The Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a
Major Command (MAJCOM) of the
U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at
Scott Air Force Base,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
, east of
St. Louis, Missouri, near
Mascoutah, Illinois.
Air Mobility Command was established on 1 June 1992 and was formed from elements of the inactivated
Military Airlift Command (MAC) and
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile compon ...
(SAC). AMC melded MAC's worldwide airlift system of primarily
C-5 Galaxy,
C-141 Starlifter (later replaced by
C-17 Globemaster III beginning in 1995), and
C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Corporation, Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 w ...
airlift aircraft with SAC's tanker force of
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
and
KC-10 Extender
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1981 to 2024. A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the A ...
aerial refueling aircraft, the latter air refueling aircraft having been freed from their strategic nuclear strike commitment to SAC's
B-52 Stratofortress
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic aircraft, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the ...
and
B-1 Lancer bomber fleet by the end of the
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
and the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration No. 142-N of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Declaration No. 142-Н of ...
.
In 2016, the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
The Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) the Department of the Air Force's central repository for physical and digital documentation. The archivists and historians who work at AFHRA collect, manage, and preserve the archival collectio ...
consolidated the histories of AMC and MAC, extending AMC's lineage back to 1941.
Overview
Air Mobility Command's mission is to provide global air mobility. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. AMC Airmen – active duty,
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
, and
Air Force Reserve
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commis ...
, augmented by the civilian airliners and flight crews of the
Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) – provide airlift and aerial refueling for all of the United States armed forces. Many special duty and operational support aircraft (OSA) and stateside aeromedical evacuation missions are also assigned to AMC.
U.S. forces must provide a rapid, tailored response that can intervene against a well-equipped foe, hit hard, and terminate quickly. Rapid global mobility lies at the heart of U.S. strategy in this environment. Without the capability to project forces, there is no conventional deterrent. As the number of U.S. forces stationed overseas continues to decline, global interests remain, making the capabilities AMC can provide even more in demand.
Air Mobility Command also has the mission of establishing bare air bases in contingencies. To accomplish this mission, AMC established two Contingency Response Wings, and operates the Eagle Flag exercise.
In addition to its status as a MAJCOM of the Air Force, AMC is also the Air Force component command of the
United States Transportation Command (
USTRANSCOM). It provides
airlift
An airlift is the organized delivery of Materiel, supplies or personnel primarily via military transport aircraft.
Airlifting consists of two distinct types: strategic and tactical. Typically, strategic airlifting involves moving material lo ...
, special missions,
aerial refueling
Aerial refueling ( en-us), or aerial refuelling ( en-gb), also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to an ...
, and aeromedical evacuation for the United States armed forces. It also provides alert
aerial refueling
Aerial refueling ( en-us), or aerial refuelling ( en-gb), also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to an ...
aircraft to the
United States Strategic Command
The United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands in the United States Department of Defense. Headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, USSTRATCOM is responsible for Strategic_nuclear_weap ...
, and is a provider of theater airlift,
aerial refueling
Aerial refueling ( en-us), or aerial refuelling ( en-gb), also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to an ...
, and aeromedical evacuation forces to the regional Unified Combatant Commands. AMC also operates VIP flights such as
Air Force One
Air Force One is the official air traffic control-designated Aviation call signs, call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. The term is commonly used to denote U.S. Air Force aircraft modifie ...
,
Air Force Two
Air Force Two is the air traffic control designated call sign held by any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the vice president of the United States, but not the president. The term is often associated with the Boeing C-32, a modified ...
, and other Special Assignment Airlift Missions (SAAM). Finally, AMC acts as the single manager, on behalf of United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), for Military
Space Available Travel.
Principal aircraft assets of the command include:
C-17 Globemaster III,
C-5 Galaxy,
C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Corporation, Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 w ...
,
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
,
C-40 Clipper,
C-37 Gulfstream V, and the
C-21 Learjet. As of 2022, the command continues to integrate the
KC-46 Pegasus within air refueling wings and air mobility wings in both the Active Component and the Air Reserve Component (ARC, i.e., the
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...
and the
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
). In 2024, AMC retired the final
KC-10 Extender
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1981 to 2024. A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the A ...
from its inventory.
