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The 19th Airlift Wing (19 AW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Mobility Command Eighteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. The wing is also the host unit at Little Rock. The Wing provides the Department of Defense the largest C-130 Hercules transport fleet in the world, supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters, to airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas. Its origins date to 1927 when the 19th Bombardment Group, was established, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the United States Army before World War II. The unit was stationed at Clark Field in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked on 8 December 1941, suffering numerous casualties and losing most of its B-17 Flying Fortresses in the attack. A small number of its aircraft escaped to fly combat missions in the Philippines; Netherlands East Indies and Papua New Guinea during early 1942. The group was re-equipped with the B-29 Superfortress in 1944 and from Guam, it conducted its first B-29 bombing raid on 25 February 1945, against Tokyo. The group has earned the distinction of being one of the most decorated units in the Air Force. Unit honors include nine Presidential Unit Citations, two Air Force Meritorious Unit Awards, ten Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, one Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, and one Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. Active for over 60 years, the 19 AW was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's deterrent force during the Cold War. The wing served in the Korean War, Vietnam War, and Operation Desert Storm. Its component units are currently engaged in combat operations as part of the Global War on Terrorism. The 19th Airlift Wing is commanded by ( Colonel Patrick J. Rhatigan ). Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is (Chief Master Sergeant Rhonda S. Buening ). ==Units== The 19th Airlift Wing is organized into a quad-group structure: * 19th Operations Group : Plans, trains, and executes air and space power for operational levels of war. ::19th Operations Support Squadron ::30th Airlift Squadron, C-130H (Cheyenne, Wyoming - associate with Air National Guard 153d Airlift Wing) ::34th Combat Training Squadron ::41st Airlift Squadron, C-130J ::50th Airlift Squadron, C-130H ::52d Airlift Squadron, C-130H (Peterson AFB, Colorado - associate with Air Force Reserve 302d Airlift Wing) ::53d Airlift Squadron, C-130H ::61st Airlift Squadron, C-130H ::345th Airlift Squadron, C-130J (Keesler AFB, Mississippi - associate with Air Force Reserve 403d Airlift Wing) * 19th Maintenance Group : Performs all maintenance on assigned C-130 aircraft. * 19th Mission Support Group : Encompasses the support and logistic functions for the base. The group includes contracting, civil engineer, communications, security forces, force support and the logistic readiness squadrons. * 19th Medical Group : Provides responsive care and services to the base population and ensures a fit and medically ready active duty force. ::19th Aeromedical Dental Squadron ::19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron ::19th Medical Operations Squadron The 19th Airlift Wing staff includes a variety of agencies that directly support the wing commander, group commanders and the base population. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「19th Airlift Wing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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