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60-524: Naumenko was born on 7 January 1920 to a Ukrainian family in Zlynka village, Kirovgrad oblast. After completing his ninth grade of school in 1935 he worked at a labor colony in Odessa before entering the military in 1937. In 1939 he graduated from the K.E.Voroshilov Leningrad Military Aviation Technical school and went on to work at the 2nd Chakalovsky Aviation Institute as a technician. In November 1942 he became

120-450: A Sensen railway station, but was soon forced to temporarily disengage after entering an unequal battle, having made several mistakes in the initial attack. When he turned around to attack the F-80 again, he managed to get a hit, but he had to leave due to a fuel shortage. No remnants of the F-80 he attacked were found, so it was not considered to be an aerial victory. On 14 December he flew in

180-561: A composite wing and was redesignated the 4th Fighter Wing 1 December 1995. On 1 October 1994, the 333d Fighter Squadron was transferred back to the 4th Operations Group, after a 29-year absence, from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis–Monthan AFB , Arizona to accommodate the training mission. The 333d was transferred to the 355th TFW while at Takhli RTAFB during the Vietnam War . The 334th FS began transitioning from an operational squadron to an F-15E training squadron in 1995, giving

240-488: A day/night high-threat scenario. Additionally, the 4th covered the core unit responsibilities for seventy additional personnel from various base support agencies during RED FLAG, including the Deployed Force Commander and Deputy Deployed Force Commander. The 4th exercised as a 4th Aerospace Expeditionary Wing during a Phase II exercise for the first time in nearly two years. The purpose of the exercise

300-452: A dogfight the resulted in one of his subordinates claiming an F-84, but it was not until 24 December that Naumenko himself scored his next aerial victory, likely due to poor weather or American aircraft having improved tactics to avoid the MiG-15. That day was also the first time Naumenko engaged with F-86 fighters, Earlier on 17 December Americans engaged the new F-86 against MiGs in combat for

360-616: A dual-based mission with Ramstein AB in October of that year. In 1980 the 4th TFW became one of the first squadrons in the Rapid Deployment Force, which committed 2 squadrons of aircraft to a 48-hour response to anywhere in the world. The 337th Fighter Squadron was activated 1 April 1982 and inactivated 1 July 1985. The overall mission commitment was restructured to reflect worldwide contingency emphasis in October 1986. In 1988

420-423: A joint, interagency and multinational environment at the strategic level across the range of military operations; to develop cross-domain mastery of joint air, space, and cyberspace power and its strategic contributions to national security; and to advance innovative thought on National Security, Department of Defense and Air Forces issues." The AWC curriculum focuses on five learning areas of emphasis: Each year

480-686: A mechanic in the 615th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, based in the Volga Military District. In the early part of the war with Germany he was a mechanic, but in April 1942 he was sent for training to become a pilot. Initially he studied at the 6th Voronezh Aviation School and in September he began studies at the Burma Military Aviation School of Pilots, which he completed in 1943. However, he did not return to

540-836: A period of six months during the Korean War . AWC operates alongside the Army War College , the Naval War College 's College of Naval Warfare, the Marine Corps War College , and the National Defense University 's National War College (NWC), Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) and Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (Eisenhower School) within the U.S. Department of Defense's JPME II Education Program for commissioned officers. In 2006,

600-691: A senior level joint institution such as the National War College or the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy , is considered a de facto requirement for all lieutenant colonels (O-5) in the U.S. Air Force , to include the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard , to promote to colonel (O-6) and to be competitive for future selection as a general officer . The Air War College

660-674: A total of 36 semester credit hours. Graduates receive a Master of Strategic Studies. Non-resident AWC students attending the parallel track 10-month classroom seminar program at either the Pentagon and/or at other USAF installations worldwide, are also eligible to receive graduate level academic credit, albeit at a lesser number of credit hours. Completion of the Air War College via in-residence, seminar or correspondence/CD-ROM formats, or in-residence completion of an equivalent senior level war college program of another service, or that of

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720-438: A unique forum in which experts on various aspects of national and international security may discuss their views with students, faculty, and our NSF attendees. The NSF is also intended to broaden perspectives and garner a mutual understanding of the U.S. Air Force and national and international security issues between NSF attendees and senior U.S. and international officers and civilian equivalents. Guests are nominated from across

780-408: A year-long on-base seminar program at an active USAF installation if they already have base access authorization (automatic for senior members who are military retirees or active status reservists or national guardsmen), or through distance learning, e.g., individually via the correspondence course option. The AWC resident program at Maxwell AFB consists of ten months of postgraduate level courses for

