Definition of Air expeditionary wing

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
air expeditionary wing
A wing or wing slice placed under the administrative control of an air and space expeditionary task force or air and space task force by Department of the Air Force orders for a joint operation. Also called AEW. See also air and space expeditionary task force. (JP 3-33)
  

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Air Expeditionary Wing
This article is about the USAF concept. For the similarly named RAF unit, see Expeditionary Air Wing.
Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) is a Wing concept used primarily by the United States Air Force. These units are activated under temporary orders by the owning MAJCOM for a specific purpose or mission. Once the subject mission is completed, these units are inactivated by the owning MAJCOM.

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