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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 Air Force until 1974, when Air Force tactical airlift units in the Tactical Air Command (TAC) were merged into MAC to create a unified airlift organization.
JOSAC was stood up in July 1996 to efficiently schedule to Operational Support Airlift assets of the Air Force, Navy, Marines and Army. Presently there are 80 units in the USA that provide aircraft for JOSAC, providing a fleet of approximately 130 aircraft. Aircraft utilized include the C-21A, C-12, C-26, UC-35, C-20, and C-40. [citation needed]
On 1 June 1966, the 349th was redesignated the 349th Military Airlift Wing, its gaining command was changed to Military Airlift Command and the wing converted to the C-124 Globemaster II intercontinental airlifter. The wing was again mobilized on 26 January 1968 in response to the 1968 Pueblo Crisis.
The 89th Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force is based at Joint Base Andrews and has an operational force of over 1,000 personnel. The 89th provides global Special Air Mission (SAM) airlift, logistics, aerial transport and communications for the president, vice president, combatant commanders, senior leaders and the global mobility system as tasked by the White House, Chief of Staff of ...
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 [12] Air Mobility Command. Established as Air Mobility Command and activated on 1 June 1992 ...
Replaced by 436th Military Airlift Wing [48] [49] 1608th Air Transport Wing: Charleston AFB, SC: MATS: 1 Mar 1955: 8 Jan 1966: Replaced by 437th Military Airlift Wing. [50] [51] 1611th Air Transport Wing: McGuire AFB, NJ: MATS: 1 May 1954: 8 Jan 1966: Support units replaced 568th Air Defense Group. Replaced by 438th Military Airlift Wing [52] [53]
1946–1957 as major command Air Training Command: 1946–1993 Air University: 1920–1993 Bolling Field Command: 1946-1958 Caribbean Air Command: 1940–1976 Continental Air Command: 1948–1968 Electronic Security Command: 1948–1993 Headquarters Command, USAF: 1946–1976 Military Airlift Command: 1966–1992 Northeast Air Command: 1950–1957
Continental Air Forces (later Strategic Air Command), 15 February–27 March 1946; 441st Troop Carrier Group, 27 Jun 1949 – 14 Mar 1951; Military Air Transport Service (later Military Airlift Command), 27 December 1965 (not organized) 89th Military Airlift Wing, 8 January 1966 – 12 September 1977; 89th Military Airlift Wing, 1 October 1988