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The 316th Wing (316 WG) is an active
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of the
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. It is the host wing at
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Joint Base Andrews (JBA) is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base was ...
,
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. As host wing, the 316 WG operates, administers and maintains the base. The 316th Wing was activated on June 11, 2020, becoming the host wing for JBA and taking on the Airmen and units of the
11th Wing The 11th Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force District of Washington. It is the host unit at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. on from June 2020. It previously was stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryl ...
. The wing's Operations Group was a highly decorated
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unit that served with
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and
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in the
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and the Mediterranean theaters during
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. The wing's officially stated mission is "Respond, Honor, Defend, Support and Care...to project airpower and diplomacy from America's Airfield".


Overview

As the host wing for Joint Base Andrews, Md., the 316th Wing is responsible for maintaining emergency reaction rotary-wing airlift and other National Capital Region contingency response capabilities critical to national security and for organizing, training, equipping and deploying combat-ready forces for Air and Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs). The 316th Wing also provides installation security, services and airfield management to support the President, Vice President, other U.S. senior leaders and more than 50 tenant organizations and federal agencies. The 316th Wing provides security, personnel, contracting, finance and infrastructure support for 5 Wings, 3 Headquarters, more than 80 tenant organizations, 148 geographically separated units, 6,500 Airmen in the Pentagon, as well as 60,000 Airmen and families in the national capital region and around the world. The 316th Wing supports contingency operations in our nation's capital with immediate response rotary-assets. It also provides security for the world's highest visibility flight line and is responsible for ceremonial support with the United States Air Force Band, Honor Guard and Air Force Arlington Chaplaincy. The commander of the 316th Wing i
Colonel TYLER R. SCHAFF
Its Command Chief Master Sergeant i
Chief Master Sergeant THOMAS C. DANIELS


History

The wing was originally established as the 316th Troop Carrier Wing in 1947 at the former Greeneville AFB, SC, primarily operating the
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and
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. It was subsequently inactivated in 1949. In 1966, the unit was reactivated at
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, VA as the 316th Tactical Airlift Wing (316 TAW) of the
Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 J ...
(TAC). The 316 TAW conducted C-130 replacement training from January 1966 to November 1967 and C-130 maintenance training from February to December 1966. In late 1967, the 316 TAW relinquished its training mission and became a typical operational tactical airlift wing with the
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E Hercules. As an operational wing, the organization operated three tactical airlift squadrons in addition to its various maintenance and support squadrons. The 316 TAW participated in joint
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training,
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training,
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maneuvers, and ferried freight in the United States and overseas. It also participated in worldwide
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operations,
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missions, and special exercises and maneuvers, including joint airborne training. In 1973, the wing also participated in repatriation of
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ese and American
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from
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. In 1975, all tactical airlift assets in TAC were transferred to the
Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command (MAC) is an inactive United States Air Force major command (MAJCOM) that was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Established on 1 January 1966, MAC was the primary strategic airlift organization of the ...
(MAC). With TAC Headquarters being at Langley AFB, and with the pending arrival of the
1st Tactical Fighter Wing The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Langley Air Force Base, VA. where it is a tenant unit, being supported by the 633d Air Base Wing. Its 1s ...
(1 TFW) and the first operational F-15A Eagles at Langley, MAC and TAC agreed to inactivate the 316 TAW and two of its three tactical airlift squadrons. All of the wing's C-130 aircraft assets were redistributed to other C-130 wings with the exception of the 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron (36 TAS), now known as the
36th Airlift Squadron The 36th Airlift Squadron is an airlift squadron of the United States Air Force. It is part of the 374th Operations Group (374th Airlift Wing) at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the United Stat ...
, which was reassigned with its personnel and C-130E aircraft to the 62nd Military Airlift Wing (62 MAW), now known as the 62nd Airlift Wing (62 AW), a then-
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Starlifter strategic airlift wing at
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, WA in the summer of 1975. From 1980 to 1991, the 1776th Air Base Wing (1776 ABW) was the host wing that operated, administered and maintained
Andrews AFB Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force. In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint B ...
, MD for all its tenant commands. The 1776 ABW wing was consolidated with the newly established 316th Wing (316 WG) on 21 June 2006. In addition to base operations and support of
Andrews AFB Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force. In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint B ...
, the 316 WG also operated
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aircraft for quick-reaction rotary-wing airlift in the National Capital Region. Upon the recommendation of
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, the
11th Wing The 11th Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force District of Washington. It is the host unit at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. on from June 2020. It previously was stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryl ...
of
Bolling Air Force Base Bolling Air Force Base or Bolling AFB was a United States Air Force base in Washington, D.C. In 2010, it was merged with Naval Support Facility Anacostia to form Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling. From its beginning, the installation has hosted elem ...
merged with the 316th Wing and was redesignated the 11th Wing at
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Joint Base Andrews (JBA) is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base was ...
. In June 2020, the Air Force and Navy agreed to transfer control of Joint Base Anacostia Bolling from the Navy to the Air Force, based on the predominance of Air Force 'mission sets" at the joint base. in connection with this transfer, the 11th Wing moved to Anacostia Bolling to assume responsibilities there. The 316th Wing was reactivated on 12 June 2020 and assumed the 11th Wing's responsibilities at Andrews.


