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class="infobox-data">"Eagle Wing"<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Robustum Auxilium</i> (<a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>: "Powerful Support")<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Decorations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Outstanding Unit Award">Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Col</a> William C. McDonald<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Deputy Commander</th><td class="infobox-data">Col Justin A. Longmire</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Command Chief</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Master Sergeant">CMSgt</a> Carolyn A. Russell</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">Gen</a> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Kross" title="Walter Kross">Walter Kross</a><br />Gen <a href="/wiki/William_J._Begert" title="William J. Begert">William J. Begert</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">436th Airlift Wing emblem <small>(approved 14 July 1966)</small><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERavenstein1984233_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERavenstein1984233-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:436th_Airlift_Wing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/436th_Airlift_Wing.png/165px-436th_Airlift_Wing.png" decoding="async" width="165" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/436th_Airlift_Wing.png/248px-436th_Airlift_Wing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/436th_Airlift_Wing.png/330px-436th_Airlift_Wing.png 2x" data-file-width="2392" data-file-height="2397" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Aircraft flown</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Cargo_aircraft" title="Cargo aircraft">Transport</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/C-5_Galaxy" class="mw-redirect" title="C-5 Galaxy">C-5 Galaxy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/C-17_Globemaster_III" class="mw-redirect" title="C-17 Globemaster III">C-17 Globemaster III</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>436th Airlift Wing</b> is an active unit of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>, stationed at <a href="/wiki/Dover_Air_Force_Base" title="Dover Air Force Base">Dover Air Force Base</a>, Delaware. The wing operates <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy" title="Lockheed C-5 Galaxy">Lockheed C-5 Galaxy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">Boeing C-17 Globemaster III</a> aircraft, and is assigned to <a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">Air Mobility Command</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth Air Force</a>. </p><p>Known as the "Eagle Wing", the 436 AW consists of the operations, maintenance, mission support, and medical groups, in addition to 12 divisions and two detachments. The wing has over 4,000 active-duty military and civilian employees.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wing's C-5 and C-17 fleet provides 25% of the nation's inter-theater airlift capability, facilitating worldwide movement of outsized cargo and personnel on scheduled, special assignment, exercise, and contingency airlift missions. The 436 AW is the only combat-ready C-5 Galaxy wing capable of employing airdrop and special operations tactics in support of worldwide airlift.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The wing routinely flies airlift missions throughout the world, projecting global reach to more than 90 countries on six continents including Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Additionally, the 436 AW operates the largest and busiest aerial port in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a>, with its passenger terminal moving over 100,000 individuals in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 436th Airlift Wing is organized into a quad-group structure: </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/436th_Operations_Group" title="436th Operations Group">436th Operations Group</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3d_Airlift_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Airlift Squadron">3d Airlift Squadron</a>; operates C-17 aircraft</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Airlift_Squadron" title="9th Airlift Squadron">9th Airlift Squadron</a>; operates C-5M aircraft</li> <li><a href="/wiki/436th_Operations_Support_Squadron" title="436th Operations Support Squadron">436th Operations Support Squadron</a></li></ul> <p><b>436th Maintenance Group</b> </p> <ul><li>436th Maintenance Squadron</li> <li>436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; maintains C-5M aircraft</li> <li>736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; maintains C-17 aircraft</li> <li>436th Maintenance Operations Squadron</li> <li>436th Aerial Port Squadron</li></ul> <p><b>436th Mission Support Group</b> </p> <ul><li>436th Contracting Squadron</li> <li>436th Security Forces Squadron</li> <li>436th Force Support Squadron</li> <li>436th Logistics Readiness Squadron</li> <li>436th Communications Squadron</li> <li>436th Civil Engineer Squadron;</li></ul> <p><b>436th Medical Group</b> </p> <ul><li>436th Medical Operations Squadron</li> <li>436th Aerospace Medicine Squadron</li> <li>436th Medical Support Squadron</li></ul> <p>Additionally, the 436th Comptroller Squadron reports directly to the wing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For related history, see <a href="/wiki/436th_Operations_Group" title="436th Operations Group">436th Operations Group</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1940s–1970s"><span id="1940s.E2.80.931970s"></span>1940s–1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1940s–1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-141A_LBJ_Australia_1966.