840-577: Is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command 's Ninth Air Force . It is stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base , North Carolina, where it is also the host unit. The wing is one of two Air Force units that can trace its history to another country. The wing's 4th Operations Group had its origins as the Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons (Nos. 71 , 121 and 133 Squadrons). When

900-474: Is also an opportunity for the AWC students, as future military leaders, to interact with a broad cross-section of civilian leaders from businesses, industry, academia, public education, media, law, the clergy, and state and local governments, said civilian leaders possessing limited to no prior military experience. Because of that latter caveat, retired career military personnel, military personnel serving part-time in

960-486: Is an advanced postgraduate program that functions as the senior professional military education (PME) school of the U.S. Air Force. It emphasizes the development of joint knowledges, skills and attributes required of all Air Force, Sister Service, and international senior officers as well as Department of Defense and other National Security civilians, with special focus on their application to large organization and institutional leadership responsibilities. The resident course

1020-517: Is assigned over 6,400 military members, about 600 civilians and 95 F-15E Strike Eagles. An additional organization, the 414th Fighter Group (414 FG) of the Air Force Reserve Command , is an Air Force Reserve "associate" unit to the 4th Fighter Wing, with its flight crews and maintenance crews flying, maintaining and supporting the same F-15E aircraft as their active duty counterparts. As the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing it flew

1080-579: Is devoted to exploring the many issues that affect the current and future security of our country. Specific objectives are: • To provide an extended opportunity for candid engagement of ideas on future and current Air Force, national and international security issues among the Air War College students, faculty, and invited guests of the Secretary of the Air Force ( e.g. , the NSF attendees). • To provide

1140-677: Is one of six war colleges within the U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II Education Program for commissioned officers. The Air War College was founded in 1946 by the United States War Department (subsequently merged with the Navy Department to form the Department of Defense ) as a U.S. Army Air Forces program at what was then Maxwell Field . The college has operated continuously since its founding except for

1200-418: Is ten months in duration. The college also offers a ten-month non-resident seminar program on select active USAF installations and at the Pentagon which mirrors the same ten-month academic schedule of the resident program. There is also a non-resident Air War College CD-ROM/correspondence course that is typically completed in 24 months or less. The Air War College's Mission is to: "prepare students to lead in

1260-680: Is the senior Professional Military Education (PME) school of the U.S. Air Force . A part of the United States Air Force's Air University , AWC emphasizes the employment of air, space, and cyberspace in joint operations. Headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, its higher headquarters is the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. It

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1320-729: The North American F-86 Sabre during the Korean War and was the top MiG-killing organization during the conflict. Actually, on Dec 17, 1950, Lt. Col. Bruce H. Hinton shot down a MiG-15 during the very first Sabre mission of the war. The 4 Wing moved to Japan following the Korean armistice in 1953 and remained there until 8 December 1957. The 4th transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in early 1967. The readiness posture of

1380-551: The 32nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. In 1957 he was made deputy commander of flight training within the same regiment, and after being promoted to senior deputy commander of the unit in 1958 he rose up through the ranks to regimental commander in September 1959. After leaving the military in March 1961 he worked as a physics teacher before he died in Podolsk on 20 November 2004. 4th Fighter Wing The 4th Fighter Wing

1440-596: The 336th (Rocketeers) joined other Operation Northern Watch forces in actively patrolling the Iraqi northern no-fly zone. The Rocketeers flew more than 60 combat sorties and dropped more than 69,000 pounds of ordnance. The 4th supported Exercise Roving Sands 2000 June 19 to 23, 2000, at Nellis AFB , Nevada. Eight aircraft, 25 aircrew, and 147 personnel comprised the 336th team. The Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense exercise consisted of both simulated and live operations conducted at multiple locations. In January 2001,

1500-528: The 4 FW deployed as the 4 Air Expeditionary Wing to Doha, Qatar, in AEF III and IV respectively. With minimum notice, the Fourth proved their ability to rapidly deploy and conduct combat operations from a near bare base location immediately upon arrival. On 22 April 1991, the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 4th Wing , the Air Force's first composite wing. The 4th Wing incorporated under it all

1560-638: The 4th FW since Desert Shield/Desert Storm in December 1990. Also in August 1999, eight F-15E Strike Eagles and 107 personnel from the 336th participated in COMBAT ARCHER,. The 336th flew 99 sorties and expended seven air-to-air missiles. Calendar Year 2000 began with the 335th and 336th deployment of 22 F-15Es and over 350 personnel in support of exercise RED FLAG, 5 to 19 February. Both squadrons performed Offensive Counter Air and Interdiction roles in

