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  • Wheelus Air Base
  • Former US airbase in Libya

    Wheelus Air Base was a United States Air Force base located in British-occupied Libya and the Kingdom of Libya from 1943 to 1970. Wheelus Air Base was

    Wheelus Air Base

    Wheelus_Air_Base

  • Aviano Air Base
  • Military airfield in Italy

    Aviano Air Base (IATA: AVB, ICAO: LIPA) (Italian: Base aerea di Aviano) is a base in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is located

    Aviano Air Base

    Aviano Air Base

    Aviano_Air_Base

  • Incirlik Air Base
  • Turkish-American Air Force base near Incirlik, Turkey

    Incirlik Air Base (Turkish: İncirlik Hava Üssü) (IATA: UAB, ICAO: LTAG) is a Turkish air base of slightly more than 3320 ac (1335 ha), located in the İncirlik

    Incirlik Air Base

    Incirlik Air Base

    Incirlik_Air_Base

  • Mitiga International Airport
  • International airport serving Tripoli, Libya

    to the control of the US Army Air Forces, who called it Mellaha AAF until 1945, when they renamed it Wheelus Air Base for a US airman killed that year

    Mitiga International Airport

    Mitiga International Airport

    Mitiga_International_Airport

  • Lady Be Good (aircraft)
  • US Army Air Forces aircraft that crashed during WWII in the Libyan desert

    installed in the chapel at Wheelus Air Base to commemorate Lady Be Good and her crew. As part of the US withdrawal from Wheelus, the window was disassembled

    Lady Be Good (aircraft)

    Lady Be Good (aircraft)

    Lady_Be_Good_(aircraft)

  • Évreux-Fauville Air Base
  • French Air Force base

    Évreux, its mission was changed to support fighter weapons training at Wheelus Air Base, Libya with the transport of maintenance personnel, aircraft support

    Évreux-Fauville Air Base

    Évreux-Fauville Air Base

    Évreux-Fauville_Air_Base

  • Libyan Air Force
  • Air warfare branch of Libya's armed forces

    changed its name to the Libyan Arab Republic Air Force. After US forces left Libya in 1970, Wheelus Air Base, a former US facility about 11 kilometres (6

    Libyan Air Force

    Libyan Air Force

    Libyan_Air_Force

  • Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force
  • Former numbered air force of the United States Air Force

    Seventeenth Air Force had been solely assigned to U.S. Air Forces, Europe, throughout its existence. Seventeenth Air Force was moved to Wheelus Air Base, Libya

    Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force

    Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force

    Seventeenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force

  • 58th Rescue Squadron
  • Military unit

    2025 Wheelus Air Base, Libya, 14 November 1952 – 18 September 1960 Wheelus Air Base, Libya, 18 June 1961 – 15 February 1970 Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

    58th Rescue Squadron

    58th Rescue Squadron

    58th_Rescue_Squadron

  • Nouasseur Air Base
  • United States Air Force base

    Nouasseur Air Base (IATA: EVX, ICAO: LFOE) near Casablanca in Morocco, was a United States Air Force base from 1951 to 1963. It was designed for B-36

    Nouasseur Air Base

    Nouasseur Air Base

    Nouasseur_Air_Base

  • Zaragoza Air Base
  • Airport

    Zaragoza Air Base (IATA: ZAZ, ICAO: LEZG) is a base of the Spanish Air and Space Force located near Zaragoza, Spain. It is located 16 kilometres (10 mi)

    Zaragoza Air Base

    Zaragoza Air Base

    Zaragoza_Air_Base

  • Kingdom of Libya
  • Kingdom in North Africa from 1951 to 1969

    The most important of the United States installations in Libya was Wheelus Air Base, near Tripoli, considered a strategically valuable installation in

    Kingdom of Libya

    Kingdom of Libya

    Kingdom_of_Libya

  • United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
  • Major command of the US Air Force

    still mainly held in Libya utilizing the ranges at Wheelus Air Base. After June 1960, when SAC's 65th Air Division was transferred to USAFE, the footprint