Units

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316th Operations Group The 316th Operations Group (316 OG) was the flying component of the Air Force District of Washington 316th Wing, stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Its World War II predecessor unit, the 316th Troop Carrier Group was a highly decora ...
*
1st Helicopter Squadron The 1st Helicopter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit based at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland reporting to the 316th Operations Group, administratively controlled by Air Force District of Washington. Mission The 1st Helicopter Squad ...
*316th Operations Support Squadron ; 316th Mission Support Group * 316th Civil Engineer Squadron * 316th Contracting Squadron * 316th Logistics Readiness Squadron * 316th Force Support Squadron * 316th Security Forces Squadron ; 316th Medical Group * 316th Dental Squadron * 316th Medical Squadron * 316th Medical Support Squadron * 316th Medical Operations Squadron * 316th Aerospace Medical Squadron * 316th Surgical Squadron


History

: ''See the
316th Operations Group The 316th Operations Group (316 OG) was the flying component of the Air Force District of Washington 316th Wing, stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Its World War II predecessor unit, the 316th Troop Carrier Group was a highly decora ...
for additional history and lineage and history prior to 1947''


Lineage

* Established as 316th Troop Carrier Wing on 29 July 1947 : Organized on 15 August 1947 : Discontinued on 25 August 1948 * Redesignated 316th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, and activated on 23 August 1948 : Inactivated on 20 October 1949 * Redesignated 316th Troop Carrier Wing, Assault, and activated, on 15 November 1965 : Organized on 25 November 1965 : Redesignated: 316th Troop Carrier Wing on 1 March 1966 : Redesignated: 316th Tactical Airlift Wing on 1 May 1967 : Inactivated on 1 October 1975 * Consolidated (21 June 2006) with 1776th Air Base Wing which activated on 15 December 1980 : Inactivated on 12 July 1991 * Redesignated 316th Wing on 21 June 2006 : Activated on 22 June 2006 : Inactivated on 30 September 2010 * Activated on 12 June 2020


Assignments

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Ninth Air Force The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint De ...
, 15 August 1947 – 25 August 1948; 23 August 1948 *
Fourteenth Air Force The Fourteenth Air Force (14 AF; Air Forces Strategic) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The command was responsible for the organizatio ...
, 1 February-20 October 1949 *
Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 J ...
, 15 November 1965 *
840th Air Division The 840th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was assigned to Ninth Air Force at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, where it was inactivated on 24 December 1969. The division's components provided tactical airlift ...
, 25 November 1965 * Ninth Air Force, 24 December 1969 *
839th Air Division The 839th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Military Airlift Command, assigned to Twenty-First Air Force at Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee, although except for the last month of its e ...
, 31 March 1970 *
Twenty-First Air Force The 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (21 EMTF) was one of two EMTFs assigned to the Air Force's Air Mobility Command. It was headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The 21 EMTF was a redesignation of Twenty-First Air ...
, 31 December 1974 – 1 October 1975 : Attached to Operating Location A, Headquarters Twenty-First Air Force, 31 December 1974 – 30 June 1975 *
76th Airlift Division The 76 Airlift Division was a division of the United States Air Force, activated on 1 March 1976, inactivated on 30 September 1977, reactivated on 15 December 1980, and then inactivated again on 1 October 1985. Its principal components were the ...
, 15 December 1980 *
Twenty-First Air Force The 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (21 EMTF) was one of two EMTFs assigned to the Air Force's Air Mobility Command. It was headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The 21 EMTF was a redesignation of Twenty-First Air ...
, 1 October 1985 – 12 July 1991 *
Air Force District of Washington The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) is a Direct Reporting Unit of the United States Air Force. AFDW oversees Air Force operations in the Washington, D.C. region (also known as the "National Capital Region" or "NCR"). As a Direct Reporti ...
, 22 June 2006 – 30 September 2010 * Air Force District of Washington, 12 June 2020 – present


