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	Military Airlift Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Military Airlift Command (MAC) was a former United States Air Force command.
		MAC and the aerial refueling assets the of Strategic Air Command were merged to form the Air Mobility Command in 1992.
		MAC was formed from the former Military Air Transport Service (MATS).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_Airlift_Command (152 words)

	They Deliver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Military airlift came under repeated congressional scrutiny in the 1950s amid concerns that the fledgling commercial airlines were being underutilized.
		MAC is assured a leading role in humanitarian operations around the globe, with its transports handling not only emergency government-sponsored assistance but also delivering privately donated relief on a space-available basis under the requirements of legislation passed in 1985.
		MAC relied heavily on reserve forces, activating crews and equipment from all seven C-5 squadrons, eleven of the fifteen C-141 squadrons, and ten of the thirty-four C-130 units.
	www.afa.org /magazine/1991/0891deliver.asp (2576 words)

	Biographies : GENERAL DUANE H. CASSIDY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		General Duane H. Cassidy is commander in chief of U.S. Transportation Command and Military Airlift Command, with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. As commander in chief of Transportation Command he is responsible for global land, air and sea transportation for all U.S. fighting forces.
		As commander in chief of Military Airlift Command, he is responsible for military airlift in support of unified and specified commands during war, periods of crisis and contingencies.
		He was assigned to Military Airlift Command headquarters as executive to the deputy chief of staff for operations, and later as executive aide and pilot for the Military Airlift Command commander.
	www.af.mil /bios/bio.asp?bioID=4954 (637 words)

	General and operational air traffic in Europe: A primer for mobility crews Mobility Forum - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the U.S., enroute military and civilian IFR traffic is typically handled by the same controllers, who transmit to both types of traffic on the same frequency.
		In this model, a military aircraft may be controlled by a military-only controller, operating on a military-only frequency, during enroute navigation.
		It is important to emphasize that suitably equipped military aircraft are given the option of filing as either OAT or GAT, but civil aircraft are not allowed this same option as they are required to file as GAT.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3744/is_200107/ai_n8959825 (714 words)

	Airlift/Tanker Association
		General Huyser became deputy commander in chief of the United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, in September 1975, where he was one of the major users of Military Airlift Command airlift support.
		As commander of a specified command, he was responsible to the president and the secretary of defense through the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the planning and performance of airlift missions during wartime, periods of crisis, and peacetime exercises.
		During his two years as the commander of MAC from 1979 to 1981, General Huyser devoted much of his time meeting with Senators, Representatives, and congressional staff members, Through hundreds of visits and five major hearings, he consistently stressed the importance of three priorities for MAC.
	www.atalink.org /hallfame/huyser.html (1032 words)

	January in Air Force History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Military Air Transport Service was renamed the Military Airlift Command and the Eastern and Western AirTransport Forces were renamed the 21st and 22nd Air Forces, respectively.
		Six Strategic Air Command KC-135Es are tasked to begin the so-called "Mighty Express" airlift between Moron Air Base, Spain, and Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, to speed the movement of resupply cargo from the United States to troops in Desert Storm.
		Strategic Air Command's four fighter escort wings were redesignated strategic fighter wings in recognition of their new mission of developing an atomic bombing capability.
	www.afnews.af.mil /products/history/jan.htm (2312 words)

	Major Commands
		Air Defense Command, inactivated on July 1, 1950, was reestablished as a major command on January 1, 1951, when CONAC ceased to handle the nation's air defense mission.
		No real antecedents of this command are to be found, for until 1941 the Army's air arm had no pressing need for a major organization devoted primarily to ferrying aircraft and transporting troops and cargo by air.
		When the command inactivated in 1976, most of its functions and resources passed to the Tactical Air Command, which established an air division as the major organization in the area.
	www.au.af.mil /au/afhra/rso/major_commands.html (3399 words)

	Code Name Listing - C
		A Military Airlift Command southern hemisphere reconnaissance for HQ USAF (OpOrd for RB-57F)
		Military Airlift Command airlift augmentation in the Pacific Command.
		Military Airlift Command support of the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory High Altitude project by the 58 WEA reconnaissance squadron.
	www.designation-systems.net /usmilav/names/c.html (8221 words)

	Air Mobility Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, and the air force component of United States Transportation Command.
		AMC also provides alert aerial refueling aircraft to United States Strategic Command, and is a provider of theater airlift, aerial refueling, and aeromedical evacuation forces to regional Unified Commands.
		AMC was formed in 1992 from the transport assets of the then-recently deactivated Military Airlift and Strategic Air Commands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_Mobility_Command (199 words)