    United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa

    United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa

    United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_–_Air_Forces_Africa

  • Torrejón Air Base
  • Spanish Air and Space Force air base

    Torrejón Air Base (IATA: TOJ, ICAO: LETO) (Base Aérea de Torrejón de Ardoz) is both a major Spanish Air and Space Force base and the co-located Madrid–Torrejón

    Torrejón Air Base

    Torrejón Air Base

    Torrejón_Air_Base

  • AMLO (disambiguation)
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Annual Missile Launch Operation, at Wheelus Air Base in the 1950s Air Mobility Liaison Officer of the United States Air Force Amloh, a town in India Low-power

    AMLO (disambiguation)

    AMLO_(disambiguation)

  • RAF Akrotiri
  • Royal Air Force station on Cyprus

    Royal Air Force Akrotiri, commonly abbreviated RAF Akrotiri (IATA: AKT, ICAO: LCRA) is a large Royal Air Force (RAF) military airbase on the Mediterranean

    RAF Akrotiri

    RAF Akrotiri

    RAF_Akrotiri

  • Izmir Air Station
  • United States Air Force facility in İzmir, Turkey

    while Detachment 2, 7206th Air Base Squadron, supported USAF installations in the area after April 1, 1954. The United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)

    Izmir Air Station

    Izmir Air Station

    Izmir_Air_Station

  • Morón Air Base
  • Spanish Air and Space Force base near Morón de la Frontera, Seville, Spain

    Morón Air Base (IATA: OZP, ICAO: LEMO) is a Spanish air base, located at 37°10′N 5°36′W / 37.167°N 5.600°W / 37.167; -5.600 in southern Spain, approximately

    Morón Air Base

    Morón Air Base

    Morón_Air_Base

  • 406th Air Expeditionary Wing
  • Military unit

    Gunnery Range (about 45 mi/70 km northwest of the base) began in March. With the closure of Wheelus Air Base in Libya, Zaragoza returned to active status on

    406th Air Expeditionary Wing

    406th Air Expeditionary Wing

    406th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing

  • Orly Air Base
  • Former US Air Force facility in France

    Orly Air Base was a United States Air Force Facility during the early part of the Cold War, located at Aéroport de Paris-Orly, 15 kilometres (9 mi) south

    Orly Air Base

    Orly Air Base

    Orly_Air_Base

  • List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force
  • 4000-4999 for Air Technical Service Command. When the United States Air Force (USAF) became a separate service, the AAF Base Units became AF Base Units. In

    List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force

    List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force

    List_of_MAJCOM_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force

  • Quartier La Horie
  • Airport

    4 were based at Phalsbourg with 10 H-21s Det 2 was based at RAF Wethersfield, United Kingdom with 4 H-21's Det 3 was based at Wheelus Air Base, Libya

    Quartier La Horie

    Quartier La Horie

    Quartier_La_Horie

  • Northrop F-5
  • US lightweight low-cost fighter aircraft

    Super Tigris production model. F-5s were used by the Libyan Air Force at Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, Libya from 1968 to 1969. In 1978, the US offered

    Northrop F-5

    Northrop F-5

    Northrop_F-5

  • Hellenikon Air Base
  • Decommissioned US Air Force Base in Athens

    Hellenikon Air Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force base located in Athens, Greece. After its closure, it was redeveloped into Ellinikon International

    Hellenikon Air Base

    Hellenikon_Air_Base

  • 492nd Fighter Squadron
  • Military unit

    "1965 North African News Beat: Wheelus Diary". RAF Lakenheath. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2020. "Wheelus Air Base". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 13 March

    492nd Fighter Squadron

    492nd Fighter Squadron

    492nd_Fighter_Squadron

  • Douglas C-74 Globemaster
  • US military transport aircraft with 4 piston engines, 1945

    Morocco; Wheelus Air Base, Libya Brookley AFB and Keflavik Airport, Iceland; RAF Manston, England. Additionally, logistic support flights for Strategic Air Command

    Douglas C-74 Globemaster

    Douglas C-74 Globemaster

    Douglas_C-74_Globemaster

  • List of former United States Air Force installations
  • Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1997) France Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1949) Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1999) Ramey Air

