Round shaped, pewter colored coin 2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Air Combat Command
  • 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing
Location
Coin Location: 9G10
Homebase: Iraq
Deployment: Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C002367

Location: 9G10

Coin: Unit - Deployment

Active » U.S. Air Force

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Round shaped, pewter colored coin 2 inches in diameter.

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The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing is one of the largest units in the Persian Gulf region to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 332nd is the lead Air Force organization in Iraq.

The 332d Air Expeditionary Wing is a deployed combat wing supporting United States Forces-Iraq transition from combat to stability operations, and help strengthen the capabilities of a sovereign, secure and self-reliant Iraq. The Wing traces its heritage to the famous 332d Fighter Group, led by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.

The 332d AEW is headquartered at Joint Base Balad (JBB), Iraq -- approximately 65 km north of Baghdad. JBB was called Logistics Support Area Anaconda, Balad Air Base or simply Camp Anaconda from 2003 to 2007. Prior to 2003, the base was knows as Al-Bakr Air Base when it was a front-line fighter and flight training center for the Iraqi air force.