AMC also operates and maintains additional aircraft in support of high-profile VIP airlift include:
VC-25,
C-32,
C-20G,
C-20H,
C-37 and the
C-38, with the majority of that mission conducted by AMC's
89th Airlift Wing.
Additional long-range airlift aircraft are available during national emergencies through the
Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF), a fleet of civilian commercial aircraft committed to support the transportation of military forces and material in times of crisis.
AMC wings and groups
The Air Mobility Command consists of the following active duty units:
Air Operations Centers
*
618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) at
Scott AFB, Illinois
Numbered Air Forces
:
Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF)
* Air Mobility Wings
:
60th Air Mobility Wing (C-5, C-17, KC-46A) at
Travis AFB
Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located three miles (5 Kilometre, km) east of the central business district of the city of Fairfield, California, Fairfield, i ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
:
305th Air Mobility Wing (C-17, KC-46A) at
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (
McGuire AFB),
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
:
375th Air Mobility Wing
The 375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW) is a unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois and assigned to Eighteenth Air Force under Air Mobility Command (AMC).
The wing has four primary missions. It supports ...
(C-21, Total Force integration aircrews for the C-40, KC-135) at
Scott AFB,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
* Airlift Wings
:
19th Airlift Wing (C-130J) at
Little Rock AFB,
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...
:
62nd Airlift Wing (C-17) at
Joint Base Lewis-McChord (
McChord AFB),
Washington
:
89th Airlift Wing (C-20, C-32, C-37, C-40, VC-25) at
Joint Base Andrews (
Andrews AFB),
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
:
317th Airlift Wing (C-130J) at
Dyess AFB,
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
:
436th Airlift Wing (C-5, C-17) at
Dover AFB,
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...
:
437th Airlift Wing (C-17) at
Joint Base Charleston (
Charleston AFB),
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
* Air Refueling Wings
:
6th Air Refueling Wing (KC-135) at
MacDill Air Force Base,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
:
22d Air Refueling Wing (KC-135, KC-46) at
McConnell AFB,
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
:
92d Air Refueling Wing (KC-135) at
Fairchild AFB,
Washington
* Bands
: USAF Band of Mid-America
: USAF Band of the Golden West
* Museums
:
Air Mobility Command Museum at
Dover AFB, Delaware
: McChord Museum at
Joint Base Lewis-McChord (
McChord AFB),
Washington
: Travis Museum at
Travis AFB
Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located three miles (5 Kilometre, km) east of the central business district of the city of Fairfield, California, Fairfield, i ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
Direct reporting units
:
United States Air Force Expeditionary Center at
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (
McGuire AFB), New Jersey
* Air Base Wings and Groups
:
87th Air Base Wing at
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (
McGuire AFB),
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
:
627th Air Base Group at
Joint Base Lewis-McChord (
McChord AFB),
Washington
:
628th Air Base Wing at
Joint Base Charleston (
Charleston AFB),
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
*
* Air Mobility Operations Wings and Groups and Contingency Response Wings
**
43d Air Mobility Operations Group at
Pope Field
Pope Field is a U.S. military facility located northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Fayetteville, in Spring Lake, North Carolina, Spring Lake, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.. Federal A ...
(former
Pope AFB),
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
**
515th Air Mobility Operations Wing at
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (
Hickam AFB), Hawaii
**
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
**
621st Contingency Response Wing at
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (
McGuire AFB), New Jersey
AFRC and ANG wings and groups operationally-gained by AMC
In addition to the active duty AMC units, numerous
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...
(AFRC) and
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
(ANG) units equipped with C-5, C-17, C-21, C-38, C-40, C-130, LC-130, WC-130, KC-10, KC-135 and KC-46 aircraft are "operationally gained" by AMC. These units train and exercise frequently and routinely provide augmentative operational support to AMC's active duty forces. AFRC units, when mobilized to active duty, and ANG units, when mobilized to federal service and active duty, may be deployed overseas as part of AMC in Air Expeditionary Groups and Wings as directed by HQ AMC.
*
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...
(AFRC) units
:
Fourth Air Force
The Fourth Air Force (4 AF) is a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California.
