Reconnaissance Wings Assigned to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Reconnaissance Wing Designation | Activated or Redesignated | Base Assigned | Mission Equipment | Redesignated or Inactivated | New Designation | 5th SRW | Constituted (1 Jul 1949) | - Mountain Home AFB (1 Jul 1949)
- Fairfield-Suisun AFB (Nov 1949)}}
| - RB-17G
- F-2
- F-9
- F-13
- RB-29
- RB-36D}}
| Oct 1955 | Redesignated as 5th Bomb Wing |
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6th SRW | - Redesignated (25 Mar 1967)
as 6th Strategic Wing - Redesignated (1 Apr 1988)
as 6th SRW}} | Eilson AFB (1965) | | 1 Sep 1992 | (Inactivated) |
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9th SRW | - Redesignated (25 Jun 1966)
as 9th SRW - Redesignated (1 Sep 1991)
as 9th Wing - Redesignated (1 Oct 1993)
as 9th Strategic Wing}} | Beale AFB (25 Jun 1966) | - SR-71
- U-2
- TR-1
- KC-135
- T-38
- MC-12}}
| (Still Operational) |
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26th SRW | - Constituted (9 May 1952)
- Activated (28 May 1952)}}
| Lockbourne AFB | | 1 Jul 1958 | (Inactivated) |
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28th SRW | - Redesignated (1 Apr 1950)
as 28th SRW - Redesignated (16 Jul 1950)
as 28th SRW, Heavy}} | Rapid City AFB | | 1 Oct 1955 | Redesignated as
28th Bomb Wing, Heavy |
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55th SRW | - Redesignated (27 Oct 1950)
as 55th SRW, Medium - Activated (1 Nov 1950)
- Redesignated (1 Sep 1991)
as 55th Wing}} | - Ramey AFB (1 Nov 1950)
- Forbes AFB (5 Oct 1952)
- Offutt AFB (16 Aug 1966)}}
| - RB-29
- RB-50
- RB-47E
- KC-97
- E-4A
- E-4B
- C-135
- EC-135
- EC-135
- KC-135
- RC-135
- NKC-135
- OC-135
- TC-135
- WC-135
- EC-130
- T-38
- SM-65}}
| (Still Operational) |
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68th SRW, Medium | - Constituted (4 Oct 1951)
- Activated (10 Oct 1951)}}
| Lake Charles AFB (Oct 10, 1951) | | 16 Jun 1952 | Redesignated as
68th Bomb Wing, Medium |
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70th SRW | - Established (23 Mar 1953)
- Activated (14 Jan 1955)}}
| - Lockbourne AFB (23 Mar 1953)
- Little Rock AFB (19 Oct 1955)}}
| | 25 Oct 1961 | (Inactivated) |
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71st SRW, Fighter | - Redesignated (4 Nov 1954)
as 71st SRW, Fighter - Activated (24 Jan 1955)}}
| Larson AFB | - GRB-36
- RF-84K (GRF-84)
- RF-84F}}
| 1 Jul 1957 | (Inactivated) |
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72d SRW, Heavy | - Constituted (4 Jun 1952)
- Activated (16 Jun 1952)}}
| Ramey AFB | RB-36 | 1 Oct 1955 | Redesignated as
72d Bomb Wing, Heavy |
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90th SRW, Medium | Redesignated (16 Jun 1952)
as 90th SRW, Medium | Forbes AFB | | 20 Jun 1960 | (Inactivated) |
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91st SRW | - Constituted (11 Oct 1948)
- Activated (10 Nov 1948)
- Redesignated (6 Jul 1950)
as 91st SRW, Medium}} | - McGuire AFB (11 Oct 1948)
- Barksdale AFB (1 Oct 1949)
- Lockbourne AFB (11 Sep 1951)}}
| - RB-29J
- KB-29
- KC-97
- RB-45C
- YRB-47
- B-17G
- B-50
- RB-47E}}
| 8 Nov 1957 | (Inactivated) |
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99th SRW, Heavy | Activated (1 Jan 1953) | Fairchild AFB (1 Jan 1953) | | 1 Oct 1955 | Redesignated as
99th Bomb Wing, Heavy |
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100th SRW | Redeignated (25 Jun 1966)
as 100th SRW | Davis-Monthan AFB | | 30 Sep 1976 | Redesignated as
100th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy |
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4080th SRW | as 4080th SRW, Light - Redesignated (15 Jun 1960)
as 4080th Strategic Wing}} | Turner AFB (1 May 1956) | | 25 Jun 1966 | (Discontinued) |
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4200th SRW | - Constituted (Dec 1964)
- Activated (1 Jan 1965)}}
| Beale AFB (1 Jan 1965) | | 25 Jun 1966 | (Discontinued) |
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The following gallery shows one example of each type of aircraft used by these reconnaissance wings as Mission Equipment.