List of USAF Fighter Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command This is a list of United States Air Force fighter wings assigned to Strategic Air Command . 1st Fighter Wing . 1st Fighter Interceptor Wing reassigned to Fourth Air Force on 1 July 1950 . Trained in fighter and reconnaissance operations and supported strategic bombardment training , 1947 - 1950 . Was integrated experimentally with a reconnaissance wing , 1947 - 1949 , and with the 22d Bomb Wing , sharing commanders during much of this time . Supported Operation Haylift , a humanitarian effort to deliver food to snowbound cattle in the western United States , 1949 . 4th Fighter Wing “ Fourth but First ” . Performed tactical operations as part of air defense in the United States 1947 - 1948 . Flew air defense with own components and reconnaissance and bombardment with attached 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group . 12th Wings “ The Spirit Conquers All ” . 12th Strategic Fighter Wing . Provided fighter escort , air defense for SAC bomber forces , 1950 - 1957 . Deployed at Manston RAF Station , England 20 July . - 30 - Nov . 1951 , and at Misawa , AB , Japan , 15 May - 10 August . 1953 and 10 May - 11 August . 1954 . Provided Air refuelling support , 1955 - 1957 . From mid 1957 until inactivated in 1958 deployed to Southeast Asia . 27th Wings “ Intelligence Strength ” . 27th Strategic Fighter Wing . Redesignated on : 20 January 1953 . At : Bergstrom AFB , TX . Assigned to : Eighth Air Force , 42nd Air Division . Equipment : F - 84s , KB - 29s . Reassigned to : Second Air Force , 42nd Air Division on 1 April 1955 . ( Attached to the 7th Air Division from 1 May to1 August 1955 ) . Changed equipment in : 1958 to F - 84s . Reassigned to : Twelfth Air Force on8 January 1958 . Fighter escort operations to meet SAC commitments , 1947 - 1950 . Won the Mackay Trophy for successful deployment of 90 F - 84Es from Bergstrom AFB , TX , to Furstenfeldbruck AB , Germany , in Sept . 1950 , via Labrador , Greenland , Iceland , and England . This was the first long - range mass flight of jet aircraft in aviation history . Deployed at Yokota AB , Japan , 19 – 30 November . 1950 , then split into two echelons . The advance echelon deployed at Taegu AB , South Korea , 1 December . 1950 - 30 January 1951 , while the rear echelon deployed at Itazuke AB , Japan , 9 December . 1950 - 31 January 1951 . Flew combat in Korea , 6 December . 1950 - 30 June . 1951 , including armed reconnaissance , interdiction , fighter escort , and close air support missions . The two echelons of the wing combined at Itazuke on 1 February . 1951 , continuing combat from that base . Returned to the United States in Jul . 1951 but deployed to provide air defense at Misawa AB , Japan , 6 October . 1952 - 13 February . 1953 . Added Air refueling as a mission , Jun . 1953 - May 1955 and Aug . 1955 - Jun . 1957 . Wing pilot Capt . Forrest W . Wilson , won the Allison Trophy jet aircraft race of the National Aircraft Show at Dayton , OH , on 6 September . 1953 , flying the 110 . 3 - mile course in an F - 84G , at an average speed of 537 . 802 mph in 12 : 17 . 2 minutes . Deployed at Sturgate RAF Station , England , 7 May - 17 August . 1955 . Emblem approved on 11 July 1952 . 20 January 1953 . 31st Wings “ Return With Honor ” . 31st Strategic Fighter Wing . While located at Turner Field ( later , AFB ) , GA From Dec . 1950 through Jul . 1951 , all tactical and most support components deployed to England . Thereafter , deployed to provide air defense in Japan , Jul . - Oct . 1952 and Nov . 1953 - Feb . 1954 . Earned an outstanding unit award for making the first massed jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean , in Jul . 1952 . Rotated tactical components to Alaska , 1956 - 1957 . Emblem approved 19 December 1951 . 33rd Fighter Wing “ Fire From the Clouds ” . Wing headquarters was not operational and all components detached , Nov . 1947 - Nov . 1948 . The 509th Bombardment Wing at Walker AFB , NM , controlled the wing ' s tactical units . 56th Fighter Wing . Supported exercises , operations , and training programs of SAC , 1947 - 1948 . Pioneered the first west - to - east jet fighter transatlantic crossing along the northern air route in Jul . 1948 . 71st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing , Fighter . See 71st Flying Training Wing 82nd Fighter Escort Wing . See 82d Training Wing 407th Strategic Fighter Wing . See 407th Air Expeditionary Group