89th Airlift Wing

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89th Airlift Wing
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Coat of arms of the 89th Airlift Wing
Lineup May 1, 1951
Country United States of America
Armed forces United States Armed Forces
Armed forces United States Air Force
Type squadron
structure 4 groups
Strength 1186 (2015)
Insinuation Air Mobility Command
↳ Eighteenth Air Force
↳ 89th Airlift Wing
base Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility , Maryland
motto "Experto crede"
Squadron leadership
Commander Colonel John C. Millard
Aircraft
Transport aircraft /
helicopter 		Boeing VC-25 , Boeing C-32 , Gulfstream C-20 , Gulfstream C-37

The 89th Airlift Wing ( 89th AW , German : 89th Lufttransportgeschwader) is an American transport association of the Eighteenth Air Force of the Air Mobility Command , which is responsible for the transport of the US President and other high-ranking members of the US government . The squadron is stationed at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Maryland .

tasks

The 89th Airlift Wing is responsible for the transportation of the US President, Vice President , members of the government and other high-ranking officials of the US government and some of their families. Both are state visits of the governance carried out by delegations, with the support of other organizations, as well as transport within the United States . Thus, the tasks correspond to those of the air readiness of the Federal Ministry of Defense of the Air Force of the Bundeswehr .

history

The association was formed on May 1, 1951 as the 89th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium . Since January 8, 1966 he has been stationed at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility. Other sources see October 1, 1948 and the 1254th Air Transport Wing as the origin of today's unit, in addition, VIP flights were carried out by the US armed forces for the government as early as 1936.

In 1961 the 1254th ATW was relocated from Washington National Airport to what was then Andrews Air Force Base and in 1966 it was dissolved or merged with the 89th Troop Carrier Wing , replaced by the 89th Military Airlift Wing Special Missions . The association was organized as a group from 1977 to 1980, then again as a squadron and on July 12, 1991 merged with the 1776th Air Base Wing to form the 89th Airlift Wing .

The subordination of the squadron also changed several times, currently the 89th Airlift Wing is part of the Eighteenth Air Force, which in turn is subordinate to the Air Mobility Command. The two offices are located at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois .

structure

The 89th Airlift Wing is divided into four groups , the 89th Operations Group (89th floor) is the superior level of two flying squadrons , the VIP flights with the types C-20 and C-37 ( 1st Airlift Squadron ) and C-32 and C-40 ( 99th Airlift Squadron ); The 89th Maintenance Group (89 MXG) ensures the maintenance of these aircraft, the 89th Airlift Support Group (89 ASG) is responsible for tasks such as communication and operational processes.

The fourth group, the Presidential Airlift Group (PAG), is responsible for flights by the President or with the Boeing VC-25A fleet . This group combines the tasks of the other groups with regard to the VC-25 fleet.

The current commander of the association is Colonel John C. Millard . With Margaret Woodward , the first woman was used as a Commander from 2007 to 2009.

Aircraft

The 89th Airlift Wing uses various aircraft that are designed for different delegation sizes. The President has two Boeing 747-200Bs, known as VC-25s, equipped with communication, sleeping and conference rooms to enable the President to work on longer flights. The callsign Air Force One is assigned to the US Air Force aircraft that has the President on board and is not limited to the VC-25.

In addition, the squadron operates Boeing 757s, designated as C-32, which are often used by the Vice President, and C-40s, military versions of the Boeing 737s for smaller delegations. In the area of ​​business jets, aircraft from the manufacturer Gulfstream are used, both the older Gulfstream III and Gulfstream V as well as newer Gulfstream 550.

  • Boeing VC-25 / "Air Force One"

  • Boeing C-32A

  • Gulfstream C-20

  • Gulfstream C-37

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e 89th Airlift Wing. In: andrews.af.mil. Joint Base Andrews, March 24, 2015, accessed March 12, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b 89th Airlift Wing. Global Security, accessed March 12, 2016 .
  3. ^ A b Katherine Sopranos: A special fleet. In: boeing.com. Boeing Frontier, accessed March 12, 2016 .