4 AF directs the activities and supervises the training of more than 30,000 Air Force Reserv ...
(4 AF) –
March ARB, California (Air Force Reserve C-5, C-17, C-40, KC-135 and KC-10 units)
*
315th Airlift Wing,
Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina
:
C-17 Globemaster III
*
349th Air Mobility Wing,
Travis AFB
Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located three miles (5 Kilometre, km) east of the central business district of the city of Fairfield, California, Fairfield, i ...
, California
:
C-5 Galaxy,
KC-10 Extender
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1981 to 2024. A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the A ...
,
C-17 Globemaster III
*
433d Airlift Wing,
Lackland AFB, Texas
:
C-5 Galaxy
*
434th Air Refueling Wing,
Grissom ARB, Indiana
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
439th Airlift Wing,
Westover ARB, Massachusetts
:
C-5 Galaxy
*
445th Airlift Wing,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
:
C-17 Globemaster III
*
446th Airlift Wing,
McChord AFB,
Washington
:
C-17 Globemaster III
*
452d Air Mobility Wing,
March ARB, California
:
C-17 Globemaster III,
KC-135R Stratotanker
*
459th Air Refueling Wing,
Andrews AFB, Maryland
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
507th Air Refueling Wing,
Tinker AFB
Tinker Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant United States Navy, U.S. Navy and other United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense missions, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in Oklahoma County, Okl ...
, Oklahoma
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
512th Airlift Wing,
Dover AFB, Delaware
:
C-5 Galaxy,
C-17 Globemaster III
*
514th Air Mobility Wing,
McGuire AFB,
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
:
KC-10 Extender
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1981 to 2024. A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the A ...
,
C-17 Globemaster III
*
911th Airlift Wing,
Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station
Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station is a United States Air Force base, located at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania. It is located west-northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Overview
Pittsburgh IAP ARS is the home station of the ...
, Pennsylvania
:
C-17 Globemaster III
*
914th Air Refueling Wing,
Niagara Falls ARS, New York
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
916th Air Refueling Wing,
Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
:
KC-46 Pegasus
*
927th Air Refueling Wing,
MacDill AFB
MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida.
The "host wing" for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW), assig ...
, Florida
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
931st Air Refueling Wing,
McConnell AFB, Kansas
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
940th Air Refueling Wing,
Beale AFB, California
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
:
Twenty-Second Air Force (22 AF) –
Dobbins ARB
Dobbins Air Reserve Base or Dobbins ARB is a United States Air Force Air Force Reserve Command, reserve air base located in Marietta, Georgia, Marietta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, a suburb about northwest of Atlanta. Originally known as ...
, Georgia (Air Force Reserve C-130 and WC-130 units)
*
94th Airlift Wing (
C-130H Hercules)
:
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia
*
302d Airlift Wing (
C-130H Hercules)
:
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
*
403d Wing (
C-130J and WC-130J Super Hercules)
:
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
*
908th Airlift Wing
The 908th Flying Training Wing is the Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf Formal Training Unit assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command. It was formerly a Lockheed C-130H Hercules theater airlift unit. The wing is stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base, ...
(
C-130H Hercules)
:
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. ...
, Alabama
*
932d Airlift Wing,
Scott AFB, Illinois
:
C-40 Clipper
:: NOTE: 908 AW transitioning missions; extant C-130H aircraft transferred Apr 2022
*
910th Airlift Wing (
C-130H Hercules)
:
Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio
*
913th Airlift Group (
C-130H Hercules)
:
Little Rock Air Force Base
Little Rock Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas.
The facility covers 6,217 acres (2,516 ha) with a resident population of over 3,300 and working population of approximate ...
, Arkansas
*
934th Airlift Wing (
C-130H Hercules)
:
Minneapolis-St Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minnesota
*
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
(ANG) units
: ANG air mobility units currently operate the C-21, C-17, C-38, C-40, C-130, LC-130 and KC-135, but are not assigned to a particular
Numbered Air Force
A Numbered Air Force (NAF) is a type of organization in the United States Air Force that is subordinate to a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, major command (MAJCOM) and has assigned to it operational units such as wings, squ ...
in the Air National Guard. Instead, they report to AMC via the
National Guard Bureau (NGB).
*
101st Air Refueling Wing
The 101st Air Refueling Wing (101 ARW) is a unit of the Maine Air National Guard, stationed at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Bangor, Maine. If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force, the 101 ARW is operationally-gained by ...
