633d Special Operations Wing

This article is about the 633d Special Operations Wing. For the 633d Air Base Wing, see 633d Air Base Wing.

633d Special Operations Wing
250px Emblem of the 633d Special Operations Wing
Active	1968-1970
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Special Operations

Douglas A-1E "Skyraider" of the 6th Air Commando Squadron

The 633d Special Operations Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Seventh Air Force stationed at Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam. It was inactivated on 15 March 1970.

History

Engaged in special operations combat during the Vietnam War in Southeast Asia, including close air support, air escort, day and night interdiction, and visual and photographic reconnaissance, July 1968 -November 1969

Lineage

• Established as 633d Special Operations Wing, and activated, on 9 July 1968

Organized on 15 July 1968.

Inactivated on 15 March 1970

Assignments

• Pacific Air Forces, 9 July 1968
• Seventh Air Force, 15 July 1968 – 15 March 1970

Units

• 6th Air Commando (later: Special Operations) Squadron, 15 July 1968 – 15 November 1969
• 633d Combat Support Group, 15 July 1968- 15 March 1970.

Stations

• Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam, 9 July 1968 – 15 March 1970

Aircraft

• Douglas A-1 Skyraider, 1968-1969

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.