911th Airlift Wing
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| 911th Airlift Wing | |
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| Active | 28 December 1962 — present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Airlift |
| Size | 1,200 Personnel |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserves Station |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
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| Current commander |
Colonel Gordon Elwell |
The 911th Airlift Wing (911 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of the Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania. 911th Airlift Wing's mission is to organize, recruit and train Air Force Reserve personnel to provide airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems.
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[edit] History
The 911th has trained for and participated in air transport of airborne forces, equipment and supplies with delivery by airdrop, extraction, and airlanding, as well as air evacuation within a theater of operations since its inception in 1963. It provided airlift to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and for other contingency operations, such as the Dominican Republic crisis in 1965, as well as numerous humanitarian flights. Beginning in 1973, it periodically rotated flight crews and other personnel to Panama, and later Puerto Rico, to support United States Southern Command commitments. Since the early 1990s it has frequently deployed personnel in support of contingency operations in Southwest Asia and the Balkans.
[edit] Operations
[edit] Previous designations
- 911th Troop Carrier Group (1962 – 1967)
- 911th Military Airlift Group (1967 – 1972)
- 911th Tactical Airlift Group (1972 – 1992)
- 911th Airlift Group (1992 – 1994)
- 911th Airlift Wing (1994 – Present)
[edit] Assignments
[edit] Major command
[edit] Numbered Air Force
- 10th Air Force (1994 – 1997)
- 22nd Air Force (1997 – Present)
[edit] Wing
- 459th Troop Carrier Wing (1963 – 1971)
- 94th Military Airlift Wing (1971 – 1972)
- 302d Tactical Airlift Wing (1972 – 1980)
- 439th Airlift Wing (1980 – 1992)
- 94th Airlift Wing (1992 – 1994)
[edit] Subordinate organizations
911th Operations Group (911 OG)
- 758th Airlift Squadron (758 AS)
- 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (911 AES)
- 911th Operations Support Flight (911 OSF)
911th Maintenance Group (911 MXG)
- 911th Maintenance Squadron (911 MXS)
- 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (911 AMXS)
- 911th Maintenance Operations Squadron (911 MOS)
911th Mission Support Group (911 MSG)
- 32d Aerial Port Squadron (32 APS)
- 911th Civil Engineering Squadron (911 CES)
- 911th Communications Squadron (911 CS)
- 911th Mission Support Flight (911 MSF)
- 911th Security Forces Squadron (911 SFS)
- 911th Services Squadron (911 SVS)
- 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron (911 LRS)
911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (911 AMDSS)
[edit] Aircraft operated
- C-119 Flying Boxcar (1963 – 1967)
- C-124 Globemaster II (1966 – 1972)
- C-123 Provider (1972 – 1980)
- C-130 Hercules (1980 – Present)
[edit] Unit shields
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