,
Bangor Air National Guard Base
Bangor Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base located on the grounds of Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine.
Created in 1927 as the commercial Godfrey Field, the airfield was taken over by the U.S. Army ju ...
, Maine
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
103d Airlift Wing,
Bradley International Airport
Bradley International Airport – historically known as Bradley Field – is a public international airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. Owned and operated by the Connecticut Airport Authority, Con ...
, Connecticut
:
C-130H Hercules
*
105th Airlift Wing,
Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York
:
C-17 Globemaster III
*
108th Air Refueling Wing,
McGuire AFB,
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
109th Airlift Wing,
Stratton Air National Guard Base, New York
:
C-130H Hercules and
LC-130H Hercules
*
113th Wing,
Joint Base Andrews, District of Columbia
:
C-38 Courier,
C-40 Clipper
:: NOTE: Composite wing with F-16 fighter & C-38/C-40 airlift aircraft. F-16 assets gained by ACC; C-38/C-40 assets gained by AMC.
*
117th Air Refueling Wing,
Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base, Alabama
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
120th Airlift Wing,
Great Falls Air National Guard Base, Montana
:
C-130H Hercules
*
121st Air Refueling Wing,
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
123d Airlift Wing,
Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky
:
C-130H Hercules
*
126th Air Refueling Wing,
Scott AFB, Illinois
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
*
127th Wing,
Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan
:
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
:: NOTE: Composite wing with A-10 fighter and KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft. A-10 assets gained by ACC; KC-135 assets gained by AMC.
*
128th Air Refueling Wing
The 128th Air Refueling Wing (128 ARW) is a unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, stationed at General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. If activated to federal service in the United States Air Force, the wing is operati ...
,
General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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130th Airlift Wing,
McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, West Virginia
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C-130H Hercules
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133d Airlift Wing,
Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minnesota
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C-130H Hercules
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134th Air Refueling Wing,
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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136th Airlift Wing,
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas
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C-130H Hercules
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139th Airlift Wing,
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri
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C-130H Hercules
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140th Wing,
Buckley Space Force Base
Buckley Space Force Base is a United States Space Force base in Aurora, Colorado named after United States Army Air Service First lieutenant, First Lieutenant John Harold Buckley. The base is run by Space Base Delta 2, with major units includin ...
, Colorado
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C-21 Learjet
:: NOTE: Composite wing with F-16 fighter and C-21 airlift aircraft. F-16 assets gained by ACC; C-21 assets gained by AMC.
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141st Air Refueling Wing,
Fairchild AFB, Washington
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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143d Airlift Wing,
Quonset Air National Guard Base, Rhode Island
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C-130J Super Hercules
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145th Airlift Wing,
Charlotte Air National Guard Base, North Carolina
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C-17 Globemaster
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146th Airlift Wing,
Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, California
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C-130J Super Hercules
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151st Air Refueling Wing,
Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Utah
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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152d Airlift Wing,
Reno Air National Guard Base, Nevada
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C-130H Hercules
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153d Airlift Wing,
Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyoming
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C-130H Hercules
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155th Air Refueling Wing,
Lincoln Air National Guard Base, Nebraska
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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156th Wing,
Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico
:: NOTE: As of 2018, transitioned from a C-130E airlift wing to a non-flying contingency response wing mission
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157th Air Refueling Wing,
Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire
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KC-46 Pegasus
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161st Air Refueling Wing,
Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Arizona
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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164th Airlift Wing,
Memphis Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
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C-17 Globemaster III
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165th Airlift Wing,
Savannah Air National Guard Base (Travis Field), Georgia
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C-130H Hercules
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166th Airlift Wing,
New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware
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C-130H Hercules
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167th Airlift Wing,
Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base, West Virginia
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C-17 Globemaster III
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171st Air Refueling Wing,
Pittsburgh Air National Guard Base, Pennsylvania
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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172d Airlift Wing,
Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi
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C-17 Globemaster III
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179th Airlift Wing,
Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, Ohio
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C-130H Hercules
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182d Airlift Wing,
Peoria Air National Guard Base, Illinois
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C-130H Hercules
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185th Air Refueling Wing,
Sioux City Air National Guard Base (Colonel Bud Day Field), Iowa
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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186th Air Refueling Wing,
Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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189th Airlift Wing,
Little Rock Air Force Base
Little Rock Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas.
