4404th Wing (Provisional)

4404th Wing (Provisional)
Emblem of the 4404th Composite Wing (Provisional)
Active1991-1998
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Part ofAir Forces Central Command

The 4404th Wing (Provisional) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Air Combat Command (ACC), stationed at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.

The mission of the 4404th Wing (Provisional) was to serve as the front line defense against possible Iraqi aggression after the 1991 Gulf War. It enforced the U.S./British imposed Iraqi no-fly zones and protected U.S. Department of Defense forces stationed in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The wing was inactivated on 1 December 1998.

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