1620-519: The 4th Fighter Wing became the recipient of the Commander-In-Chief's Installation Excellence Award—receiving a one million dollar prize for quality of life and job enhancement. On 1 September 2002, the Fourth transitioned into its final on-call air expeditionary wing. Though the 4th Fighter Wing will continue as a lead wing when deployed, it was thereafter to assimilate into a more predictable 90-day 10 AEF schedule, as opposed to waiting for

1680-579: The 4th TFW began transitioning to the F-15E Strike Eagle . The first F-15E arrived on 29 December 1988, and the 336th Tactical Fighter Squadron became the first operational F-15E squadron in the Air Force on 1 October 1989. The transition from the F-4E to the F-15E was completed on 1 July 1991, making the 4th TFW the first operational F-15E wing in the Air Force. At the height of conversion training,

1740-529: The 4th TFW was one of the first units tasked to react to Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait . The 335th and 336th Tactical Fighter Squadrons and support personnel deployed to Saudi Arabia , beginning in August 1990. The combat record of the 4th TFW in Saudi Arabia was exceptional, with the 336th TFS flying 1,088 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. The unit dropped more than six-million pounds of bombs on Scud missile sites, bridges and airfields. Most of

1800-540: The 4th two F-15E training squadrons. During the Balkans crisis and 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia , the 4th Air Expeditionary Wing deployed over 700 personnel to Körfez Airport, Balikisir, Turkey in May, and completed a 2200-man tent city with an Air Transportable Hospital in six days. Three days later, the Fourth was ready to receive F-15Es and F-16CJs to fly Operation Allied Force bombing missions over Serbia. Although

1860-479: The Air Force and by active and retired Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard general officers and previous NSF attendees. AWC forwards the nominations to the Secretary of the Air Force for his/her approval and his/her personal invitation. Approximately 150 selectees attend NSF each year. Specific details for NSF are provided with each nominee's invitation. Budgetary constraints preclude

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1920-449: The Air Force civilians (e.g., O-5, GS/GM-14, O-6, or GS/GM-15). The first of these programs is a 10-month seminar course in a traditional classroom setting that tracks in parallel with the resident course at Maxwell AFB. Seminars are overseen by the Air War College staff and are conducted annually at the Pentagon and selected USAF installations. The second program is a CD-ROM based correspondence course that can be taken at any time during

1980-610: The Air Force from defraying guests' expenses. As a result, guests are responsible for their own transportation to Maxwell AFB, the cost of Distinguished Visitors Quarters (DVQ) lodging at Maxwell AFB, and the cost of meals. The umbrella organization for AWC, the Air University, is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and is authorized to grant

2040-647: The Air War College (AWC) also hosts the National Security Forum (NSF), the NSF program being sponsored by the Secretary of the Air Force . NSF began in 1954 as an expansion of the Civilian Outreach Seminars held from 1947 through 1949. The purpose of the NSF is to expose influential citizens to senior U.S. and international military officers and civilian equivalents in order to engage each other's ideas and perspectives on Air Force, national and international security issues. It

2100-637: The Air War College (AWC) curriculum was certified as a JPME Phase II program by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for AWC classes in Academic Year 2007 and subsequent. According to the Air War College webpage, "The AWC resident program class membership includes senior officers in the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) and Colonel (O-6), or, in the case of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard , Commander (O-5) and Captain (O-6), from each U.S. military service (both Active Component and Reserve Component,

2160-647: The F-86s, which were forced to retreat. That day many pilots in his regiment had to fly multiple sorties, including Naumenko, and later that day he was credited with another shootdown – either an unidentified F-86 or the F-84E piloted by Roger W. Bascom. He continued to fly in combat until late January 1951 and engaged several more intense aerial combats, but did not claim any more aerial victories. In total he flew about 50 sorties and engaged in 10 dogfights, officially claiming five solo aerial victories. American records differ on

2220-689: The Reserve Components (to include the Army National Guard and Air National Guard), Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard civilian personnel, civilian spouses of military personnel, senior members of the Civil Air Patrol, and U.S. congressional members are precluded from being NSF attendees. The NSF provides a frank and candid exchange of views on national security matters among NSF attendees, Air War College students, and senior military and civilian leaders. The week

