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The 103d Airlift Wing (103 AW) is a unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard, stationed at Bradley Air National Guard Base, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command. The group was first activated in 1943 as the 324th Fighter Group a United States Army Air Forces unit. During World War II, the group served in combat with Ninth Air Force and Twelfth Air Forces, primarily in the Mediterranean, African, and Middle East Theater. It received two Distinguished Unit Citations for engagements in the Mediterranean and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for supporting French forces during the campaigns for Italy and France, 1944–1945. In 1946 the group was redesignated as the 103d Fighter Group and allotted to the National Guard. The 118th Airlift Squadron, assigned to the wing's 103rd Operations Group was, first established during World War I as the 118th Aero Squadron on 31 August 1917. It was reformed on 1 November 1923, as the 118th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II. ==Overview== The "Flying Yankees" of the 103rd Airlift Wing are the third oldest Air National Guard unit in the United States, including a squadron that has served over 90 years in military aviation. They currently fly the C-130, a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. Its mission is providing cargo and passenger airlift. 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「103d Airlift Wing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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