911th Airlift Wing
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911th Airlift Wing | |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Douglas N. Strawbridge |
Insignia | |
911th Airlift Wing emblem (approved 22 March 1995)[1] | |
911th Tactical Airlift Group emblem |
The 911th Airlift Wing is an
Overview
The 911th Airlift Wing's mission is to organize, recruit and train Air Force Reserve personnel to provide strategic airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems.
Units
- 911th Operations Group (911 OG)
- 758th Airlift Squadron (758 AS)
- 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (911 AES)
- 911th Maintenance Group (911 MXG)
- 911th Mission Support Group (911 MSG)
- 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (911 ASTS)
History
Need for reserve troop carrier groups
During the first half of 1955, the Air Force began detaching Air Force Reserve squadrons from their parent wing locations to separate sites. The concept offered several advantages. Communities were more likely to accept the smaller
Although this dispersal was not a problem when the entire wing was called to active service, mobilizing a single flying squadron and elements to support it proved difficult. This weakness was demonstrated in the partial mobilization of reserve units during the
Activation of 911th Troop Carrier Group
As a result, the 911th Troop Carrier Group was established at
The group mission was to organize, recruit and train Air Force reserve personnel in the tactical airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems. The group was equipped with Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars for Tactical Air Command airlift operations.
The 911th Group was one of three C-119 groups assigned to the
The 911th 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. It provided airlift to
A news story in the 10 April 2012 edition of the Air Force Times stated the 911th's base was being considered for closure by 2013.[5] As of 2021, the future of the base is on solid ground. There are no plans to close it.[6]
Modern Era
During the first week of April 2019, three out of the eight C-17s assigned to the 911th AW were delivered to the unit, to replace the wing's elderly C-130s.[7] As of April 2020, seven C-17s are based in Pittsburgh with the final aircraft in depot maintenance.
In April 2020, the 911th AW was one of 25 reserve units deployed to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey to participate in relief efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Ten airmen from the 911th AW were part of a 125-member team mobilized to assist with medical support.[8]
Lineage
- Established as the 911th Troop Carrier Group, Medium and activated on 28 December 1962 (not organized)
- Organized in the Reserve on 17 January 1963
- Redesignated 911th Military Airlift Group on 1 January 1967
- Redesignated 911th Tactical Airlift Group on 1 March 1972
- Redesignated 911th Airlift Group on 1 February 1992
- Redesignated 911th Airlift Wing on 1 October 1994[1]
Assignments
- Continental Air Command, 28 December 1962 (not organized)
- 459th Troop Carrier Wing (later 459th Military Airlift Wing), 17 January 1963
- 94th Military Airlift Wing, 21 April 1971
- 302d Tactical Airlift Wing, 25 February 1972
- 439th Tactical Airlift Wing(later 439th Military Airlift Wing, 439th Airlift Wing), 1 October 1980
- 94th Airlift Wing, 1 August 1992
- Tenth Air Force, 1 October 1994
- Twenty-Second Air Force, 1 April 1997 – 31 March 2018[1]
- Fourth Air Force, 1 April 2018 – present[1]
Components
- 911th Operations Group: 1 August 1992 – present
- 758th Troop Carrier Squadron (later 758th Military Airlift Squadron, 758th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 758th Military Airlift Squadron: 17 January 1963 - 1 August 1992[1]
Stations
- Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, 17 January 1963 – present[1]
Aircraft
- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (1963–1967)
- Douglas C-124 Globemaster II (1966–1972)
- Fairchild C-123 Provider (1972–1980)
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1980–2018)
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (2018–present)
Aircraft flying in this unit
C-17A | |
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Tail # | 89-1189 |
92-3292 | |
93-0601 | |
96-0001 | |
00-0180 | |
00-0184 | |
02-1099 | |
02-1101 |
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Endicott, Judy G. (17 October 2007). "Factsheet 911 Airlift Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Cantwell, pp. 156, 169
- ^ Cantwell, pp. 189-191
- ^ Maurer, p. 740
- ^ AF: Pittsburgh base closing will save $354M
- ^ "Welcome".
- ^ "New chapter for the 911th Airlift Wing". Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Airmen of Pittsburgh IAP ARS mobilized in support of COVID-19 efforts in New York City". Retrieved 8 April 2020.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cantwell, Gerald T. (1997). Citizen Airmen: a History of the Air Force Reserve, 1946-1994. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program. ISBN 0-16049-269-6. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556.