2280-735: The United States entered World War II , these units, and the American pilots in them, were transferred to the United States Army Air Forces VIII Fighter Command , forming the 4th Fighter Group on 12 September 1942. The 4th Fighter Group was the first fighter group to use belly tanks, the first to penetrate Germany, the first to accompany bombers to Berlin, the first to accomplish the England-to-Soviet Union shuttle and

2340-484: The aircraft were not needed for "Allied Force," they were used to relieve overextended units from RAF Lakenheath . In April 1999, the 336th FS deployed 4 F-15E's and support personnel to Incirlik AB , Turkey to participate in Operation Northern Watch . The 335th FS replaced the 336th Fighter Squadron aircraft with 10 F-15E's and both squadrons combined, completed the longest continuous deployment by

2400-547: The call from higher headquarters. On 18 July 2009 an F-15 from the wing based at Bagram Air Base crashed during a training mission. The aircraft's crew, pilot Mark R. McDowell and weapons system officer Thomas J. Gramith, were killed. An investigation concluded that the crash was a result of crew error. Wings Groups Squadrons [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Air War College The Air War College (AWC)

2460-556: The first F-4 wing to augment elements of Pacific Air Forces, aircrews of the Fourth flew more than 8,000 combat missions, many into the capital of North Vietnam. The wing ended deployments to Thailand in the summer of 1974. In October 1973, the 4th TFW transferred some of its F-4 Phantoms directly to Israel in the Operation Nickel Grass In 1974, the wing mission reverted to training, with increased emphasis on short-term European contingency support. Elements of

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2520-600: The first time, since the 4th Fighter Wing had just arrived in the South. As a result, flight inspection Yefromeenko from the 50th Fighter Aviation Division was shot down and forced to parachute out. During the dogfight on 24 December, Naumenko was able to position himself 800 meters behind a F-86 and opened fire, gaining his fifth shootdown in the war. The pilot, Donald George, became missing in action While attacking that plane, an F-86 tried to attack squadron commander Pavel Orlov, and Naumenko soon rushed to his defense and fended off

2580-407: The first to down jet fighters. The group was credited with the destruction of 1,016 (including strafing kills) enemy aircraft, more than any other American fighter unit, and produced 38 aces. The current commander of the 4th Fighter Wing is Colonel Luke Teel. The wing consists of four active duty groups—4th Maintenance Group, 4th Mission Support Group, 4th Operations Group and 4th Medical Group—and

2640-796: The following degrees: Master of Strategic Studies – offered by the Air War College Master of Military Operational Art and Science – offered by the Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) Master of Aerospace Studies – offered by the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS) Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering – offered by the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAFTPS) Associate in Applied Science – offered for USAF enlisted personnel by

2700-433: The front until November 1944 since attended command courses after flight school. Upon his return to the front he became a flight commander in the 195th Fighter Aviation Regiment, but he did not see combat in the war. After the capitulation of Nazi Germany he transferred to the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, which was sent to China in October 1950. On 4 December 1950 Naumenko made his first sortie, and that afternoon he

2760-561: The initial attack by climbing sharply. After returning to engage the F-80s, lieutenant Serafim Volodkin lagged behind the rest of the jets, and as a result separated from his wingman Ivan Grechko. With the F-80s at a moment of strategic advantage, they rushed in to target Volodkin, who was saved by Grechko coming to his aid. After the intense dogfight the F-80s eventually disengaged. Later combats would be even more difficult due to increased US aviation presence. The next day he engaged F-80s attacking

2820-575: The latter to include the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard ). AWC students also include civilian employees of federal government agencies at the grades GS-14/GM-14 or GS-15/GM-15, and equivalent rank military officers from the international community of nations." In addition to its resident program at Maxwell AFB, the Air War College also conducts two non-resident distance learning programs for eligible U.S. military officers or equivalent Department of Defense or Department of

2880-450: The missions were flown at night. The 335th TFS flew more than 1,200 combat missions during the war. Most significantly, they made Air Force history by using a laser-guided bomb to down an enemy helicopter. The 335th destroyed 45 Iraqi aircraft, 23 radio relay stations, 36 bridges, 478 armored vehicles and 48 Scud missiles. The 4th lost two aircraft during the war. Two air crewmen were killed in action and two were captured and released after

2940-446: The number of shootdowns he had. Based on American loss listings and Soviet claims, Naumenko had two confirmed plus two probable aerial victories. While Soviet records claim he and his colleagues took out three B-29s on 6 December, American records claim that only one B-29 was lost after it made an emergency landing with serious damage. Two other pilots also claimed B-29s from that flight, so it is unclear if that specific decommissioned B-29