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/C-141A_LBJ_Australia_1966.JPG/220px-C-141A_LBJ_Australia_1966.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/C-141A_LBJ_Australia_1966.JPG/330px-C-141A_LBJ_Australia_1966.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/C-141A_LBJ_Australia_1966.JPG/440px-C-141A_LBJ_Australia_1966.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2520" data-file-height="1680" /></a><figcaption>436 MAW C-141A at <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Airport" title="Brisbane Airport">Brisbane Airport</a>, Australia supporting the visit of President <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> in October 1966.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-141_436th_Airlift_Wing_Markings.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/C-141_436th_Airlift_Wing_Markings.JPG/220px-C-141_436th_Airlift_Wing_Markings.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/C-141_436th_Airlift_Wing_Markings.JPG/330px-C-141_436th_Airlift_Wing_Markings.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/C-141_436th_Airlift_Wing_Markings.JPG/440px-C-141_436th_Airlift_Wing_Markings.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2520" data-file-height="1680" /></a><figcaption>436th Airlift Wing Markings on a <a href="/wiki/C-141" class="mw-redirect" title="C-141">C-141</a>A at Brisbane airport, Australia supporting the visit of President <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>, 22 October 1966.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 436th Troop Carrier Wing (Medium) was established on 10 May 1949, and was activated as a reserve unit in June 1949 at <a href="/wiki/Godman_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Godman Air Force Base">Godman Air Force Base</a>, Kentucky.<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wing was relocated to <a href="/wiki/Standiford_Municipal_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Standiford Municipal Airport">Standiford Municipal Airport</a>, Kentucky in October 1950, and flew cargo and trainer aircraft under the supervision of the 2236th Air Force Reserve Training Center. From 1–16 April 1951, the wing was briefly ordered to active service, with personnel serving as fillers for other <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> (USAF) units during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 18 May 1955, the wing was reactivated as a reserve unit at <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Bennett_Field" title="Floyd Bennett Field">Floyd Bennett Field</a>, New York under supervision of the 2230th Air Reserve Flying Center. The wing resumed its training mission in cargo and trainer aircraft until its next deactivation in May 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 27 December 1965, the wing was reactivated and redesignated as the 436th Military Airlift Wing (436 MAW).<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 1966, the 436 MAW replaced the <a href="/wiki/1607th_Air_Transport_Wing" title="1607th Air Transport Wing">1607th Air Transport Wing</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Military_Airlift_Command" title="Military Airlift Command">Military Airlift Command</a> (MAC) host wing at <a href="/wiki/Dover_Air_Force_Base" title="Dover Air Force Base">Dover Air Force Base</a>, Delaware. The wing initially flew strategic airlift missions with propeller-driven <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">Douglas C-124 Globemaster II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-133_Cargomaster" title="Douglas C-133 Cargomaster">Douglas C-133 Cargomaster</a> aircraft. However, the C-124s were replaced by <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter" title="Lockheed C-141 Starlifter">Lockheed C-141 Starlifter</a> jet transports in the late 1960s. The C-133s were replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy" title="Lockheed C-5 Galaxy">Lockheed C-5 Galaxy</a> in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this transition, the 436 MAW took part in <a href="/wiki/1967_in_the_Vietnam_War#December" title="1967 in the Vietnam War">Operation Eagle Thrust</a>, transporting over 10,000 infantry soldiers from the <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a> and more than 5,000 tons of cargo from <a href="/wiki/Fort_Campbell" title="Fort Campbell">Fort Campbell</a>, Kentucky to <a href="/wiki/Bien_Hoa_Air_Base" title="Bien Hoa Air Base">Bien Hoa Air Base</a>, Vietnam. The operation was the single largest transfer by air to <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>, and earned the wing its first of more than a dozen <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Outstanding Unit Award">Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DO_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_MMIII_C5_airdrop(Oct_1974).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USAF_MMIII_C5_airdrop%28Oct_1974%29.jpg/220px-USAF_MMIII_C5_airdrop%28Oct_1974%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USAF_MMIII_C5_airdrop%28Oct_1974%29.jpg/330px-USAF_MMIII_C5_airdrop%28Oct_1974%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USAF_MMIII_C5_airdrop%28Oct_1974%29.jpg/440px-USAF_MMIII_C5_airdrop%28Oct_1974%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="677" data-file-height="569" /></a><figcaption>436 MAW C-5A participating in a 1974 <a href="/wiki/Air-launched_ballistic_missile#Air_Mobile_Feasibility_test:_C-5_w/_LGM-30" title="Air-launched ballistic missile">Air Mobile Feasibility test</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In August 1973, the 436 MAW exchanged their remaining C-141s for the <a href="/wiki/437th_Military_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="437th Military Airlift Wing">437th Military Airlift Wing</a>'s C-5s at <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Air_Force_Base" title="Charleston Air Force Base">Charleston Air Force Base</a>, South Carolina, making the 436 MAW the USAF's only C-5 exclusive wing, with 38 airlifters assigned. This allowed the wing to handle heavy, outsized cargo loads, which the C-141 could not.