58th Special Operations Wing
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The 58th Special Operations Wing is a combat unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 58 SOW is part of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Nineteenth Air Force.
Wing CV-22 Osprey
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58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (USAF serial number 63-13269) during a training flight on 1 August 1979, armed with two (training) AIM-9J Sidewinder air-to-air-missiles.
550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron McDonnell F-4C-21-MC Phantom 63-7675, Luke AFB, Arizona, 1972
Kirtland Air Force Base
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Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base. It is located in the southeast quadrant of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, urban area, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base was named for the early Army aviator Col. Roy C. Kirtland. The military and the international airport share the same runways, making ABQ a joint civil-military airport.
Buildings at Kirtland AFB, including the air traffic control tower
Roy Kirtland (at right), flying a Wright 1911 Model B Flyer
Albuquerque Army Air Base, September 1941
Albuquerque Municipal Airport, February 1939