Editing Loring Air Force Base (section)

===42nd Bomb Wing===
[[File:42d Air Refueling Squadron - SAC - Emblem.png|thumb|Emblem of the [[42d Air Refueling Squadron]]]]

The 42nd Bomb Wing was the host unit at Loring AFB from 1953 until 1994, supporting national security objectives with mission-ready B-52G Stratofortresses, and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. The wing had the ability to deploy at any time to support both SAC, and later, ACC missions. It was operational at Loring from 1953 to 1994.<ref name="SquadronsandServices">{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Services |url=http://www.loringmilitaryheritagecenter.com/Squadrons_and_Services.html |publisher=Loring Military Heritage Center |access-date=2 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926022530/http://loringmilitaryheritagecenter.com/Squadrons_and_Services.html |archive-date=26 September 2013 }}</ref> 
 
The 42nd Operations Group (OG) formerly supported national security objectives, as directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, utilizing B-52 and KC-135 aircraft. Operational squadrons during the time of its operation at Loring included:<ref name="SquadronsandServices" />
*[[69th Bombardment Squadron]] (B-52, 1952–1991)
*[[70th Bombardment Squadron]] (B-52, 1953–1966)
*[[75th Bombardment Squadron]] (B-52, 1953–1956)
*[[42d Air Refueling Squadron]] (KC-135, 1955–1994)
*[[407th Air Refueling Squadron]] (KC-135, 1968–1990)

All B-52s carried the "LZ" Tailcode. In addition to the 42nd OG, other components of the 42nd Bomb Wing were:<ref name="SquadronsandServices" />
*42nd Organizational Maintenance Squadron
*42nd Field Maintenance Squadron
*42nd Avionics Maintenance Squadron
*42nd Munitions Maintenance Squadron
*42nd Combat Support Group
*42nd Transportation Squadron
*42nd Supply Squadron
*42nd Civil Engineer Squadron
*42nd Consolidated headquarters Squadron
*42nd Security Police Squadron
*42nd Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron (1964–1974), responsible for maintenance of missiles that were fitted onto the B-52s
*[[2192nd Communications Squadron]], [[Air Force Communications Command]] unit absorbed into 42nd Bomb Wing in 1990

Upon Loring's 1994 closure, the 42nd was moved to [[Maxwell Air Force Base]] in Alabama, where it became the '''42nd Air Base Wing'''.<ref name="AirBaseWing">{{cite web|title=42nd Air Base Wing |url=http://www.maxwell.af.mil/units/42abw/ |publisher=[[42nd Air Base Wing]] |access-date=7 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309005816/http://www.maxwell.af.mil/units/42abw/ |archive-date= 9 March 2012 }}</ref> All other squadrons of the wing were inactivated and have remained inactive, except for the 69th, which was reactivated in 2009 at [[Minot Air Force Base]].<ref name="Aeronews">{{cite web|title=Air Force Reactivates 69th Bomb Squadron at Minot|url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=6fc9f15f-4b27-4afe-8432-1432b9eab1ae|publisher=Aero-news.net|access-date=7 October 2012|location=[[Minot Air Force Base]]|date=8 September 2009}}</ref>