn
6153rd Air Base Squadron
6162nd Air Base Wing
6167th Air Base Group
HQ Fifth Air Force

Intelligence Units

6004th Air Intel Service Sqdn
Baker Flight, 581st Air Resupply and Communications Sqdn (K-16)

Liaison Units

10th Liaison Sqdn

Maintenance Units

3rd Maintenance Sqdn
18th Fighter Bomber Maintenance Sqdn

Medical Units

67th Medical Group
1600th Medical Group - Air Evacuation
6530th Medical Group

Postal Units

1st Air Postal Sqdn

Radar Bomb Scoring Units

3903rd Radar Bomb Scoring Group

Reconnaissance Units

2nd Photo Recon Sqdn
8th Tactical Recon Sqdn (Photo Jet)
11th Tactical Recon Sqdn
12th Tactical Recon Sqdn
15th Tactical Recon Sqdn
18th Tactical Recon Sqdn
25th Tactical Recon Sqdn
31st Strategic Recon Sqdn
45th Tactical Recon Sqdn
51st Tactical Recon Sqdn
56th Strategic Recon Sqdn
67th Tactical Recon Wing
91st Strategic Recon Sqdn
162nd Tactical Recon Sqdn
343rd Strategic Recon Sqdn
363rd Recon Technical Sqdn
543rd Tactical Support Group
6166th Weather Recon Sqdn

SAC

Strategic Air Command Hq.

Security Units

Air Force Security Service (USAFSS )

Shoran Units

1st SHORAN Beacon Unit

Signal Units

15th Radio Sqdn Mobile - USAFSS
16th Communications Sqdn

Supply Units

3rd Supply Sqdn
4th Far East Air Material Sqdn
4th Supply Squadron
581st Air Resupply & Communications Sqdn (Cover for Intelligence operations)

Support Units

3rd Motor Vehicle Sqdn
75th Air Depot Wing - FEAF
2349th Personnel Processing Group
811th Food Service Sqdn
1503rd Field Maintenance Sqdn
6127 Air Terminal Group ( 315 Air Div)
6131st Tactical Support Wing
6161 Maintenance Sqdn - Yokota
6400th Field Maintenance Unit

Transport Units

49th Air Transport Sqdn
1266th Air Transport Sqdn
1273rd Air Transport Sqdn
1503rd Air Transport Wing

Troop Carrier Units

4th Troop Carrier Sqdn
6th Troop Carrier Sqdn
7th Troop Carrier Sqdn
21st Troop Carrier Sqdn
22nd Troop Carrier Sqdn
34th Troop Carrier Sqdn
36th Troop Carrier Sqdn
37th Troop Carrier Sqdn
50th Troop Carrier Sqdn
61st Troop Carrier Sqdn
62nd Troop Carrier Sqdn
63rd Troop Carrier Sqdn
65th Troop Carrier Sqdn
83rd Troop Carrier Sqdn
84th Troop Carrier Sqdn
85th Troop Carrier Sqdn
86th Troop Carrier Sqdn
315th Air Division
374th Troop Carrier Wing
403rd Troop Carrier Group
437th Troop Carrier Group ( Later 315th TCG )
446 Troop Carrier Wing.
483rd Troop Carrier Wing
815th Troop Carrier Sqdn
817th Troop Carrier Sqdn
6461st Troop Carrier Sqdn

Weather Units

6th Weather Sqdn - Mobile
20th Weather Sqdn
30th Weather Sqdn
2015th Weather Detachment
2143rd Air Weather Wing (Tokyo)

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