3000-488: The other four bombers tried to get away from the fighters. Two of those bombers were hit, but the MiGs did not continue to pursue them due to fuel shortages. After analysis of post-flight data, the mission was credited with taking out three B-29s, of which one was credited to Naumenko. On 9 December he flew in a mission to seek out enemy aircraft, during which his group of jets was attacked by F-80s. However, they managed to dodge

3060-453: The people, KC-10 aircraft, and assets of the 68th Air Refueling Wing, a former Strategic Air Command unit. The KC-10s were reassigned to Air Mobility Command bases in 1994 and 1995 and the F-15E formal training unit moved to Seymour Johnson in 1994 and 1995. With the transfer of the KC-10s, aircrews, and support personnel to Air Mobility Command in 1994 and 1995, the 4th lost its status as

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3120-546: The second plane he claimed that day was initially believed to be another F-86, but based on corresponding records it was more likely to have been F-84E No. 49-2422, piloted by second lieutenant Roger Bascom. From the 522nd Fighter Escort Squadron. However, a listing compiled by historians at the Air War College of the USAF credits him with 5. Most Russian sources credit Naumenko with five shootdowns. Not long after leaving

3180-530: The war. After the cease-fire, the 4th TFW continued rotating squadron elements to Southwest Asia during the 1990s, taking part in the enforcement of the no-fly zones in Iraq . The Fourth deployed 15 times to Dhahran Airbase and twice to Prince Sultan Airbase Saudi Arabia in support of the newly designated Operation Southern Watch (OSW). They conducted the first ever F-15E operations from Al Jaber Airbase, Kuwait, again supporting OSW. In June 1996 and February 1997,

3240-777: The warfront in early 1951, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 12 May 1951 for his actions in Korea. In May 1952 he entered the Lipetsk Higher Officer Flight Tactical Courses and graduated in October. In December that year he became a squadron commander in the 234th Fighter Aviation Regiment in the Moscow Military District, and in February 1953 he was promoted to assistant commander of combat tactics in

3300-733: The wing deployed to Norway in June 1974. Three short-term deployments to Spangdahlem AB , West Germany , were conducted in March 1974, July and September 1975. The highlight of 1976 came in November when the wing took first place in the William Tell worldwide weapons competition at Tyndall AFB , Florida, becoming the first F-4 unit to win the Aerospace Defense Command -sponsored event. The wing executed short-term deployments to South Korea and Japan during 1977 and assumed

3360-559: The wing was tested in early 1968 when North Korea seized the USS ; Pueblo , an American intelligence-gathering ship, off the coast of North Korea. Elements of the 4th moved to Korea within 72 hours. The 4th Fighter Wing continued to sustain a highly visible mobility posture with the development of the first operationally ready bare-base squadron in 1970, followed by multiple deployments to Southeast Asia beginning in April 1972. Operating from Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base , Thailand, as

3420-566: The year and typically takes two years to complete. Eligible senior member lieutenant colonels and above of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the civilian U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, who possess a minimum of a bachelor's degree are also entitled to enroll in the Air War College. Although they are precluded from attending in residence, CAP senior member officers may complete the AWC curriculum in a traditional classroom setting with U.S. military officers and senior DoD and DAF civilians as part of

3480-436: Was brought down by Naumenko or someone else. The 8th Fighter Bomber Squadron claimed to have lost one F-80 on 10 December, when Naumenko claimed to have hit an F-80 but was not credited with an aerial victory by Soviet records; however, lieutenant Glinsky also claimed to have shot down an F-80 that day. The first shootdown he claimed on 24 December matches up with the American loss report for the F-86A piloted by Donald George, and

3540-410: Was credited with shooting down two F-80s. In the dogfight he used sharp vertical climb techniques to out-maneuver the F-80s, which could not climb as sharply and hence ended up falling into his gunfire. Two days later he shot down a B-29 bomber while flying at an altitude of 6,000 meters; when he and his flight crew found a group of five B-29s, they opened fire. They saw one get catch fire and go down, and

3600-482: Was for aircrew and support people to practice their war-fighting skills from a simulated deployed location. The focus of the exercise was to practice aircraft launches and evaluate the wings "Ability To Survive and Operate" procedures in austere situations. Specific ability to survive and operate procedures included, identification and marking of unexploded ordnance, protection of forces and proper wear of chemical protective clothing. In May 2000, aircraft and members of

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