    List of former United States Air Force installations

    List_of_former_United_States_Air_Force_installations

  • Robin Olds
  • United States Air Force general

    Weapons Proficiency Center at Wheelus Air Base, Libya, in charge of all fighter weapons training for the United States Air Forces Europe until July 1958

    Robin Olds

    Robin Olds

    Robin_Olds

  • Salah Busir
  • Libyan statesman (1925-1973)

    authorities signed an agreement extending the lease of the US Air Force base Wheelus Air Base until 1970 in exchange for annual subsidies of up to $50 million

    Salah Busir

    Salah Busir

    Salah_Busir

  • 8th Fighter Squadron
  • Military unit

    and move to Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany. During the relocation to West Germany, the squadron deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya, for gunnery training

    8th Fighter Squadron

    8th Fighter Squadron

    8th_Fighter_Squadron

  • 366th Fighter Wing
  • Active US Air Force unit

    beginning on 23 October. Some deployed aircraft were called back from Wheelus Air Base Libya where they were undergoing training. Targets in Eastern Europe

    366th Fighter Wing

    366th Fighter Wing

    366th_Fighter_Wing

  • 7th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Military unit

    be moved to Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany. During the relocation to West Germany, the squadron deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya, for gunnery training

    7th Fighter Training Squadron

    7th Fighter Training Squadron

    7th_Fighter_Training_Squadron

  • Tuskegee Airmen
  • African-American military pilots during World War II

    missions in both Korea and Vietnam. In 1969, James was put in command of Wheelus Air Base outside of Tripoli. Four Tuskegee airmen went on to become generals

    Tuskegee Airmen

    Tuskegee_Airmen

  • 1986 United States bombing of Libya
  • US April 1986 military operation in Libya

    The United States Air Force (USAF), Navy, and Marine Corps carried out air strikes, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, against Libya on 15 April 1986

    1986 United States bombing of Libya

    1986 United States bombing of Libya

    1986_United_States_bombing_of_Libya

  • Libya–United States relations
  • Bilateral relations

    occupation during World War II the U.S. leased the strategically important Wheelus Air Base from the Kingdom of Libya. The United States supported the UN resolution

    Libya–United States relations

    Libya–United States relations

    Libya–United_States_relations

  • Sidi Slimane Air Base
  • Airport in Sidi Slimane, Morocco

    Sidi Slimane Air Base (ICAO: GMSL) is a military air base in Sidi Slimane, a city in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region in Morocco. It is also known as the

    Sidi Slimane Air Base

    Sidi_Slimane_Air_Base

  • Idris of Libya
  • King of Libya from 1951 to 1969

    granted the United States and United Kingdom usage of the Wheelus Air Base and the al-Adem Air Base. This reliance on the Western nations placed Libya at

    Idris of Libya

    Idris of Libya

    Idris_of_Libya

  • Ben Guerir Air Base
  • Royal Moroccan Air Force base

    Ben Guerir Air Base is a Royal Moroccan Air Force base in the Marrakesh-Safi region, located about 58 kilometres (36 mi) north of Marrakesh, near the

    Ben Guerir Air Base

    Ben_Guerir_Air_Base

  • 9th Attack Squadron
  • Military unit

    be moved to Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany. During the relocation to West Germany, the squadron deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya, for gunnery training

    9th Attack Squadron

    9th Attack Squadron

    9th_Attack_Squadron

  • 166th Air Refueling Squadron
  • Ohio Air National Guard unit

    deployments to the gunnery range at Wheelus Air Base were also made, where the excellent weather and ranges there provided the Air National Guard pilots an opportunity

    166th Air Refueling Squadron

    166th Air Refueling Squadron

    166th_Air_Refueling_Squadron

  • Daniel James Jr.
  • United States Air Force general

    received the Jaycee Distinguished Service Award. He was transferred to Wheelus Air Base in the Libyan Arab Republic in August 1969 as Commander of the 7272nd

    Daniel James Jr.

