78th Air Base Wing

The 78th Air Base Wing is a <a href="/facts/Wing_(air_force_unit)/AAo0Jwmp">wing</a> of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force/7MxWBYlc">United States Air Force</a> stationed at <a href="/facts/Robins_Air_Force_Base/x5tymPuL">Robins Air Force Base</a>, Georgia. The 78th acts as the host unit at Robins.
The wing was first activated as the 78th Fighter Wing in September 1948 as part of the <a href="/facts/Hobson_Plan/syu6pYBj">wing base reorganization</a>. It performed <a href="/facts/Air_defense/fHtGQpLy">air defense</a> duties on the Pacific Coast until 1952, when it was inactivated in a general reorganization of <a href="/facts/Air_Defense_Command/g0RHHtNf">Air Defense Command</a>. The wing was again activated in 1956 and continued the air defense mission until 1969.
In 1972, <a href="/facts/Air_Training_Command/f0HvyBuC">Air Training Command</a> replaced its <a href="/facts/List_of_MAJCOM_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force/RjqrSd30">MAJCON</a> 3560th Pilot Training Wing at <a href="/facts/Webb_Air_Force_Base/L41yr5pl">Webb Air Force Base</a> with the unit, then designated the 78th Flying Training Wing. The wing continued to train pilots at Webb until 1977, when Webb was closed.

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78th Air Base Wing