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The story of the 35th Fighter Wing 

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began with a heritage forged in war , 

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shipped by combat in the Pacific during 

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World War II and carried forward 

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through decades of air power history . 

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The wing itself was officially 

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established in 1948 , then went on to 

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serve in Japan and Korea , flying air 

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defense and combat missions in a 

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rapidly changing world . In Vietnam , 

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the 35th answered the call . Supporting 

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combat operations in Southeast Asia and 

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continuing to build a reputation for 

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precision , adaptability , and mission 

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focus . Later at George Air Force Base , 

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the wing helped refine the Wild Weasel 

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mission , training to find , suppress , 

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and defeat enemy air defenses so other 

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aircraft could survive and press the 

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fight . That identity , first in , last 

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out , became central to the 

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thirty-fifth Fighter Wing . It was a 

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mission built on protecting others , 

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taking the risk first and making the 

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skies safer for the force that followed . 

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After Desert Storm , the wing continued 

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to evolve , and on October 1st , 1994 , 

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the thirty-fifth Fighter Wing activated 

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here at Massawa Air Base , bringing its 

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combat heritage and wild weasel legacy 

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to the Indo-Pacific . Since then , 

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Massawa has remained home to that 

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mission , carried forward by 

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generations of airmen flying and 

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maintaining . The F-16 fighting Falcon . 

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Today that history enters a new chapter 

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built on decades of readiness , 

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sacrifice , and innovation . The 35th 

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Fighter Wing now transitions from its 

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F-16 legacy into the 5th generation era , 

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and now the future of the 35th Fighter 

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Wing is here .