The wing is expected to fly 12 combat air missions in Iraq and Afghanistan each day.

It served as the operational training unit (OTU) of the USAAF School of Applied Tactics at Keystone Army Air Field, Florida.

[3] On 23 March 1953, the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

[citation needed] In 1968, the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, flying specialized Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, became part of the 432nd.

The squadron had been attached to the wing as a temporary duty unit from Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.

By July, they were asked to augment the efforts of the "Tiger" FACs in the Operation Barrel Roll area of Laos.

While supporting Operation About Face, they improvised mass bombings by 16 to 20 fighter-bombers three times in September 1969.

Regardless of their operating altitude, their bomb damage assessment record was triple the average for 7th Air Force units.

In addition, the 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron was reassigned from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base.

During Operation Linebacker, between May and October 1972, the 432nd TRW had seven F-4 tactical fighter squadrons assigned or attached, (13th, 56th, 308th, 414th, 421st, 523rd and 555th) making it the largest wing in the USAF.

[citation needed] As a result of the Paris Peace Accords of 1973, the numbers of USAF personnel and aircraft at Udorn were reduced.

[citation needed] Forces from the 432nd participated in the SS Mayaguez action in May 1975, sinking two Cambodian Khmer Rouge ships.

By 1975, the political climate between Washington and Bangkok had become sour and the Royal Thai Government wanted the USAF out of Thailand by the end of the year.

[3] In July 1984 the 432nd was again reactivated as the 432nd Tactical Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

[8] In support of relief for the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, on 27 January 2010 the wing began flying two RQ-1 Predator orbits over Port-au-Prince with six Predators from a training unit flying out of Rafael Hernández Airport, a civilian airport in Puerto Rico, by a detachment of about 50 wing members.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency