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The United States Air Force's 628th Air Base Wing is an administrative unit located at Joint Base Charleston, in North Charleston, South Carolina.The 628 ABW was activated on 8 January 2010 [1] as Charleston Air Force Base was merged with Naval Weapons Station Charleston as a result of changes after Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations.
Charleston Air Force Base (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS, FAA LID: CHS) is a United States military facility located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina.The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force's 628th Air Base Wing (628 ABW), a subordinate element of the Air Mobility Command (AMC). [2]
An Air Force Times article dated 21 December 2009 announced the activation of the 628th Air Wing to "take over administrative duties for a number of military commands" in January 2010. The 628th "will essentially serve as the 'landlord' for Charleston Air Force Base, the Charleston Naval Consolidated Brig and about 50 other military commands.
NSA Charleston Navy personnel are embedded into the Air Base Wing installation support squadrons to carry out their functions. After the creation of the Joint Base, the NSA Charleston Commanding Officer became the Deputy Commander of the 628th Air Base Wing, responsible to the Wing Commander for base installation support operations.
628th Air Base Wing: Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina: AMC: Joint Basing Host Wing 633rd Air Base Wing: Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia: ACC: Joint Basing Host Wing 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing: Scott AFB, Illinois: AFMC: Global Logistics Support Center: 673rd Air Base Wing: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska: PACAF: Joint ...
Its last assignment was with the 86th Fighter Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where it was inactivated September 1994. The squadron was first activated as the 628th Bombardment Squadron in 1943. While retaining its mission as a ground attack unit, it became the 512th Fighter-Bomber Squadron a few months after activating.
The 437th Airlift Wing (437 AW) is an active unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command. It is the mission wing at Charleston Air Force Base , Joint Base Charleston , in the City of North Charleston , South Carolina .
Both the 87th Air Base Wing and the 628th Air Base Wing are Air Force lead organizations on joint bases that host AMC flying units, along with other Department of Defense partners. [2] The 43d Air Mobility Operations Group and 627th Air Base Group partner with the U.S. Army, [ 3 ] while the 319th Air Base Wing supports the Department of ...