The 57th Wing (57 WG) is an operational unit of the United States Air Force (USAF) Warfare Center, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 57 WG's mission is to provide well trained and well equipped combat forces ready to deploy into a combat arena to conduct integrated combat operations.

The 57th Wing builds innovative leaders in tactics, training and high-end warfighting to ensure world-wide combat air forces are prepared for tomorrow's victories, while overseeing dynamic and challenging flight operations at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

The 57th Wing, as the most diverse wing in the Air Force, provides advanced, realistic, and multi-domain training focused on ensuring dominance through air, space, and cyberspace.

The 57th Wing provides advanced combat training to world-wide combat air forces and showcases aerospace power to the world while overseeing the dynamic and challenging flying operations at Nellis AFB. The wing has four groups: 57th Operations Group, 57th Adversary Tactics Group, 57th Maintenance Group, and the USAF Weapons School.

From 1991 to present, the 57 th provided combat aircrew capabilities, operating the USAF Weapons and the USAF Combat Rescue Schools, developing techniques and procedures and conducting operational test and evaluation on all major aircraft in the AF inventory.

Oct 11, 2017 · Commanded by Col. William B. Williamson, the 57th FWW took over the primary mission of advanced fighter pilot training, and the testing, development, evaluation and demonstration of tactical fighter weapons systems and tactics.

The 57th Operations Group (57 OG) is the operational component of the 57th Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command. The group is stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Group provides direct oversight of the Nellis flying mission through the 57th Operations Support Squadron.

Dec 18, 2020 · For the 14th time in its history, Air Combat Command officials recently announced the 57th Wing, led by Brig. Gen. Michael R. Drowley, as among the very best, as it earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period of June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020.

57th FWW Nellis AFB, NV 1969 Replaced 4525 FWW (Oct 1969) 65 FWS “ 1969 58th TFTW Luke AFB AZ 1969-1971 Replaced 4510 CCTW (Oct 1969) 4511 CCTS (426th TFTS) “ 1969-1971 4514 CCTS (310 TFTS A-7) “ 1969 4515 CCTS (550th TFTS) “ 1969-1970 4517 CCTS (311th TFTS) “ 1969-1971

Destroyed in a fatal crash at Nellis Ranges in 1988. The sun was setting by the time we arrived at show. Delivered to the USAF as 73-0882 then transferred to South Viet Nam in 1974. Returned to the USAF in 1975. To Honduras as 4011 around 1988. Stored at La Ceiba by 2019.