United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

22d Bombardment Wing (SAC)

15th Air Force

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020

1. 22d Bombardment Wing (SAC) Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated To Those Who Served

B-29, B-47, B-52, KC-97, KC-135

and all supporting units.

We Led - We Lead

Korea - Vietnam

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.

Location. 39° 0.979′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Front Range

and in Pikes Peak Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 379^th Bomb Group (H) (here,

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next to this marker); World War II Glider Pilots (here, next to this marker); 306^th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 95^th Bomb Group H (here, next to this marker); 492nd Bomb Group (H) & 801st Bomb Group (P) (here, next to this marker); 416th Bombardment Group (L) (here, next to this marker); 20th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 344^th Bomb Group (M) AAF (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.

More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.

Also see . . . 22 Air Refueling Wing (AMC). (Submitted on April 18, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

22d Bombardment Wing (SAC) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020

2. 22d Bombardment Wing (SAC) Marker on Memorial Wall

22d Air Refueling Wing Fact Sheet image. Click for more information.

via Military Best, unknown

3. 22d Air Refueling Wing Fact Sheet

McConnell AFB website entry
Click for more information.

Boeing B-47E-55-BW Stratojet 51-2394 image. Click for full size.

via MilitaryWiki, unknown

4. Boeing B-47E-55-BW Stratojet 51-2394

s/n 51-2394 of 408th Bombardment Squadron, 22d Bombardment Wing

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on April 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.