    Daniel James Jr.

    Daniel_James_Jr.

  • Military Air Transport Service
  • 1948–1966 United States Armed Forces unified command

    Command 1603d Air Transport Wing, Wheelus AB, Libya, 1 June 1948 – 1 January 1953 Reassigned to United States Air Forces in Europe 1605th Air Transport Wing

    Military Air Transport Service

    Military Air Transport Service

    Military_Air_Transport_Service

  • Air Resupply And Communications Service
  • Military unit

    were deployed overseas; the 580th to Wheelus Air Base, Libya, and the 582s to RAF Molesworth, England. The 581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing was

    Air Resupply And Communications Service

    Air Resupply And Communications Service

    Air_Resupply_And_Communications_Service

  • Military Airlift Command
  • Inactive U.S. Air Force major command

    Pacific, MAC operated air transshipment facilities on USAFE bases in the European and North African AORs. These were: Wheelus Air Base, Libya, (623d MASS)

    Military Airlift Command

    Military Airlift Command

    Military_Airlift_Command

  • Uqba ibn Nafi
  • Arab Muslim general (died 683)

    have not been translated from their original Arabic.[citation needed] Wheelus Air Base Medieval Muslim Algeria Berbers and Islam Early Muslim conquests Asid

    Uqba ibn Nafi

    Uqba ibn Nafi

    Uqba_ibn_Nafi

  • List of United States Air Force aeromedical evacuation squadrons
  • This article is a list of United States Air Force aeromedical evacuation squadrons both active, inactive, and historical. An aeromedical evacuation squadron's

    List of United States Air Force aeromedical evacuation squadrons

    List_of_United_States_Air_Force_aeromedical_evacuation_squadrons

  • 480th Fighter Squadron
  • Military unit

    – 1 May 1944 Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, 16 April 1951 – 19 September 1952 Wheelus Field (later Wheelus Air Base), Libya, 28 September 1952 –

    480th Fighter Squadron

    480th Fighter Squadron

    480th_Fighter_Squadron

  • Controversies relating to the Six-Day War
  • that U.S. and British carrier-based aircraft flew sorties against the Egyptians; that U.S. aircraft based in Wheelus Air Base-Libya attacked Egypt; and that

    Controversies relating to the Six-Day War

    Controversies_relating_to_the_Six-Day_War

  • Benina International Airport
  • Airport in Benina, Libya

    withdrawal of the US military from Wheelus Air Base. Prior to this, the US conducted a survey to expanding the Royal Libyan Air Force to two bases, including

    Benina International Airport

    Benina International Airport

    Benina_International_Airport

  • Kent Conrad
  • American politician (born 1948)

    Bismarck. He attended Roosevelt Elementary, Hughes Junior High, and Wheelus Air Base high school in Tripoli, Libya, before eventually graduating from Phillips

    Kent Conrad

    Kent Conrad

    Kent_Conrad

  • 388th Fighter Wing
  • US Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command

    561st from Hahn Air Base in West Germany for the winter of 1954–55. In April and May 1955, rotational deployments to Wheelus Air Base, Libya began for

    388th Fighter Wing

    388th Fighter Wing

    388th_Fighter_Wing

  • 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
  • Military unit

    1943 Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico, c. 1–29 January 1944 Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, 16 April 1951 – 17 September 1952 Wheelus Air Base, Libya, 22 September

    480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing

    480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing

    480th_Intelligence,_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance_Wing

  • Hispanics in the United States Air Force
  • negotiated with Muammar al-Gaddafi the withdrawal of US forces from Wheelus Air Base in Libya. Cardenas retired as a brigadier general in 1973. Major General

    Hispanics in the United States Air Force

    Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force

  • 493rd Fighter Squadron
  • Military unit

    Honing bombing and gunnery skills, the squadron frequently deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya for training. Then in late 1956 the squadron upgraded to the

    493rd Fighter Squadron

    493rd Fighter Squadron

    493rd_Fighter_Squadron

  • 48th Fighter Wing
  • Military unit

    Honing bombing and gunnery skills. The 48th frequently deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya for training. The 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing remained at Chaumont-Semoutiers

