87th Air Base Wing

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87th Air Base Wing
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Anthony L. Smith
Army Deputy Installation CommanderColonel Bryan R. Dunker
Navy Deputy Installation CommanderCaptain James B. Howell
Command ChiefCMSgt Michael D. Wynne
Insignia
87th Air Base Wing emblem (approved 3 August 2010)[1]

The 87th Air Base Wing is the host

Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst. Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst is the Department of Defense's (DoD) only tri-service joint base that consolidated Air Force, Army, and Navy
installations.

Before assuming host duties at JB MDL in 2009, the wing had been active as an

434th Troop Carrier Wing
was released from active duty and assumed the 87th Wing's personnel and equipment.

Facility and tenants

The wing

Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Agriculture.[2]

Units

87th Mission Support Group

The 87th Mission Support Group supports the wing mission by maintaining an expeditionary force posture. In

personnel management.[3]

Components

87th Medical Group

The 400-member 87th Medical Group operates a multi-specialty

outpatient clinic. Its mission is to train mission-ready medics, deliver a medically ready operational force and ensure a healthy base community. The group prepares service members to serve at their home station and on deployment, while meeting healthcare needs of nearly 17,000 Tricare Prime enrollees and over 42,000 DoD beneficiaries.[6]

Components

History

Air Force reserves

See also: 87th Troop Carrier Group

All

Atterbury Air Force Base, where it absorbed the personnel of the 923d Reserve Training Wing. The wing began to train for troop carrier operations, primarily with Curtiss C-46 Commandos, under the supervision of the 2466th Air Force Reserve Training Center. The wing also flew a number of other aircraft possessed by the center.[1]

In early 1953, the

434th Troop Carrier Wing, which had been the reserve flying wing at Atterbury until called to active duty in May 1951, was released from active duty and returned to the reserve. The 87th Wing was inactivated and transferred its mission, equipment and personnel to the 434th Wing.[1][9]

Multiservice base support

The

cadre was taken from the mission support and medical groups of the 305th Air Mobility Wing, which retained its operations group
and became a tenant organization.

In addition to its two groups and one squadron, the wing has 14 staff agencies.[note 1] Although the wing commander is an Air Force officer, its command structure includes an Army Joint Base Deputy Commander and a Navy Joint Base Deputy Commander.[4]

The wing has supported several significant operations and activities, including recovery operations for

Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards.[4]

Lineage

  • Established as the 87th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on 26 May 1952
Activated in the reserve on 15 June 1952
Inactivated on 15 February 1953
  • Redesignated 87th Tactical Airlift Wing on 31 July 1985 (remained inactive)
  • Redesignated 87th Air Base Wing on 19 February 2009
Activated on 3 March 2009[1]

Assignments

Components

Groups
  • 87th Air Base Group (later 87th Mission Support Group): 15 June 1952 – 15 February 1953,[4] 3 March 2009 – present[4]
  • 87th Maintenance & Supply Group: 15 June 1952 – 15 February 1953
  • 87th Medical Group: 15 June 1952 – 15 February 1953, 3 March 2009 – present[4]
  • 87th Troop Carrier Group: 15 June 1952 – 15 February 1953[1]
Squadron
  • 87th Comptroller Squadron: 3 March 2009 – present[4]

Stations

Aircraft

References

Notes
  1. ^ Wing staff agencies include Air Forces Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO 21), Business Office, Chaplains, Community Support Coordinator, Command Post, Equal Opportunity, History Office, Inspector General, Legal Office, Plans and Programs, Public Affairs, Safety, and Sexual Assault Response and Prevention.
Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Robertson, Patsy (6 February 2015). "Factsheet 87 Air Base Wing (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "About Us: Fact Sheets: 87th Air Base Wing". 87th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ^ "About Us: Fact Sheets: 87th Mission Support Group". 87th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "87th Air Base Wing History". 87th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Air Force Organization Change Status Report, March 2009, Maxwell AFB, AL
  6. ^ "About Us: Fact Sheets: 87th Medical Group". 87th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. ^ Cantwell, p. 87
  8. ^ Cantwell, p. 139
  9. ^ Ravenstein, pp. 228-230

Bibliography

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