	Other Military Stories
		In fact, last year when he still was commander of Air Mobility Command, now-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman reportedly said that if the command was directed to nominate a base for closing, his only option would be to name Scott.
		Hargrove, who was inspector general for Military Airlift Command from 1987 through 1989 and, more recently, deputy director of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, heads the Belleville office of the Southwestern Illinois Base Realignment and Closure Task Force.
		Right now, the military services are finalizing their lists of proposed closings and realignments and are expected to give them to Secretary of Defense William Perry this week.
	www.militaryreporter.org /om021395.html (718 words)

	Military Installation Guides 2.0
		Military Airlift Command assumed operations in 1968, making Altus the formal training base for C05s and C-14s.
		In 1993 Military Airlift Command turned the wing and base over to Air Education and Training command.
		The 97th Air Mobility Wing is new to the airlift mission, but has a long bomber/tanker history.
	benefits.military.com /misc/installations/Base_Content.jsp?id=3895 (520 words)

	Robert E. Huyser, General, United States Air Force
		During routine peacetime conditions airlift service is provided by the commander of the Military Airlift Command, through the secretary of the Air Force, in his role as executive director of the Single Manager Operating Agency for Department of Defense Airlift Service.
		He next become an aircraft commander in the 93rd Bombardment Wing at Castle Air Force Base, Calif., and in 1950 was assigned to the wing staff as chief of training.
		General Huyser become deputy commander in chief of the U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, in September 1975, where he was one of the major users of Military Airlift Command airlift support.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /huyser.htm (1230 words)

	Strategic Planner - Lieutenant General Duncan J. McNabb - Military Aerospace Technology
		These positions included duties as chief of the Logistics Readiness Center with the Joint Staff, where he was responsible for operational logistics and strategic mobility support to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense.
		McNabb commanded the 89th Operations Group, where he oversaw the air transportation of U.S. leaders, including the president, vice president, secretary of state and secretary of defense.
		McNabb also commanded the Tanker Airlift Control Center, where he was responsible for the planning, scheduling and execution of a fleet of more than 1,400 aircraft in support of combat delivery and strategic airlift, air refueling and aeromedical operations around the world.
	www.military-aerospace-technology.com /article.cfm?DocID=515 (4377 words)

	Closing the Military Airlift Gap
		STRATEGIC AIRLIFT AND U.S. MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS Strategic airlift is used primarily for the rapid deployment of forces, military equipment, and supplies to combat zones in the early stages of wars.
		The principal aircraft in the Air Force's airlift fleet are its 70 C-5 t'GalaxyI1 and 234 C-141 llStarlifter" strategic airlifters, 16 KC-10 dual-capable cargo/tanker aircraft, and 512 C-130 INHercules1 tactical airlifters.
		THE AIR FORCE AIRLIFT MASTER PLAN Even before the CMMS was completed, the Air Force developed plans for a totally new long-range or strategic cargo plane to supplement the 1960s vintage C-5 and replace C-141s and C-130s.
	www.heritage.org /Research/NationalSecurity/bg482.cfm (2169 words)

	Welcome to Dover AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In conjunction with the reorganization, the 1607th ATW inactivated and the 436th Military Airlift Wing activated and assumed the mission at Dover.
		Following the Gulf War, the Air Force reorganized and the Military Airlift Command was replaced by the Air Mobility Command.
		In conjunction with the reorganization, the 436th Military Airlift Wing was redesignated the 436th Airlift Wing.
	www.militarynewcomers.com /DOVER03/Resources/History.html (1772 words)

	Airlift/Tanker Association
		In that capacity his most outstanding, enduring accomplishments included shaping and developing broad MAC concepts, policies, and long-range objectives which enabled the Military Airlift Command to meet its dynamic mission.
		He also advised the Commander in Chief on legislative policies and was an especially dynamic force in defining the relationship between MAC and the National Defense Transportation Association’s Military Airlift Committee, which provides a forum for CINCMAC and civilian transportation industry executives to discuss national transportation needs.
		He provided expertise to NATO in planning for the NATO-member nations’ civil air augmentation of military airlift resources and headed a task force which assessed military and commercial requirements for a new generation of cargo aircraft.
	www.atalink.org /hallfame/shea.html (447 words)

	Lieutenant General Vernon J. Kondra US Air Force Military Biographies - Find Articles
		In July 1970 the general was assigned to Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as a member of the command briefing team.
		In June 1986, he was assigned as deputy director for operations, National Military Command Center, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. In August 1987 he assumed command of the 834th Airlift Division, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
		He was assigned as deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, Military Airlift Command headquarters, in July 1989, and in August 1990 he became deputy chief of staff for operations, responsible for directing the airlift operations for operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0RBE/is_2004_Annual/ai_n8589128 (584 words)

