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The 316th Bombardment Wing trained in the United States before transfer to Okinawa in August 1945. Assigned units ferried Allied prisoners of war from Japan to the Philippines.
In September 1953, the 316th Division manned, equipped, trained, and maintained assigned units until April 1960. It provided warning and defense against potential hostile air operations against the Moroccan region of North Africa.
In 1985, the division gained operational responsibility to implement war and contingency plans. It also provided host support to units in the Kaiserslautern Military Community as well as logistical support for other organizations in the European theater. In April–May 1991, assigned units deployed aircraft and personnel to Turkey in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a humanitarian relief effort to save the Kurds from starvation and resettle them in northern Iraq.
^Approved 15 November 1955. Description: Or, a globe azure gridlined gray and charged with a lion rampant grasping a sword of the third [color mentioned] all within a diminished bordure gray.
^Approved 27 Feb 1945. Description: A globe azure gridlined argent and charged with a lion rampant grasping a sword of the same [color].
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