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86th Airlift Wing

Active 13 January 1942 — present
Country United States
Branch Air Force
Type Airlift
Part of United States Air Forces in Europe
Garrison/HQ Ramstein Air Base
Decorations Distinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current
commander		 Colonel William Bender
Notable
commanders		 Wilbur L. Creech
Robert C. Oaks
George B. Simler

The 86th Airlift Wing (86 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies primarily via Aircraft. The United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE) is the United States Air Force component of U Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Please see " Presidential Unit Citation " for other nations' versions of this award The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ( AFOUA) is a decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created in 1954 Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country General Wilbur L Creech was the Commander of Tactical Air Command with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Robert C Oaks is a retired US Air Force general who served as commander of Air Training Command and United States Air Forces in Europe. General George B Simler (1921-1972 was a US Air Force officer who served as commander of the U Wing is a term used by different Air forces for a unit of command Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

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Mission

The wing’s primary mission is to conduct airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation operations flying the C-21, C-20H, C-37, C40B and C-130E aircraft. An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies primarily via Aircraft. The 86th Airlift Wing commander also serves as the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) commander, leading the largest American community outside the United States. .

Units

The 86th Airlift Wing is composed of four groups, 14 squadrons and one detachment. These are:

86th Operations Group (86 OG)

86th Maintenance Group (86 MXG)

86th Mission Support Group (86 MSG)

86th Medical Group (86 MDG)

1st Combat Communications Squadron

The 779th Expeditionary Airlift Flight was activated in January 2008 to administer a rotational deployment of two C-17 Globemaster IIIs to be based at Ramstein AB. The 309th Airlift Squadron ( 309 AS) is part of the 86th Airlift Wing at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. Chièvres Air Base is a United States military airbase located in the Belgian town of Chièvres about 12 miles from SHAPE, which is mainly used to The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The United States Air Forces in Europe 's 1st Combat Communications Squadron is a unit located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [1] The exact reporting chain for the 779th EAF is not known.

History

Lineage

Bases assigned

United States Army Air Forces

United States Air Force

Aircraft operated

F-47D's of the 526th Fighter Squadron, 1949

Republic F-84E-5-RE Thunderjet Serial 49-2133 of the 527th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 1953

North American F-86F-25-NH Sabre Serial 51-13194 of the 527th Fighter-Bomber Squadron - 1954

North American F-86D-45-NA Sabres of the 514th Fighter-Inteceptor Squadron - 1958. Will Rogers World Airport is located in southwestern Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Hunter Army Airfield, located in Savannah Georgia, United States, is a military airfield and subordinate installation to Fort Stewart. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Meridian Regional Airport is a public Airport located on Key Field, a joint civil-military airfield located southwest of the city of Meridian in Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Camp Kilmer, New Jersey was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Maghnia (مغنية (formerly Marnia) is a town in Tlemcen Province, northwestern Algeria, near the border with Morocco. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Bolling Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Southwest Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Neubiberg Air Base is a former German and United States Air Force airfield which was closed in 1991 Landstuhl (ˈlantʃtuːl is a municipality of over 9000 people in southwestern Germany. Zweibrücken Air Base was a NATO Air base in West Germany. It was located 35 miles SSW of Kaiserslautern and 2 miles mi SE of Zweibrücken Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout See A-26 Invader for the plane known as the B-26 from 1948 to 1962 See also Martin B-26 Marauder WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout "G400" redirects here For the graphics card see Matrox G400. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout For an overview of the whole Huey family of aircraft see Bell Huey WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In front is Serial 52-4133

Convair TF-102A-20-CO Delta Dagger Serial 54-1366 of the 526th FIS, 1962.

McDonnell Douglas F-4E-55-MC Phantom 68-0517 and General Dynamics F-16C Block 25E Fighting Falcon 84-296 of the 526th TFS, flying in formation, 1985.

Lockheed C-130E Hercules of the 37th AS

The new C-130J model aircraft (99-1431) taxies down the flightline after landing Nov. 8, 2007

Operational history

World War II

The 86th conducted flight training at Key Field, Mississippi from August 1942-March 1943. The group sailed to North Africa in April and May 1943. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan It entered combat in early July, flying A-36s against German positions in Tunisia. Later that month, the group moved to Sicily, where it attacked German forces retreating across the island and evacuating to the southern coast of the Italian mainland. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. The 86th provided air support for Allied landings at Salerno in September 1943 and later that month moved from Sicily to the beachhead area. The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. During the winter of 1943-1944, the group supported advancing Allied forces in Italy by attacking enemy lines of communication, troop concentrations, and supply areas. It also attacked rail and road targets and strafed German troop and supply columns during late spring, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation (DCU) for outstanding action against the enemy on 25 May. Please see " Presidential Unit Citation " for other nations' versions of this award The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. In July, the group moved to the island of Corsica, from which it attacked enemy-held road and rail networks in northern Italy. It supported the Allied invasion of southern France in August, escorting bombers attacking coastal defenses. A bomber is a Military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets primarily by dropping Bombs on them In September, moved back to Italy and began attacking transportation lines in the Po Valley. Po RiverThe Po Valley (Pianura Padana or Val Padana is a major geographical feature of Italy. In February 1945, the group moved to France and began attacking enemy targets such as rail lines, roads, supply dumps, and airdromes in southern Germany. The group again moved, this time to Germany, in April. It earned a second DUC for concentrated attacks on enemy transportation targets on 20 April. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. By 8 May, the group had flown a total of 3,645 combat missions. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen

Just after the war, the group performed occupation duty in Germany. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Belligerent military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a hostile army. It moved without personnel or equipment to Bolling Field in Washington, DC, in February, 1946, where it inactivated at the end of March.

Cold War

For more details on this topic, see Ramstein Air Base. Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz.

It was activated again in Germany later that year for occupation duty. The 86th provided air defense, primarily in West Germany, July 1948–November 1968, initially as a wing but later as an air division. In the United States Air Force, a Division was a intermediate level of command subordinate to a Numbered Air Force, controlling one or more Wings. During its eight years as an air division, the organization supervised the improvement of a manual radar system to a semi-automatic air weapons control system. Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships From November 1969 to June 1971, it was charged only with tactical reconnaissance, but added tactical fighter operations later in 1971. Military tactics ( Greek: Taktikē, the art of organizing an army are the techniques for using weapons or military units in combination for engaging and defeating Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information Between September 1975 and June 1985, the wing trained and provided tactical air capability in Europe for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The North Atlantic Treaty After activation again in Germany in May 1991, deployed to Turkey and flew fighter missions to enforce no-fly zones in northern Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina, twice attacking Iraqi surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites in northern Iraq. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft

Post Cold-War

The 86th gained some airlift capability in 1992 and became strictly an airlift unit in 1994, trading its F-16 fighters for C-130 transports. During the 1990s, the wing supported peacekeeping and humanitarian aid airlift operations in the Balkans, Africa, and Southwest Asia. Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace Humanitarian aid (also called succour) is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes typically in response to humanitarian crises Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia (largely overlapping with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia.

Operations

Assignments

Major command

Numbered Air Force

Unit shields

86 OG

37 AS

76 AS

References

  1. ^ Stars and Stripes, [1]

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