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The Ninth Wave
The Ninth Wave (, "Dyevyatiy val") is an 1850 painting by the Russian Armenian marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky. It is his best-known work.
The title refers to an old sailing expression referring to a wave of incredible size that comes after a succession of incrementally larger waves.
It depicts a sea after a night storm and people facing death attempting to save themselves by clinging to debris from a wrecked ship. The debris, in the shape of the cross, appears to be
components of the 57th Operations Group, placing them all under a single organization. Has trained combat aircrews in adversary threat tactics since its inception.
History Lineage.
- Established as 57th Adversary Tactics Group on 31 Aug 2005
History Assignments.
- 57th Wing, 15 Sep 2005–Present
History Components.
- 64th Aggressor Squadron: 15 Sep 2005–Present
- 65th Aggressor Squadron: 15 Sep 2005–26 September 2014
- 527th Space Aggressor Squadron: 14 Apr 2006–Present
- 547th Intelligence Squadron, 15 Sep 2005–2014
- 57th Adversary Tactics