<sup id="cite_ref-C5_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C5-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 1973, the 436 MAW was chosen to take part in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Nickel_Grass" title="Operation Nickel Grass">Operation Nickel Grass</a>, an effort to transport supplies to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">Yom Kippur War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wing flew 71 missions over a 32-day airlift, delivering <a href="/wiki/Patton_tank" title="Patton tank">Patton tanks</a>, helicopters, <a href="/wiki/Howitzer" title="Howitzer">howitzers</a>, tractors, and radar systems, totaling more than 22,000 tons of cargo. Aircrews conducted the airlift without in-flight refueling capabilities, and the mission was considered to be the first operational test of the C-5.<sup id="cite_ref-DO_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Augmented by attached reserve aircrews from the <a href="/wiki/512th_Airlift_Wing" title="512th Airlift Wing">512th Airlift Wing</a>, the 436 MAW continued to provide critical support throughout the 1970s, including the dropping and test-firing of a <a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LGM-30 Minuteman</a> missile,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the delivery of a 40-ton <a href="/wiki/Superconducting_magnet" title="Superconducting magnet">superconducting magnet</a> from <a href="/wiki/O%27Hare_International_Airport" title="O'Hare International Airport">O'Hare International Airport</a>, Illinois to <a href="/wiki/Sheremetyevo_International_Airport" title="Sheremetyevo International Airport">Sheremetyevo International Airport</a>, Moscow,<sup id="cite_ref-C5_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C5-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and supporting anti-rebel efforts in <a href="/wiki/Zaire" title="Zaire">Zaire</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-C5_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C5-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> earning the wing two consecutive <a href="/wiki/Mackay_Trophy" title="Mackay Trophy">Mackay Trophies</a> in 1977 and 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-Biden_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biden-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 1978, members of the 436 MAW assisted in the evacuation of North American military dependents from <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> to Dover Air Force Base.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWarnock2000125_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWarnock2000125-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s–1990s"><span id="1980s.E2.80.931990s"></span>1980s–1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1980s–1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:436Kuwait.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/436Kuwait.png/220px-436Kuwait.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/436Kuwait.png/330px-436Kuwait.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/436Kuwait.png/440px-436Kuwait.png 2x" data-file-width="818" data-file-height="950" /></a><figcaption>436 AW C-5 Galaxy transporting an <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_HH-60_Pave_Hawk" title="Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk">HH-60G</a> helicopter to <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_International_Airport" title="Kuwait International Airport">Kuwait International Airport</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In October 1983, the 436 MAW flew 24 airlift missions in support of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Urgent_Fury" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Urgent Fury">Operation Urgent Fury</a> in <a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWarnock2000135_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWarnock2000135-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 1989, 436 MAW C-5s delivered cleanup equipment to the <a href="/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill" title="Exxon Valdez oil spill"><i>Exxon Valdez</i> oil spill</a> site in <a href="/wiki/Prince_William_Sound" title="Prince William Sound">Prince William Sound</a>, Alaska, including <a href="/wiki/Boom_(containment)" title="Boom (containment)">oil booms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oil_skimmer" title="Oil skimmer">skimmers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While attending the June 1989 <a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Rodeo#Airlift_Rodeo" title="Air Mobility Rodeo">Airlift Rodeo</a>, a 436 MAW C-5 set a <a href="/wiki/National_Aeronautic_Association" title="National Aeronautic Association">National Aeronautic Association</a> world record when it airdropped 95 tons of equipment and personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEUnderwood199025_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUnderwood199025-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 1989, the wing airlifted troops and supplies to <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> over 16 missions during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Just_Cause" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Just Cause">Operation Just