    48th Fighter Wing

    48th Fighter Wing

    48th_Fighter_Wing

  • MDP Wethersfield
  • Airport in Essex, England

    Wheelus AB, Libya, in February 1958. This detachment managed the USAFE Weapons Training Center for month-long squadron rotations by the Europe-based USAFE

    MDP Wethersfield

    MDP_Wethersfield

  • 23rd Flying Training Squadron
  • Military unit

    H-21Bs were equipped with air-sea hoist provisions for rescue flights. Detachment #3 relocated four H-21s to Wheelus Air Base, Libya in December 1956 to

    23rd Flying Training Squadron

    23rd Flying Training Squadron

    23rd_Flying_Training_Squadron

  • Tracy Rowlett
  • American journalist

    Kansas. He later served in the Air Force, where he was editor of the base newspaper. He was later transferred to Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, where he worked

    Tracy Rowlett

    Tracy_Rowlett

  • History of the Jews in Libya
  • Senator Jacob Javits from Jewish United States Air Force personnel serving on Wheelus Air Base, a US Air Force facility in Libya, revealed the extent of

    History of the Jews in Libya

    History of the Jews in Libya

    History_of_the_Jews_in_Libya

  • History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi
  • S. forces proceeded deliberately with the planned withdrawal from Wheelus Air Base under the agreement made with the previous government. The foreign

    History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi

    History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi

    History_of_Libya_under_Muammar_Gaddafi

  • Strange Cargo (aircraft)
  • AFB and at the Mobile Air Materiel Area, Nashville, Tennessee. It was then assigned to: 5th Tow Target Squadron at Wheelus Air Base, Libya (June 1955),

    Strange Cargo (aircraft)

    Strange Cargo (aircraft)

    Strange_Cargo_(aircraft)

  • 353rd Combat Training Squadron
  • Military unit

    conducted by the Tactical Air Command within the US and abroad. The unit frequently deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy and Wheelus Air Base, Libya. Was deployed

    353rd Combat Training Squadron

    353rd Combat Training Squadron

    353rd_Combat_Training_Squadron

  • List of former Royal Air Force stations
  • airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was

    List of former Royal Air Force stations

    List of former Royal Air Force stations

    List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations

  • Iraklion Air Station
  • Former U.S. military base on Crete, Greece

    Det 1, 1603rd Air Transport Wing (MATS), 1 October 1954 – January 1966 6938th Radio Squadron Mobile (RSM), April 1955 7222nd Air Base Squadron, 1 August

    Iraklion Air Station

    Iraklion Air Station

    Iraklion_Air_Station

  • 355th Fighter Squadron
  • United States Air Force unit

    conducted by the Tactical Air Command within the US and abroad. The unit frequently deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy and Wheelus Air Base, Libya. Was deployed

    355th Fighter Squadron

    355th Fighter Squadron

    355th_Fighter_Squadron

  • Souq al Jum'aa
  • Municipality in Libya

    aviation base under the name of "Wheelus Air Base" until 1970, and after the 1969 Gaddafi coup, it again changed names to "Oqba ben Nāfi Air Base" and was

    Souq al Jum'aa

    Souq_al_Jum'aa

  • June 1967
  • Month of 1967

    during the Six-Day War. The main U.S. facility, Wheelus Air Base, housed 10,000 servicemen of the 17th U.S. Air Force, and their families, and was located

    June 1967

    June 1967

    June_1967

  • Bruce P. Crandall
  • United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1933–2026)

    military topographic studies. His first overseas flying assignment was to Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, Libya. There he mapped the desert for two years, flying

    Bruce P. Crandall

    Bruce P. Crandall

    Bruce_P._Crandall

  • 20th Airlift Squadron
  • Military unit

    Wheelus Air Base on 1 June 1948 and redesignated 1261st Air Transport Squadron on 1 October 1948. "Abstract, History Wheelus Air Base June 1948". Air

