01058940 SECRET 2445336 01-01-1983 2445700 12-31-1983

0015 AIR FORCE

HISTORY K670.01-31 V.1 VOL I OF XXIX 0000038328 6 28 2446301 08-23-1985 INCLUDES INFORMATION ON INACTIVATION OF 307 AIR REFUELING GROUP, INACTIVATION OF 390 STRATEGIC MISSILE WING, AND CONSOLIDATION OF 9 STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE WING AND 100 AIR REFUELING WING. PARTICIPATED IN FLEETEX 83-1, A MAJOR MARITIME EXERCISE IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY FOR GIANT SAPPHIRE WAS DECLARED 13 APR 83. LT GEN JOHN J. MURPHY RETIRED FROM COMMAND OF 15 AIR FORCE AND WAS SUCCEEDED BY LT GEN JAMES E. LIGHT, JR. NOFORN PRIVILEGED GROUP/0307/AIR REFUELING WING/0390/STRATEGIC MISSILE WING/0009/STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE WING/0100/AIR REFUELING CONTAINS CHAPTER I ON COMMAND STATUS. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS OF PERSONNEL.