Components

'; Groups * 316th Troop Carrier Group (later 316th Operations Group): 15 August 1947 – 25 August 1948; 23 August 1948 – 20 October 1949; 22 June 2006 – 30 September 2010; 12 June 2020 – present ; Squadrons * 29th Tactical Airlift Squadron: 1 April-15 November 1971 * 36th Troop Carrier Squadron (later 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron): 1 April 1966 – 25 March 1968 (detached 28 March-29 June 1967); 5 July 1968 – 1 July 1975 (detached 25 February – 15 June 1969, 24 November 1969 – 7 February 1970, 13 August – 18 October 1970, 12 July – 10 September 1971, 20 May – 8 September 1972, 12 March – 18 May 1973, 14 January – 16 March 1974, and 13 August – 16 October 1974) *
37th Troop Carrier Squadron 37th may refer to: *37th (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery, a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War *37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot, raised in Ireland in February 1702 *37th (Northern Ontario) Batt ...
(later 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron): 1 October 1966 – 15 September 1975 (detached 24 September – 21 December 1967, 27 April – 13 May 1968, 24 November 1968 – 5 March 1969, 13 July – 26 September 1969, 1 March – 11 May 1970, 7 February – 13 April 1971, 5 January – 13 March 1972, 30 November 1972 – 15 March 1973, 31 August – 16 November 1973, 12 April – 29 June 1974, and 5 April – 15 June 1975) * 38th Troop Carrier Squadron (later 38th Tactical Airlift Squadron): 1 January 1967 – 1 July 1969 (detached 5 February – 22 July 1968); 15 November 1971 – 31 August 1975 (detached 13 March – 16 May 1972, 31 August – 5 December 1972, 18 May-13 July 1973, 29 August – 3 October 1973, 13 December 1974 – 15 February 1975; not operational, 1 July – 31 August 1975) * 316th Field Maintenance Squadron (TAC) 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1975


Stations

* Greenville Army Air Base (later Greenville Air Force Base), South Carolina, 15 August 1947 – 25 August 1948 * Greenville Air Force Base, South Carolina, 23 August 1948 – 20 October 1949 *
Langley Air Force Base Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News, Virginia, Newport News. It was one of List of airfields of the Training Section of the United States Army Air Service, thirty-two ...
, Virginia, 25 November 1965 – 1 October 1975 *
Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force. In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint B ...
, Maryland, 15 December 1980 – 12 July 1991 * Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, 22 June 2006 – 30 September 2010; 11 June 2020 – Present * Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, 12 June 2020 – present


Aircraft

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in ...
(1947–1949) *
Fairchild C-82 Packet The C-82 Packet is a twin-engine, twin-boom cargo aircraft designed and built by Fairchild Aircraft. It was used briefly by the United States Army Air Forces and the successor United States Air Force following World War II. Design and develop ...
(1947–1949) *
Waco CG-15 The Waco CG-15 was an American military glider, which was developed from the CG-4. Although outwardly similar to its predecessor and carrying the same number of passengers, a number of changes in the design, including shortened wings and a more ...
(1947–1949) *
Lockheed C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally design ...
(1966–1975) *
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey The Bell UH-1N Twin Huey is a medium military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter. It is a member of the extensive Huey family, the initial version was the CUH-1N Twin Huey (later CH-135 Twi ...
(2006–2010, 2020–present)


References


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