The United States Air Force's 145th Airlift Wing (145 AW) is a tactical airlift unit of the North Carolina Air National Guard flying the C-130 Hercules. Operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command, the 145 AW is located at Charlotte Air National Guard Base at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, North Carolina.

Mission

History

File:C-130H North Carolina ANG at Panama 1999.JPEG|A C-130H taking off from Howard AFB, Panama, 1999 File:071025-F-7564C-134.jpg|A C-130 taxiing at Point Mugu Naval Air Station on October 15th 100 to support fire fighting operations File:060612-F-9032T-007.jpg|A C-130 Hercules taxis at Balad Air Base, Iraq, File:MAFFS loading into a C-130 080623-F-7564C-071.JPG|A C-130 loading fire fighting equipment

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 (1957 1960)
• Air National Guard (1946 1957)
• 1st Air Force (1942 1946)

Previous designations^[1]

• 145th Airlift Wing (1992 Present)
• 145th Tactical Airlift Group (1971 1992)
• 145th Military Airlift Group(1966 1971)
• 145th Air Transport Group (Heavy) (1964 1966)
• 145th Aeromedical Transport Group (1960 1964)
• 145th Fighter Group (1957 1960)

Squadrons assigned

• 156th Airlift Squadron (1960 Present)
• 263d Combat Communications Squadron
• 145th Mission Support Group
• 145th Aircraft Generation Squadron
• 145th Civil Engineer Squadron
• 145th Operations Support Flight
• 145th Logistics Readiness Squadron
• 145th Logistics Support Flight
• 145th Maintenance Operation Flight
• 145th Aerial Port Squadron
• 145th Security Forces Squadron
• 145th Communications Flight
• 145th Medical Squadron
• 145th Services Flight
• 156th Weather Flight
• 118th Air Support Operations Squadron
• 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
• 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron
• 150th Fighter Squadron (1946 1960)
• 360th Fighter Squadron (1942 1946)

Bases stationed

• Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, North Carolina (1952 Present)
• Manston Royal Air Force Station (1951 1952)
• Godman Air Force Base (1950 1951)
• Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, North Carolina (1946 1950)

Aircraft Operated^[2]

• C-130 Hercules (1971 Present)
• C-124 Globemaster (1966 1971)
• C-121 Super Constellation (1962 1967)
• C-119C Flying Boxcar (1961 1962)
• F-86E/J Sabrejet (1957 1960)
• F-86A Sabrejet (1954 1957)
• T-33 Shooting Star (1953 1954)
• F-84 Thunderjet (1950 1953)
• P-51 Mustang (1949 1950)
• P-47 Thunderbolt (1948 1949)

Decorations

• File:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg Air Force Outstanding Unit Award^[3]

References

1. ↑ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
2. ↑ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
3. ↑ Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)

External links

• http://www.145aw.ang.af.mil/
• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/145aw.htm