The facility covers 6,217 acres (2,516 ha) with a resident population of over 3,300 and working population of approximate ...
, Arkansas
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C-130H Hercules
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190th Air Refueling Wing,
Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas
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KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
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Civil Reserve Air Fleet
Operations

AMC has undergone considerable change since its establishment.
Focusing on the core mission of strategic air mobility, the command divested itself of infrastructure and forces not directly related to Global Reach. Divestments included the former
Air Rescue Service, the
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC), intratheater aeromedical airlift forces based overseas, and much of the operational support airlift fleet. Most of these activities were transferred to other commands, such as
Air Combat Command
The Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the prim ...
(ACC). ACC would later inactivate the Air Rescue Service while continuing to maintain the AFRCC under
1st Air Force.
However, all
KC-10 Extender
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1981 to 2024. A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the A ...
and most
KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
air refueling aircraft initially assigned to
Air Combat Command
The Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the prim ...
following the disestablishment of
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile compon ...
(SAC) were transferred to AMC, along with
Grand Forks AFB,
McConnell AFB and
Fairchild AFB.
As a result of the
Global War on Terrorism, on 1 October 2003, AMC underwent a major restructuring, bringing a war fighting role to its numbered air force. AMC reactivated
Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF) and established it as its main war fighting force. As subordinate components of 18 AF, AMC redesignated its two former numbered air forces as Expeditionary Mobility Task Forces (EMTF). Fifteenth Air Force was redesignated as the
Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force (15 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base. It was reactivated on 20 August 2020, merging the previous units of the Ninth Air Forc ...
(15 EMTF), headquartered at
Travis AFB
Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located three miles (5 Kilometre, km) east of the central business district of the city of Fairfield, California, Fairfield, i ...
, and Twenty-First Air Force was redesignated as the
Twenty-First Air Force (21 EMTF), headquartered at
McGuire AFB.
AMC's ability to provide global reach is tested daily. From providing fuel, supplies and aeromedical support to troops on the frontline of the Global War on Terrorism, to providing humanitarian supplies to hurricane, flood, and earthquake victims both at home and abroad, AMC has been engaged in almost nonstop operations since its inception. Command tankers and airlifters have supported peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
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Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
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Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
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Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
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Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
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Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
and
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
, and continue to play a vital role in the ongoing Global War on Terrorism. The USAF believes that air mobility is a national asset of growing importance for responding to emergencies and protecting national interests around the globe.
AMC coordinates
wildlife management
Wildlife management is the management process influencing interactions among and between wildlife, its Habitat, habitats and people to achieve predefined impacts. Wildlife management can include wildlife conservation, population control, gamekeepi ...
on overseas
runway
In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ...
s between several agencies, including deployments in southwest Asia.
[ Where necessary AMC cooperates outside the DOD such as with the ]United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and producti ...
(USDA).[ This includes obtaining USDA bird netting solutions to fill the military's need for bird strike defense.]
Aircraft
AMC accepted its first C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston AFB, South Carolina, on 14 June 1993, and declared initial operational capability on 17 January 1995. AMC's second C-17 wing was established at McChord AFB, Washington, in July 1999. The versatile C-17, America's core military airlift platform, is a key player in the Air Force's post-Cold War strategy of "global reach, global power."
The C-17 replaced the C-141 Starlifter fleet inherited from Military Airlift Command (MAC). C-141s were retired as C-17s were accepted into the inventory. First seeing operational service in 1965 under the Military Air Transport Service
The Military Air Transport Service (MATS) is an inactive United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy's Naval Air Transport Service (NA ...
(MATS), the last Starlifters were retired in the early 2000s. By 2004, the C-141 left AMC service with active duty USAF units, being confined to Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units for the remainder of its operational service life. In 2004, 2005, and 2006, the C-141s assigned to the 445 AW participated in missions to Iraq and Afghanistan, mostly for the medical evacuation of wounded service members. The last eight C-141s were officially retired in 2006.
The C-5 Galaxy airlifter, also inherited from MAC, is being modernized and upgraded into the C-5M Super Galaxy model. It is planned to modernize all C-5Bs and C-5Cs and many of the C-5As to the C-5M standard. The first C-5M conversion was completed on 16 May 2006 and performed its first flight on 19 June 2006. AMC received its final C-5M conversation on 1 August 2018. It is estimated that the modifications will extend the service life of the C-5 to about 2040.