Cause</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWarnock2000167_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWarnock2000167-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to its heavy airlift capability, the wing played a crucial role in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Shield" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Shield">Operation Desert Shield</a> in August 1990. It delivered over 130,000 tons of cargo and spare parts to <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> as part of the Mobility Air Forces' Desert Express. Dover Air Force Base became a major airlift hub and intermediate repair facility for C-5 aircraft participating in the operation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELauria200010–11_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELauria200010–11-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From January–February 1991, the 436 MAW provided airlift support to <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Storm">Operation Desert Storm</a> until the <a href="/wiki/Liberation_of_Kuwait_campaign" title="Liberation of Kuwait campaign">liberation of Kuwait</a> on 28 February 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-Kuwait_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kuwait-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dover personnel processed and hauled nearly 140,000 tons of cargo for Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Comfort" title="Operation Provide Comfort">Operation Provide Comfort</a> after the end of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELauria200011_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELauria200011-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the remainder of 1991, the 436 MAW airlifted 580 tons of fire-fighting equipment to help extinguish <a href="/wiki/Kuwaiti_oil_fires" title="Kuwaiti oil fires">oil field fires set by Iraqi forces</a> as they retreated to <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kuwait_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kuwait-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the Gulf War, the USAF underwent reorganization, and <a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">Air Mobility Command</a> (AMC) replaced MAC as the manager of the United States' airlift fleet. In conjunction with the reorganization, AMC leaders redesignated the 436 MAW as the 436th Airlift Wing (436 AW) on 1 December 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout the 1990s, the 436 AW continued to provide humanitarian and military support around the globe. In September 1992, the wing assisted in disaster relief efforts after <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Andrew" title="Hurricane Andrew">Hurricane Andrew</a> destroyed much of <a href="/wiki/Homestead_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead Air Force Base">Homestead Air Force Base</a>, Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1992–1994, the wing participated in multiple international airlift missions, including Operations <a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Hope" title="Operation Provide Hope">Provide Hope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Restore_Hope" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Restore Hope">Restore Hope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Support_Hope" title="Operation Support Hope">Support Hope</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Uphold_Democracy" title="Operation Uphold Democracy">Uphold Democracy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELauria200011–12_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELauria200011–12-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From October–November 1994, the wing successfully removed nearly half a ton of <a href="/wiki/Enriched_uranium" title="Enriched uranium">enriched uranium</a> from <a href="/wiki/Oskemen" title="Oskemen">Oskemen</a>, Kazakhstan as part of <a href="/wiki/Project_Sapphire" title="Project Sapphire">Project Sapphire</a>, completing the longest C-5 flight in USAF history.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1996, the wing supported Operations <a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Promise" title="Operation Provide Promise">Provide Promise</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Joint_Endeavor" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Joint Endeavor">Joint Endeavor</a>, delivering food and medical supplies to <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 1997, the wing began airlifting <a href="/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot" title="MIM-104 Patriot">Patriot</a> missile batteries and elements of the 347th Air Expeditionary Wing to the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> during Operation Phoenix Scorpion I, II, III, and IV.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELauria200012_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELauria200012-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the aftermath of <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Paka" title="Typhoon Paka">Typhoon Paka</a>, the 436 AW helped airlift over 1,300 tons of relief supplies to <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> in January 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHaulman200720_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHaulman200720-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 1999, the 436 AW supported <a href="/wiki/Operation_Allied_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Allied Force">Operation Allied Force</a>, a bombing campaign to end <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbian</a> aggression in <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELauria200012_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELauria200012-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 1999, the wing airlifted 28 tons of equipment and a 70-person search and rescue team to <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> as part of Operation Avid Response, after the devastating effects of the <a href="/wiki/1999_%C4%B0zmit_earthquake" title="1999 İzmit earthquake">İzmit earthquake</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHaulman200721_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHaulman200721-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 1999, <a href="/wiki/1999_Jiji_earthquake" title="1999 Jiji earthquake">another earthquake</a> ravaged the <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwanese</a> township of <a href="/wiki/Jiji,_Nantou" title="Jiji, Nantou">Jiji</a>, and the 436 AW was dispatched with an 85-person search and rescue team.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELauria200012_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELauria200012-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> in 2001, 436 AW C-5s completed 850 airlift missions in support of Operations <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Enduring Freedom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Iraqi Freedom</a>. Personnel assigned to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron prepared over 450,000 tons of equipment–including daily rations, blankets and other necessities–for the 436 AW to transport in support of the <a href="/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Global War on Terrorism">Global War on Terrorism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PA_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PA-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 October 2002, the 436 AW reorganized at the direction of the USAF <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/John_P._Jumper" title="John P. Jumper">John P. Jumper</a>. Major changes consisted of the establishment of the 436th Maintenance Group, the merging of the 436th Supply and Transportation Squadrons to form the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and the redesignation of the 436th Support Group to the 436th Mission Support Group. In addition, the 436th Aircraft Generation, Component Repair, and Logistics Support Squadrons were redesignated as the 436th Aircraft Maintenance, Maintenance Operations, and Component Maintenance Squadrons.<sup id="cite_ref-PA_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PA-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2003, the 436 AW provided assistance in transporting equipment from <a href="/wiki/Urban_Search_and_Rescue_Virginia_Task_Force_1" title="Urban Search and Rescue Virginia Task Force 1">Urban Search and Rescue Virginia Task Force 1</a> (VA-TF1) to <a href="/wiki/Bam,_Iran" title="Bam, Iran">Bam</a>, Iran following an <a href="/wiki/2003_Bam_earthquake" title="2003 Bam earthquake">earthquake in Kerman province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PA_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PA-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2004–2005, the wing helped airlift medical supplies and search and rescue personnel as part of the United States' humanitarian response to the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 tsunami in Indonesia</a>, Hurricanes <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Katrina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Rita" title="Hurricane Rita">Rita</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2005_Kashmir_earthquake" title="2005 Kashmir earthquake">2005 Kashmir earthquake</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PA_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PA-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 February 2009, the 436 AW received its first <a href="/wiki/C-5M_Super_Galaxy" class="mw-redirect" title="C-5M Super Galaxy">C-5M Super Galaxy</a> named "The Spirit of Global Reach".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 26 April 2015, the wing dispatched the first USAF aircraft, a C-17, carrying cargo and personnel for humanitarian aid following the <a href="/wiki/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake" title="April 2015 Nepal earthquake">earthquake in Nepal</a>. The plane carried a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development" title="United States Agency for International Development">United States Agency for International Development</a> Disaster Assistance Response Team, the <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax County, Virginia</a> Urban Search and Rescue Team and 45 tons of cargo.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage">Lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Established as the <b>436th Troop Carrier Wing (Medium)</b> on 10 May 1949</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated in the reserve on 27 June 1949</dd> <dd>Ordered to active service on 1 April 1951</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 16 April 1951</dd></dl> <ul><li>Activated in the reserve on 18 May 1955</li></ul> <dl><dd>Inactivated on 15 May 1958</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>436th Military Airlift Wing</b> and activated on 27 December 1965 (not organized)</li></ul> <dl><dd>Organized on 8 January 1966</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>436th Airlift Wing</b> on 1 December 1991<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assignments">Assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth Air Force</a>, 27 June 1949</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First Air Force</a>, 1 August 1950 – 16 April 1951; 18 May 1955</li> <li>First Air Force, 18 May 