    20th Airlift Squadron

    20th Airlift Squadron

    20th_Airlift_Squadron

  • 41st Military Airlift Squadron
  • Military unit

    Coast, 17 August 1942 – 30 September 1943 Wheelus Air Base, Libya, 20 July 1952 Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, 13 April 1954 – 1 April 1992

    41st Military Airlift Squadron

    41st Military Airlift Squadron

    41st_Military_Airlift_Squadron

  • Sixteenth Air Force
  • US Air Force information warfare organization

    Torrejón Air Base 7120th Air Base Flight, at Morón Air Base Torrejón Air Base Morón Air Base Zaragoza Air Base Comiso Air Base Aviano Air Base Incirlik Air Base

    Sixteenth Air Force

    Sixteenth Air Force

    Sixteenth_Air_Force

  • 356th Fighter Squadron
  • Military unit

    conducted by the Tactical Air Command within the US and abroad. The unit frequently deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy and Wheelus Air Base, Libya. Was deployed

    356th Fighter Squadron

    356th Fighter Squadron

    356th_Fighter_Squadron

  • Quartier Général d'Aboville
  • Airport

    exercises and tactical evaluations. The 48th frequently deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya for training. On 15 January 1960, the 48 TFW redeployed to RAF

    Quartier Général d'Aboville

    Quartier Général d'Aboville

    Quartier_Général_d'Aboville

  • Charles L. Donnelly Jr.
  • United States Air Force general

    431st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Selfridge Air Force Base in Michigan and what was then Wheelus Air Base in Libya. Following assignments as an instructor

    Charles L. Donnelly Jr.

    Charles L. Donnelly Jr.

    Charles_L._Donnelly_Jr.

  • San Vito dei Normanni Air Station
  • United States Air Force facility in Italy

    Normanni, Italy. Staffed by the 7275th Air Base Group, San Vito AB began as an off-base installation of Aviano Air Base with support personnel and equipment

    San Vito dei Normanni Air Station

    San_Vito_dei_Normanni_Air_Station

  • 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Military unit

    Seventeenth Air Force. Flying from Wheelus Air Base, Libya to provide air defense over the large North African base and expansive training ranges. Replaced

    431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron

    431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron

    431st_Expeditionary_Reconnaissance_Squadron

  • 555th Fighter Squadron
  • US fighter squadron

    Operations Group at Aviano Air Base, Italy. It operates General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting multirole air and ground missions. The

    555th Fighter Squadron

    555th Fighter Squadron

    555th_Fighter_Squadron

  • 86th Air Division
  • Military unit

    Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. It was inactivated on 14 November 1968. Its mission was the air defense of NATO-controlled airspace

    86th Air Division

    86th Air Division

    86th_Air_Division

  • 48th Operations Group
  • Military unit

    exercises and tactical evaluations. The 48th frequently deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya, for training in bombing and gunnery skills. In September 1953

    48th Operations Group

    48th Operations Group

    48th_Operations_Group

  • 562nd Flying Training Squadron
  • Military unit

    the squadron's first winter in Europe due to weather. It deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya in April 1955, where it was able to train in gunnery and bombing

    562nd Flying Training Squadron

    562nd Flying Training Squadron

    562nd_Flying_Training_Squadron

  • 561st Weapons Squadron
  • Military unit

    the squadron's first winter in Europe due to weather. It deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya in April 1955, where it was able to train in gunnery and bombing

    561st Weapons Squadron

    561st Weapons Squadron

    561st_Weapons_Squadron

  • 104th Fighter Wing
  • Military unit

    for Phalsbourg. Starting on 5 December, the Wing began deploying to Wheelus Air Base Libya for gunnery training. During its time in Europe, the 104th participated

    104th Fighter Wing

    104th Fighter Wing

    104th_Fighter_Wing

  • History of Libya
  • biggest supplier of arms. The United States also maintained the large Wheelus Air Base in Libya. In 1956, Libya granted two American oil companies a concession

    History of Libya

    History of Libya

    History_of_Libya

  • 131st Fighter Squadron
  • Unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, US

    training purposes. Starting on 5 December, the 131st began deploying to Wheelus Air Base, Libya for gunnery training. During its time in Europe, the squadron

