[2] In August, the 501st Group and its squadrons moved to Harvard Army Air Field, Nebraska and began to equip with Superfortresses.

[3] Following V-J Day, the group dropped supplies to Allied prisoners of war in Japan, Korea, Manchuria and China.

It was activated on 1 July 1982, at RAF Greenham Common, England, to operate the Gryphon (BGM-109G) Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM).

The 501 TMW was inactivated on 31 May 1991 after ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty resulted in decommissioning of the BGM-109G.

RAF Fairford annually hosts the world's largest military airshow called the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT); typically held in July.

Their mission is to ensure a full range of base support services for an installation populace of 4,500 military, civilians, contractors and their families.

RAF Croughton houses the 422nd Air Base Group whose mission is to provide installation support, services, force protection, and worldwide communications across the entire spectrum of operations.

The group sustains more than 450 C2 circuits; and supports 25 percent of all European Theater to continental United States (CONUS) communications.

RAF Alconbury is also home to the 501st CSW headquarters staff and hosts a community of 6,000 individuals associated with more than 15 multi-service and multi-national units.

The squadron mission is to provide base-level support to 220 U.S. service members and their families at NATO's Joint Warfare Center.

The reason Col. Kimberly Toney gave was "I lost confidence in Col. Steele's ability to lead the group."

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