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Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010 to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord. Fort Lewis, named after Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was one of the largest and most modern military reservations in the United States, consisting of 87,000 acres (136 sq mi; 350 km2) of prairie land cut from the ...
HQ Location Detachment Location(s) Years active Notes 8th: 45th Transportation Battalion / 52nd Aviation Battalion: Fort Bragg-1963 (Light Helicopter). CH-21C. [16] In 1963 became 117th Aviation Company (Airmobile Light). [3] 33rd: 45th Transportation Battalion-1963 (Light Helicopter). CH-21C. [16] In 1963 became 118th Aviation Company ...
This Article is a list of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons active, inactive, and historical. The purpose of an aircraft control and warning squadron is to provide an airborne radar picket to detect vessels, planes, and vehicles before they enter an area of operations, as well as providing command and control in an engagement by directing aircraft strikes.
An important part of the Guard air traffic control mission includes establishing bases in locations without existing air traffic control facilities. The mission is integral to the successful and safe operations of United States Air Force, Department of Defense, and allied aircraft at airfields worldwide. [1]
The Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington.. As a state militia unit, the Western Air Defense Sector is not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord has shut down all of its beaches for a safety review following the drowning Monday of a service member. “We just want to make sure that we’re doing things by the ...
Joint Base Lewis–McChord [22] 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 92nd Maintenance Group, 92nd Air Refueling Wing: Fairchild Air Force Base [23] 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 96th Maintenance Group, 96th Test Wing: Eglin Air Force Base [24] 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 97th Maintenance Group, 97th Air Mobility Wing: Altus Air ...
Distinctive unit insignia. The 53rd Transportation Battalion (Movement Control) is assigned to the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command at JBLM, Washington . [1] The structure of the battalion has shifted over time with the deployment of units and reassignment to the 593rd ESC.