    131st Fighter Squadron

    131st Fighter Squadron

    131st_Fighter_Squadron

  • September 1969
  • Month of 1969

    American and British military bases on Libyan territory. The U.S. Wheelus Air Base and the British RAF El Adem would both be turned over to Libyan control

    September 1969

    September 1969

    September_1969

  • 417th Test and Evaluation Squadron
  • Military unit

    trained in air-to-ground and air-to-air gunnery at places like Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base and Giebelstadt Air Base in West Germany and Wheelus Air Base, Libya

    417th Test and Evaluation Squadron

    417th Test and Evaluation Squadron

    417th_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron

  • E. Allan Lightner Jr.
  • American diplomat (1907–1990)

    the Libyan government regarding the Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, which asked what they could use for their base.[citation needed] Lightner served as

    E. Allan Lightner Jr.

    E. Allan Lightner Jr.

    E._Allan_Lightner_Jr.

  • 102nd Intelligence Wing
  • Military unit

    deploying to Wheelus Air Base, Libya for gunnery training. During its time in Europe, the 102nd participated in several United States Air Force and North

    102nd Intelligence Wing

    102nd Intelligence Wing

    102nd_Intelligence_Wing

  • June 1970
  • Month of 1970

    Nurse Corps, and General Hoisington commanded the Women's Army Corps. Wheelus Air Base, the last American military unit in Libya, was turned over to the Libyan

    June 1970

    June 1970

    June_1970

  • 416th Fighter Squadron
  • Military unit

    operations and exercises, stood air defense alert, and periodically deployed aircraft and crews to Wheelus Air Base, Libya, for fighter weapons training

    416th Fighter Squadron

    416th Fighter Squadron

    416th_Fighter_Squadron

  • 101st Intelligence Squadron
  • United States air force unit

    provide close air support to NATO ground forces and air interdiction. Starting on 5 December, the 102nd began deploying to Wheelus Air Base, Libya for gunnery

    101st Intelligence Squadron

    101st Intelligence Squadron

    101st_Intelligence_Squadron

  • Henry R. Spicer
  • United States Air Force general

    training at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas and commander in 1957. Spicer became commander of Seventeenth Air Force at Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli in 1958

    Henry R. Spicer

    Henry R. Spicer

    Henry_R._Spicer

  • 388th Operations Group
  • Military unit

    561st from Hahn Air Base in West Germany for the winter of 1954–55. In April and May 1955, rotational deployments to Wheelus Air Base, Libya began for

    388th Operations Group

    388th Operations Group

    388th_Operations_Group

  • 485th Air Expeditionary Wing
  • Military unit

    replacing the ground to air steering systems of the TM-61A. The group participated in periodic test launches of Matadors at Wheelus AB, Libya. In 1958, USAFE

    485th Air Expeditionary Wing

    485th Air Expeditionary Wing

    485th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing

  • February 1964
  • Month of 1964

    nation would not renew the American lease of Libyan territory for Wheelus Air Base after the 1970 expiration of the agreement. The decision came four

    February 1964

    February 1964

    February_1964

  • 7217th Air Division
  • Military unit

    to United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), which initially gave the mission to the 7206th Air Base Squadron at Hellenikon Air Base, Greece. A year

    7217th Air Division

    7217th Air Division

    7217th_Air_Division

  • 563rd Electronic Warfare Squadron
  • Military unit

    the squadron's first winter in Europe due to weather. It deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya in April 1955, where it was able to train in gunnery and bombing

    563rd Electronic Warfare Squadron

    563rd Electronic Warfare Squadron

    563rd_Electronic_Warfare_Squadron

  • 86th Airlift Wing
  • US Air Force unit

    C-130s to Tripoli, Libya, which had once been home to a major American air base, Wheelus. When the United States was forced to leave, it left behind in a cemetery

    86th Airlift Wing

    86th Airlift Wing

    86th_Airlift_Wing

  • Robert Cardenas
  • United States Air Force general (1920–2022)

    negotiated with Muammar al-Gaddafi the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Wheelus Air Base in Libya. After his assignment in Spain, General Cardenas was assigned

    Robert Cardenas

    Robert Cardenas

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  • Frank Kendall Everest Jr.
  • United States Air Force general

    deputy for operations at Wheelus Air Base, Libya. He became director of operations, 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, England Air Force Base, Louisiana, in January

    Frank Kendall Everest Jr.

