153d Airlift Wing
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| 153d Airlift Wing | |
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 153d Airlift Wing emblem |
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| Active | 1958-Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force/Air National Guard |
| Type | Wing |
| Role | Airborne fire fighting |
| Part of | Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyoming |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Harold Reed |
The United States Air Force's 153d Airlift Wing is a unit located at Cheyenne Regional Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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[edit] Mission
[edit] History
 Staff Sgt. Trenton Lloyd loads an 800-pound pallet of firewood onto a C-130 Hercules for a humanitarian airdrop in southern Afghanistan January 24, 2008 [1] |
[edit] Assignments
[edit] Major Command
- Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command (1992-Present)
- Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1974-1992)
- Air National Guard/Tactical Airlift Command (1971-1974)
- Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1961-1971)
- Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1950-1961)
- Air National Guard (1946-1950)
[edit] Previous designations[2]
- 153rd Airlift Wing (1995-Present)
- 153rd Airlift Group (19??-1992)
- 153rd Air Transport Group (1963-1992?)
- 153rd Aeromedical Transport Squadron (1961-1963)
- 153rd Fighter Interceptor Group (1958-1961)
[edit] Squadrons assigned
- 243rd Air Traffic Control Squadron
- 153rd Logistics Squadron
- 153rd Aircraft Generation Squadron
- 153rd Aerial Port Flight
- 187th Airlift Squadron (1958-Present)
- 153rd Civil Engineer Squadron
- 153rd Services Flight
- 153rd Medical Squadron
- 153rd Mission Support Flight
- 153rd Logistic Group
- 153rd Maintenance Squadron
- 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
- 153rd Operations Support Flight
- 153rd Support Group
- 153rd Operations Group
- 153rd Communications Flight
- 153rd Security Forces Squadron
- 153rd Command and Control Squadron
[edit] Bases stationed
- Cheyenne Regional Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming (1946-Present)
[edit] Aircraft Operated[3]
- C-130 Hercules (???-Present)
- C-121G Constellation (1963-???)
- C-119 Flying Boxcar (1961-1963)
- F-86L Sabre (1958-1961)
- F-80 Shooting Star (1953-1958)
- P-51 Mustang (1946-1953)
[edit] Decorations
[edit] References
- ^ Air Force Link - Media Search
- ^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
- ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
- ^ Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)
[edit] External links
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