• Air Mobility Command

     (Current as of October 28, 2021)Air Mobility Command was activated June 1, 1992, with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and is one of 11 major Air Force commands. On Oct. 1, 2016, AMC consolidated with Military Air Command making AMC the oldest major command in the Air Force tracing

  • C-17 Globemaster III

    MissionThe C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical

  • 105th Airlift Wing

    Who We Are The 105th Airlift Wing has more than 2100 assigned personnel in over 90 career fields. The base is assigned C-17 Globemaster III airlift aircraft. We are a component of the Air National Guard and have dual missions, one federal and one state. When federally activated we respond to the

  • History of the 105th Airlift Wing

    In 1948, the 137th Fighter Squadron of the N.Y. Air National Guard received federal recognition and began operations at the Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y. The unit was initially equipped with F-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. In September 1952, the unit was redesignated to the 137th

  • FORGING THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD

    The Air National Guard as we know it today -- a separate reserve component of the United States Air Force -- was a product of the politics of postwar planning and interservice rivalry during World War II. The men who planned and maneuvered for an independent postwar Air Force during World War II