    Frank Kendall Everest Jr.

    Frank_Kendall_Everest_Jr.

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  • Wheeler
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Wheeler

    English : occupational name for a maker of wheels (for vehicles or for use in spinning or various other manufacturing processes), from an agent derivative of Middle English whele ‘wheel’. The name is particularly common on the Isle of Wight; on the mainland it is concentrated in the neighboring region of central southern England.A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.

    Wheeler

  • EIR
  • Female

    Norse

    EIR

    Old Norse name derived from the word eir, EIR means "help, mercy." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of healing and medicine.

    EIR

  • NIR
  • Female

    Hebrew

    NIR

    (נִיר) Hebrew unisex name NIR means "to cultivate a field."

    NIR

  • Wheeley
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Wheeley

    English : habitational name for someone from Weoley Castle in West Midlands (formerly in Worcestershire), named with Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’, or from Weeley in Essex, which is named with Old English wilig ‘willow’ + lēah.

    Wheeley

  • Wheeler
  • Boy/Male

    English American

    Wheeler

    Wheel maker.

    Wheeler

  • YAIR
  • Male

    Hebrew

    YAIR

    (יָאִיר) Variant spelling of Hebrew Yaiyr, YAIR means "whom God enlightens." 

    YAIR

  • HRÓARR
  • Male

    Norse

    HRÓARR

    Contracted form of Old Norse Hróðgeirr, HRÓARR means "famous spear."

    HRÓARR

  • Dalbhya | தால்பயா
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Dalbhya | தால்பயா

    Belonging to wheels

    Dalbhya | தால்பயா

  • Wheeless
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Wheeless

    English : origin uncertain; possibly an altered spelling of Wheelhouse, reflecting a local pronunciation.

    Wheeless

  • ARI
  • Male

    Finnish

    ARI

      Pet form of Finnish Aaroni, ARI means "light-bringer." Compare with other forms of Ari.

    ARI

  • ATIR
  • Male

    Hebrew

    ATIR

    (עַטִיר) Hebrew name ATIR means "crown, wreath."

    ATIR

  • Hair
  • Surname or Lastname

    Scottish spelling of Irish Hare.English

    Hair

    Scottish spelling of Irish Hare.English : nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the hair, from Middle English here ‘hair’.

    Hair

  • Wheeles
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Wheeles

    English : origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of Wheeless, or of Wheels, from Old English hwēol ‘wheel’, and so a topographic name for someone who lived near a waterwheel, or a metonymic occupational name for someone in charge of one.

    Wheeles

  • KIR
  • Male

    Russian

    KIR

    (Ки́р) Russian name KIR means "master, ruler."

    KIR

  • GAIR
  • Male

    English

    GAIR

    Variant spelling of English Gare, GAIR means "spear."

    GAIR

  • MAIR
  • Female

    Welsh

    MAIR

    Welsh form of Greek Maria, MAIR means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."

    MAIR

  • VIÐAR
  • Male

    Icelandic

    VIÐAR

    Icelandic form of Old Norse Víðarr, VIÐAR means "forest warrior."

    VIÐAR

  • Wheeler
  • Boy/Male

    Australian, British, English

    Wheeler

    A Driver; Wheel Maker

    Wheeler

  • LIR
  • Male

    Irish

    LIR

    Irish name LIR means "the sea." In mythology, this is the name of a god of the sea. He is identified with Welsh LlÅ·r.

    LIR

  • HRÓAR
  • Male

    Icelandic

    HRÓAR

    Icelandic form of Old Norse Hróarr, HRÓAR means "famous spear."

    HRÓAR

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