146th Airlift Wing

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unit_name= 146th Airlift Wing


caption= 146th Airlift Wing emblem
dates= (1946-Present)
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force/Air National Guard
type= Airlift Wing
role= Fire Suppression, Med-Evac, Heavy Transport
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current_commander= Colonel Marlyn A. Rios
garrison= Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California
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The United States Air Force's 146th Airlift Wing is a unit located at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California.

Mission

The 146th AW's primary mission is to provide global military airlift capability to a full spectrum of state and federal agencies. Flying the Lockheed CC-130J Hercules aircraft, the 146th has provided humanitarian relief in the aftermath of hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other disasters, in California, the United States and internationally.

The 146th is one of four C-130 ANG units whose contribution to the United States' aerial fire fighting capability includes equipment and techniques for efficient, effective suppression of large wildland fires from the air. Since 1974, using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) units supplied by the US Forest Service and mounted in four C-130s, the wing’s aerial fire fighting crews have been credited with saving many lives and countless millions of dollars worth of structures, forests, and brush land in California and other states and countries.

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 (1960-1971)
*Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1950-1960)

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

*146th Airlift Wing (1992-Present)
*146th Tactical Airlift Wing (1970-1992)
*146th Air Transportation Wing (Heavy) (1960-1970)
*146th Fighter Group (1946-1960)

quadrons assigned

*115th Airlift Squadron (19??-Present)
*115th Bombardment Squadron (1946-19??
*115th Observation Squadron (1924-1946)
*146th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
*146th Aerial Port Squadron
*146th Medical Squadron
*146th Support Group
*146th Air Expeditionary Squadron
*146th Air Expeditionary Group

Bases stationed

*Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, California (1988-Present)
*Van Nuys Air National Guard Base (1949-1990)
*Burbank Airport (1948-1949)
*Van Nuys Air National Guard Base (1946-1948)
*Pomigliano Airdrome (1944-1945)
*Casablanca, French Morocco (1943-1944)
*Mitchell Field, New York (1942-1943)
*Griffith Park Aviation Field(1925-1942)
*Clover Field (1924-1925)

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

*C-130 Hercules (1970-Present)
*C-97 Stratofreighter (???-1970)
*F-86A Sabrejet
*F-80C Shooting Star
*F/P-51 Mustang
*AT-6 Texan
*B-45A Tornado
*B-26 Invader
*C-47 Skytrain

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.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/146aw.htm