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==Lineage==
* Designated as '''98th Bombardment Wing''', Very Heavy on 24 October 1947.
: Organized on 10 November 1947.
: Discontinued on 12 July 1948.
:: Consolidated (1 October 1984) with the '''98th Bombardment Wing''', Medium<ref>The wing remained equipped with B-29s, but with the advent of the [[Convair B-36 Peacemaker]], the B-29 was reclassified from a '''Very Heavy''' bomber to a '''Medium''' bomber</ref>
Constituted as '''98th Bombardment Wing''', Medium on 28 May 1948
: Activated on 12 July 1948.
: Redesignated '''98th Strategic Aerospace Wing''' on 1 February 1964.
: Discontinued and inactivated, on 25 June 1966.
* Redesignated '''98th Strategic Wing''', activated, and organized, on 25 June 1966
: Inactivated on 31 December 1976.
* Redesignated '''98th Range Wing''' on 21 September 2001
: Activated on 29 October 2001
* Redesignated '''Nevada Test and Training Range''' on 21 June 2011<ref name=NTTRfacts/>

===Assignments===
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* [[Fifteenth Air Force]], 10 November 1947 (attached to: [[92d Bombardment Wing]], 17 November 1947 – 15 April 1950
* [[Second Air Force]], 16 May 1950 (attached to: [[92d Bombardment Wing]] from 16 May 1950)
* Fifteenth Air Force, 28 July 1950 (remained attached to: 92d Bombardment Wing through 31 March 1951, attached to: FEAF Bomber Command, Provisional from 1 April 1951 and rear echelon attached to 92d Air Base Group)
* [[57th Air Division]], 16 April 1951 (remained attached to FEAF Bomber Command, Provisional. Rear echelon attached to 92 Air Base Group to 25 July 1952)
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* Fifteenth Air Force, 25 November 1953 (remained attached to FEAF Bomber Command, Provisional, through 17 June 1954, [[Twentieth Air Force]], 18 June-25 July 1954
* [[818th Air Division|818th Air Division (later, 818 Strategic Aerospace) Division]], 11 October 1954 )attached to [[7th Air Division]] when deployed11 November 1955 – 29 January 1956)
* [[810th Strategic Aerospace Division]], 25 March 1965 – 25 June 1966
* Strategic Air Command, 25 June 1966 – 31 December 1976
* Air Warfare Center, 29 October 2001 – present<ref name=NTTRfacts/>
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===Stations===
* [[Fairchild AFB|Spokane AAF]] (later, Spokane AFB; Fairchild AFB), Washington, 10 November 1947 – 15 August 1953
* Yokota AB, Japan, 15 August 1953 – 25 July 1954
* Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, 25 July 1954 – 25 June 1966
* Torrejon AB, Spain, 25 June 1966 – 31 December 1976
* Nellis AFB, Nevada, 29 October 2001 – present<ref name=NTTRfacts/>

===Components===
'''Groups'''
* 98th Airdrome Group (later 98th Air Base Group, 98th Mission Support Group), 10 November 1947 – 18 October 1954, 5 November 2001 – 21 June 2011 (detached 1 April 1951 – 25 November 1953)<ref name=Mueller>''See'' {{cite book|last=Mueller|first=Robert|title=Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330255/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-026.pdf |year=1989|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-53-6|pages=171–177}}</ref>
* [[98th Operations Group|98th Bombardment (later, 98th Air Refueling Group, 98th Operations Group)]]: 10 November 1947 – 16 June 1952 (detached 10 November 1947 – 15 April 1950 and 2 August 1950 – 31 March 1951; not operational, 1 April 1951 – 16 June 1952); 29 October 2001 – 21 June 2011<ref name=NTTRfacts/>
* 98th Maintenance & Supply Group, 10 November 1947 – 16 February 1951, 14 February 1952 – 16 June 1952 (not operational)<ref name=Mueller/>
* 98th Station Medical Group (later 98th Medical Group, 98th Medical Squadron, 98th Medical Group, 98th Tactical Hospital), 10 November 1947 – 1 September 1958 (detached 1 April 1951 – 25 November 1953)<ref name=Mueller/>

'''Operational Squadrons'''
* [[98th Air Refueling Squadron]]: 16 June 1952 – 1 July 1953 (detached); 18 February 1954 – 15 April 1963 (detached 18 February-31 July 1954, 7 January-21 February 1955, 27 December 1956 – 14 March 1957, 28 December 1957 – 25 March 1958, 1 April-c. 8 July 1959, 2 October 1962 – 7 January 1963)
* [[307th Air Refueling Squadron]]: attached 8 November 1954 – 1 February 1955
* [[343d Bombardment Squadron]]: attached 1 April 1951 – 15 June 1952, assigned 16 June 1952 – 25 June 1966 (not operational, 8 December 1965 – 25 June 1966)<ref>{{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|orig-year=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |edition= reprint|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|pages=425–426}}</ref>
* [[344th Bombardment Squadron]]: attached 1 April 1951 – 15 June 1952, assigned 16 June 1952 – 25 June 1966 (not operational, 8 December 1965 – 25 June 1966)<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 426-427</ref>
* [[345th Bombardment Squadron]]: attached 1 April 1951 – 15 June 1952, assigned 16 June 1952 – 25 June 1966 (not operational, 8 December 1965 – 25 June 1966)<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 428–429</ref>
* [[380th Air Refueling Squadron]]: attached 1 August-8 November 1954
* [[415th Bombardment Squadron]]: 1 September 1958 – 1 January 1962<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 507–508</ref>
* [[551st Strategic Missile Squadron]]: 1 January 1964 – 25 June 1965.<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 655</ref>

'''Support Squadrons'''
* 98th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron, 16 June 1952 – 25 June 1966
* 98th Maintenance Squadron (later 98th Field Maintenance Squadron), 16 February 1951 – 10 February 1952 (detached), 16 June 1952 – 25 June 1966
* 98th Northern Range Support Squadron, 1 August 2005 – 21 June 2011
* 98th Periodic Maintenance Squadron (later 98th Organizational Maintenance Squadron), 16 June 1952 – 25 June 1966
* 98th Range Squadron, 5 November 2001 – 21 June 2011
* 98th Range Support Squadron, 5 November 2001 – 1 August 2005
* 98th Southern Range Support Squadron, 1 August 2005 – 21 June 2011

'''Detachments'''
* Detachment 1, 98th Strategic Wing 25 June 1966 – 31 March 1970  
: RAF Upper Heyford, United Kingdom
* Detachment 1, 98th Strategic Wing 1 April 1970 – 31 December 1976 
: RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom

===Aircraft and missiles===
* [[B-29 Superfortress]] (1950–1954)
* [[KC-97 Stratofreighter]] (1954–1963)
* [[B-47E Stratojet]] (1955–1965)
* [[SM-65F Atlas]] (1964–1965)
* [[Boeing RC-135]] (1966–1976)
* Detachment 1 Operations
* [[Boeing RC-135]](1966–1976)
* [[KC-135 Stratotanker]] (1966–1976) Reconnaissance Aircraft Support

===Awards===
* [[File:Streamer PUC Army.PNG|325px]]
* [[Distinguished Unit Citation]]<ref name=NTTRfacts/>
: Korea, 1 December 1952 – 30 April 1953
: North Africa and Sicily, August 1942 – 17 August 1943<ref name=bestowed>Earned by 98th Bombardment Group.  Temporarily bestowed on Nevada Test and Training Range</ref>
: Ploesti, Rumania, 1 August 1943<ref name=bestowed/>

* [[File:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg|325px]]
* [[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]<ref name=NTTRfacts/>
: 1 July 1964 – 1 June 1965
: 1 January 1970 – 31 March 1971
: 1 July 1974 – 30 June 1976

* [[File:Streamer KPUC.PNG|325px]]
* [[Korean Presidential Unit Citation]]<ref name=NTTRfacts/>
: 1 April 1951 – 27 July 1953

* [[Image:Korean Service Medal - Streamer.png|325px]]
* [[Korean Service Medal]]<ref name=NTTRfacts/>
* Campaigns:
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: First UN Counteroffensive
: CCF Spring Offensive
: UN Summer-Fall Offensive
: Second Korean Winter
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: Korea Summer-Fall 1952
: Third Korean Winger
: Korea Summer-Fall 1953
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* [[File:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal streamer.png|325px]]
* [[Mediterranean Theater of Operations]]<ref name=NTTRfacts/><ref name=bestowed/>
* Campaigns
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: Egypt-Libya
: Tunisia
: Sicily
: Naples-Foggia
: Anzio
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: Rome-Arno
: Southern France
: North Apennines
: Po Valley
: Air Offensive, Europe
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: Normandy
: Northern France
: Rhineland
: Central Europe
: Air Combat, EAME Theater
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