AMC fields the C-130J Super Hercules as its tactical airlift platform. Most legacy models of the C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Corporation, Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 w ...
(e.g., C-130E, C-130H, C-130H2) in AFRC and ANG units have been or will eventually be replaced by the C-130J Super Hercules. The C-130 family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history and has served in every branch of the U.S. armed forces except the U.S. Army and U.S. Space Force. During more than 50 years of service, the C-130 has participated in military, civilian, and humanitarian aid operations. It is likely that future improvements to the C-130 will mean the design will be in service into the foreseeable future.
The upgrades of the inherited Strategic Air Command KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
to E, R, RT, and T models have extended their airframe and powerplant lifetimes to 36,000 (E) and 39,000 flying hours (R, RT and T), respectively. The last KC-135E was retired in 2009 and all remaining operational USAF KC-135 aircraft are of the KC-135R, KC-135RT, or KC-135T series. Acquired by SAC in the late 1950s, according to the Air Force, only a few KC-135s would reach these lifetime limits before 2040; but at that time, some of the aircraft would be about 80 years old. The Air Force estimates that their current fleet of KC-135s have between 12,000 and 14,000 flying hours on them, only 33 percent of the lifetime flying hour limit and none will meet the limit until 2040. Therefore, the USAF has decided to replace the KC-135 fleet. However, since there were originally over 500 KC-135s with the since-retired KC-135E included, these aircraft will be replaced gradually, with the first batch of about 100 aircraft to be replaced in the current buy. The effort to replace the KC-135 has been marked by intense controversy.
The 59 KC-10 Extender
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1981 to 2024. A military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner, the KC-10 was developed from the A ...
tankers, originally acquired in the 1980s by SAC, operated largely in the refueling of large numbers of fighter aircraft on ferry flights, the refueling of heavy bomber or other transport aircraft, or as supplemental airlift aircraft for palletized cargo, augmenting the C-5 and C-17 fleet. AMC retired the KC-10 fleet in 2024. Conversely, the KC-135 fleet has operated largely in the in-theater role. In an attempt to modernize the platform, the USAF has awarded Boeing a US$216 million contract to upgrade its fleet of 59 aircraft with new communication, navigation, and surveillance and air traffic management system to operate into the 2020s.
History
The direct successor to the USAF Military Airlift Command, the emblem of Air Mobility Command retained the historic emblem of not only the Military Airlift Command, but also the Military Air Transport Service
The Military Air Transport Service (MATS) is an inactive United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy's Naval Air Transport Service (NA ...
(MATS), established in 1948 as the first Department of Defense Unified Command. The heritage of Air Mobility Command also includes the air refueling heritage inherited from the historic Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile compon ...
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Lineage
; Air Transport Command
* Constituted as the Air Corps Ferrying Command on 29 May 1941
* Redesignated: Army Air Forces Ferry Command on 9 March 1942
* Redesignated: Army Air Forces Ferrying Command on 31 March 1942
* Redesignated: Air Transport Command on 1 July 1942
: Inactivated, on 1 June 1948
* Consolidated with Military Airlift Command as Military Airlift Command on 13 May 1982
; Military Airlift Command
* Established as Military Air Transport Service on 1 June 1948 and activated
* Redesignated Military Airlift Command on 1 January 1966
: Designated a specified command on 1 February 1977
* Consolidated with Military Air Transport Service on 13 May 1982
: Lost specified command status on 1 October 1988
: Inactivated on 1 June 1992
; Air Mobility Command
* Established as Air Mobility Command and activated on 1 June 1992
: Consolidated with Military Airlift Command on 1 October 2016
Assignments
* General Headquarters, Air Force (later, Air Force Combat Command; Army Air Forces; United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
), 29 Mar 1941 – present
Stations
* Washington D.C., 29 May 1941 - 1 Jun 1948
* Gravelly Point, Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
, 1 June 1948 - 1 December 1948
* Andrews AFB, Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
, 1 December 1948 - 15 January 1958
* Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
, 15 January 1958 – present
Major components
Air Forces
* Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force (15 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base. It was reactivated on 20 August 2020, merging the previous units of the Ninth Air Forc ...