1955</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Air_Force" title="Fourteenth Air Force">Fourteenth Air Force</a>, 25 March – 15 May 1958</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-First_Air_Force" title="Twenty-First Air Force">Twenty-First Air Force</a>, 8 January 1966</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth Air Force</a>, 1 October 2003 – present<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Components">Components</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Groups</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/436th_Troop_Carrier_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="436th Troop Carrier Group">436th Troop Carrier Group</a> (later, 436th Operations Group): 27 June 1949 – 16 April 1951; 18 May 1955 – 15 May 1958; 1 December 1991 – present<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Squadrons</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Military_Airlift_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Military Airlift Squadron">1st Military Airlift Squadron</a>: 8 January 1966 – 30 June 1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/3d_Military_Airlift_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Military Airlift Squadron">3d Military Airlift Squadron</a>: 1 August 1973 – 1 December 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Military_Airlift_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Military Airlift Squadron">9th Military Airlift Squadron</a>: 8 January 1966 – 8 September 1968; 1 April 1971 – 1 December 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Military_Airlift_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Military Airlift Squadron">20th Military Airlift Squadron</a>: 8 January 1966 – 1 August 1973</li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Military_Airlift_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Military Airlift Squadron">31st Military Airlift Squadron</a>: 8 January 1966 – 8 April 1969; 1 October 1989 – 1 December 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Military_Airlift_Squadron" title="39th Military Airlift Squadron">39th Military Airlift Squadron</a>: 8 January 1966 – 31 March 1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/52d_Military_Airlift_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="52d Military Airlift Squadron">52d Military Airlift Squadron</a>: 8 January 1967 – 8 February 1969 (detached)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_Military_Airlift_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="58th Military Airlift Squadron">58th Military Airlift Squadron</a>: 1 July 1966 – 15 August 1971<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Godman Air Force Base, Kentucky, 27 June 1949</li> <li>Standiford Municipal Airport (later, Standiford Field), Kentucky, 20 October 1950 – 16 April 1951</li> <li>Floyd Bennett Field (later, Naval Air Station New York), New York, 18 May 1955 – 15 May 1958</li> <li>Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, 8 January 1966 – present<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=436th_Airlift_Wing&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_C-45_Expeditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor">Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor</a>, 1949; 1955–1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Douglas C-47 Skytrain</a>, 1949–1951</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">Curtiss C-46 Commando</a>, 1955–1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar" title="Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar">Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar</a>, 1957</li> <li>Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, 1966–1969</li> <li>Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, 1966–1971</li> <li>Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, 1966–1973</li> <li>Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, 1971–present</li> <li>Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, 2007–present<sup id="cite_ref-436facts_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Direct Reporting Units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_District_of_Washington" title="Air Force District of Washington">District of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Center" title="Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center">Operational Test and Evaluation Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">USAF Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">Major commands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">ACC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Air Education and Training Command">AETC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command" title="Air Force Global Strike Command">AFGSC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Materiel_Command" title="Air Force Materiel Command">AFMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AFRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">AFSOC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">AMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">PACAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa" title="United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa">USAFE–AFAFRICA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Numbered Air Forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of wings of the United States Air Force">Wings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Groups" title="List of United States Air Force Groups">Groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force squadrons">Squadrons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_National_Guard_Squadrons" title="List of United States Air National Guard Squadrons">ANG</a></li> <li><a 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