page_title: 354th Fighter Wing
section_title: Lineage
hierarchical_section_title: 354th Fighter Wing / History / Lineage
caption_attribution_description: English: Colonel Francis S Gabreski, USAF, 1956 1st Wing Commander, 354th TFW, Myrlte Beach AFB, SC Source: USAF Photo
context_page_description: The 354th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force wing that is part of Pacific Air Forces. It is the host wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and is assigned to the Eleventh Air Force.
  The wing replaced the 343d Fighter Wing on 20 August 1993 as part of a service-wide effort to preserve the lineage of the Air Force's most honored wings. Prior to its inactivation, the 343d was the oldest surviving air combat unit in Alaska, with a lineage dating back to the Aleutian Campaign.
  The 18th Fighter Squadron, whose history also dated back to World War II, remained active, but the 355th Fighter Squadron replaced the 11 TASS.
  Also changing names were the 3d Fighter Training Squadron, which became the 353d Fighter Squadron. The 353 FS and 355 FS had long associations with the new host unit.
  All 354th Fighter Wing Aircraft carry the tail code "AK". The 355 FS was inactivated in August 2007 as a result of Base Realignment and Closure 2005 action and all A-10 aircraft were reassigned to other USAF units. The 18 FS was redesignated as the 18th Aggressor Squadron and remains at Eielson, operating the F-16 in an adversary role.
context_section_description: Established as 354th Fighter-Day Wing on 26 September 1956
  Activated on 19 November 1956 replacing the 342d Fighter Day Wing*
  Redesignated: 354th Tactical Fighter Wing on 1 July 1958
  Redesignated: 354th Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991
  Inactivated on 31 March 1993
  Activated on 20 August 1993.
  *Note: The 342d Fighter Day Wing was activated at Myrtle Beach AFB, South Carolina on 25 July 1956. The unit was redesignated as the 354th Fighter-Day Wing on 19 November 1956, absorbing all the wing's components.
caption: Col Francis S. Gabreski, first wing commander, 354 FDW/TFW, Myrtle Beach AFB
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