(15 AF), 1 June 1992 – 1 October 2003
* Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF), 1 October 2003 – present
* Twenty-First Air Force (21 AF) (previously 23 Army Air Forces Ferrying Wing; North Atlantic Wing; North Atlantic Division; Atlantic Division; Eastern Transport Air Force), 18 June 1942 – 1 October 2003
* Twenty-Second Air Force (22 AF), (previously Domestic Wing (later, Ferrying Division; Continental Division; Western Transport Air Force) 18 February 1942 - 31 October 1946; 1 July 1948 - 1 July 1993
* Twenty-Third Air Force, 1 Mar 1983 – 22 May 1990
Wings and Divisions
* Foreign Wing: 21 Feb 1942 – 25 Jun 1942
* Air Transportation Division, 1 Jun 1942 - 15 Mar 1943
* Domestic Transportation Division, 15 Mar 1943 - 27 Nov 1944
* Alaskan Wing (later, Alaskan Division), 1 Oct 1942 - 1 Apr 1946
* Caribbean Wing (later, Caribbean Division), 19 Jun 1942 - 20 Sep 1945
* Central African Wing (later, Central African Division), 15 Dec 1943 - 18 Jul 1945
* European Wing (later, European Division), c. 14 Jan 1943 - 30 Jun 1947
* India-China Division, 1 Dec 1942 – 15 Feb 1946
* North African Wing (later, North African; Atlantic) Division, 15 Dec 1943 – 1 Jun 1948
* Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command (later Pacific Division, Air Transport Command), 5 Jan 1943 - 1 Jun 1948
* Pacific Division, Military Air Transport Service, 1 Jun 1948 - 1 Jul 1958
* South Atlantic Wing (later, South Atlantic Division), 26 Jun 1942 - 20 Sep 1945
Direct Reporting Units
* 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) (Previously Air Mobility Command Tanker Airlift Control Center; 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center; 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), 1 June 1992 – 1 October 2003, 6 January 2019 – Present
* Military Airlift Command Airlift Operations School (later, USAF Air Mobility School; Air Mobility Warfare Center; USAF Air Mobility School (later, Air Mobility Warfare Center, USAF Expeditionary Center)), 15 Jul 1978 – present
* Air Transport Command Replacement Center, 14 Nov 1942-31 Mar 1944
* Military Airlift Command Airlift Operations School (later, USAF Air Mobility School; Air Mobility Warfare Center; USAF Expeditionary Center), 15 Jul 1978-.
* USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Service (later, USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Center), 11 May 1952-1 Jul 1960
* United States Air Force Airlift (later, USAF Mobility Center), 1 Dec 1975-1 Jan 1995
Services
* Aeronautical Chart, 13 Mar 1946-21 May 1947
* Aerospace Cartographic and Geodetic, 8 Oct 1968-30 Jun 1972
* Air Communications (later, Airways and Air Communications), 13 Mar 1946-1 Jul 1961
* Air Photographic and Charting (later, Aerospace Audio-Visual; Aerospace Audiovisual; Air Combat Camera), 16 Apr 1952-1 Oct 1994
* Air Rescue (later, Aerospace Rescue and Recovery; Air Rescue), 13 Mar 1946-1 Mar 1983; 1 Aug 1989-1 Feb 1993
* Air Resupply and Communications, 23 Feb 1951-1 Jan 1954
* Air Transport, 8 Oct 1947-1 Jun 1948
* Air Weather, 13 Mar 1946-1 Apr 1991
* Armed Forces Courier (later, Defense Courier), 1 Oct 1987-1 Jan 1995; 1 Oct 1998-1 Oct 2004
* Flight, 13 Mar 1946-1 Oct 1956
* Flying Safety, 13 Mar-15 Nov 1946
List of Commanders, Air Mobility Command
See also
*Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) is the Army Service Component Command of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and is a major subordinate command to United States Army Materiel Command, Army Materiel Command ...
(U.S. Army)
*Military Sealift Command
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all U ...
(U.S. Navy)
* Phoenix Mobility Program
References
External links
Air Mobility Command home page
Space-A Online Registration home page
{{Authority control
Military units and formations established in 1992
Major commands of the United States Air Force
Air force transport commands
1992 establishments in Illinois