153d Airlift Wing

153d Airlift Wing

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 153d Airlift Wing


caption= 153d Airlift Wing emblem
dates= 1958-Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= United States Air Force/Air National Guard
type= Wing
role= Airborne fire fighting
size=
command_structure=Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command
current_commander= Colonel Harold Reed
garrison= Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyoming
ceremonial_chief=
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The United States Air Force's 153d Airlift Wing is a unit located at Cheyenne Regional Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1974-1992)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Airlift Command (1971-1974)
*Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1961-1971)
*Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1950-1961)
*Air National Guard (1946-1950)

Previous designationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

*153rd Airlift Wing (1995-Present)
*153rd Airlift Group (19??-1992)
*153rd Air Transport Group (1963-1992?)
*153rd Aeromedical Transport Squadron (1961-1963)
*153rd Fighter Interceptor Group (1958-1961)

quadrons assigned

*243rd Air Traffic Control Squadron
*153rd Logistics Squadron
*153rd Aircraft Generation Squadron
*153rd Aerial Port Flight
*187th Airlift Squadron (1958-Present)
*153rd Civil Engineer Squadron
*153rd Services Flight
*153rd Medical Squadron
*153rd Mission Support Flight
*153rd Logistic Group
*153rd Maintenance Squadron
*187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
*153rd Operations Support Flight
*153rd Support Group
*153rd Operations Group
*153rd Communications Flight
*153rd Security Forces Squadron
*153rd Command and Control Squadron

Bases stationed

*Cheyenne Regional Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming (1946-Present)

Aircraft OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

*C-130 Hercules (???-Present)
*C-121G Constellation (1963-???)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1961-1963)
*F-86L Sabre (1958-1961)
*F-80 Shooting Star (1953-1958)
*P-51 Mustang (1946-1953)

Decorations

* [http://wwa.afpc.randolph.af.mil/AwardsNet/SearchUnitAwards.aspx?Mode=Graphics Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)]
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References

External links

* http://www.wychey.ang.af.mil/units.asp
* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/153aw.htm


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