	Lockheed's C-141 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		General Williams, who commanded the Tactical Air Command, felt that the United States needed a long-range troop carrying cability and said so at the end of the war.
		Throughout the Vietnam War, a steady stream of C-141s was in the air constantly between MAC bases on both coasts and airfields in Vietnam, with enroute stops in Alaska, Japan, Hawaii, Okinawa, Guam and the Philippines.
		In October, 1973 the MAC C-141 force was put to work in OPERATION NICKEL GRASS, the airlift of supplies to Israel during the Yom Kipper War.
	members.aol.com /SamBlu82/c141.html (491 words)

	James Rogers Allen, General, United States Air Force
		He was Deputy Commander of the U.S. European Command from 1979 to 1981 and led the Military Airlift Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, until his retirement in 1983.
		General James R. Allen is commander in chief of the Military Airlift Command, with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
		He entered the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in 1944, graduated in 1948 with a bachelor of science degree in military engineering and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jrallen.htm (1143 words)

	Squadron History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		With the conversion of MATS to the Military Airlift Command (MAC) and the establishment of 22d Air Force at Travis AFB, CA in early 1966, Detachment 5 kept its name but became a subordinate unit of the 65th Military Airlift Wing (MAW) re-designated of the 1503d Group and the 1502d Wing.
		When the 61 MAW became a Military Airlift Support Wing (MASW) at the end of 1969, Detachment 5 at Kimpo became the 611th Military Airlift Support Squadron, a subordinate of the 65 MASG, which was moved to Yokota AB, Japan.
		On 1 June 1992, when the Military Airlift Command reorganized and became the Air Mobility Command, the 611th was re-designated as the 611th Air Lift Support Squadron and placed under the 603d Air Lift Support Group at Kadena AB.
	www.osan.af.mil /Public/731AMS/Newcomer's/squadron_history.htm (417 words)

	HC-130P/N
		The 71st Rescue Squadron in Air Combat Command, the 102nd RQS, 129th RQS and 210th RQS in the Air National Guard, and the 39th RQS and 303rd RQS in the Air Force Reserve Command operate the aircraft.
		The aircraft was initially modified to conduct search and rescue missions, provide a command and control platform, in-flight-refuel helicopters and carry supplemental fuel for extending range or air refueling.
		In addition, Air Combat Command is exploring the potential acquisition of the HC-130J model.
	tech.military.com /equipment/view/89704/hc-130p-n.html (466 words)

	c133bunits (via CobWeb/3.1 planet2.scs.cs.nyu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		C-133s were assigned to two Military Airlift Command wings, the 436th Military Airlift Wing at Dover AFB, DE, and the 60th MAW at Travis AFB, CA.
		When MATS became Military Airlift Command, EASTAF was redesignated 21st Air Force, with the same area of responsibility.
		The 1st initially served in the Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, and then was assigned to the India-China Wing (later Division), Air Transport Command on 2 May 1944.
	www.angelfire.com.cob-web.org:8888 /wa2/c133bcargomaster/c133bunits.html (1226 words)

	California State Milita and National Guard Unit Histories: 129th Rescue Wing
		The unit’s mission was airlift of personnel and material using C-46 aircraft.
		During the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, the 129th established Command Post operations and was chosen to coordinate all military aircraft activities within the Bay Area.
		The patient was airlifted to Moffett Field then transported by ambulance to Stanford Medical Center where the admitting physician confirmed that the actions of the 129th had saved the patient s life.
	www.militarymuseum.org /129thRQW.html (1823 words)

	58 Airlift Squadron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was under the 63rd Military Airlift Wing that was redesignated 58th Military Airlift Squadron, Special, was activated at Robins AFB, Georgia, on December 27, 1965.
		Upon organization, the squadron absorbed the personnel and resources of the 7th Air Transport Squadron and began performing airlift of passengers and cargo for the increasing mobilization of troops in Southeast Asia.
		Redesignated the 58th Military Airlift Squadron on January 8, 1967, it reported to the 436th MAW and began flying the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter.
	www.altus.af.mil /97og/58as/58as_main.asp (860 words)

	HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On May 12, 1971 the Delaware ANG changed its name from the 166th Military Airlift Group to the 166th Tactical Airlift Group and replaced its C-97s with C-130A "Hercules" prop-jet cargo plane, and began transition from the Military Airlift Command to the Tactical Airlift Command.
		In March 1972, Captain Carolyn R. Doolittle became the first female to command a unit in the Delaware Air National Guard when she was appointed acting commander of the 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Flight.
		In conjunction, the unit's gaining command (Military Airlift Command) was redesignated the Air Mobility Command.
	www.denewc.ang.af.mil /HISTORY.HTM (1770 words)

	December in Air Force History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		All tactical airlift forces were transferred from the Tactical Air Command to the Military Airlift Command.
		The Atlantic Command was established as a unified command with a joint staff of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel.
		Air Force Col. Richard O. Covey, pilot and mission commander, piloted the fifth flight of the shuttle Endeavor, which set a record for the greatest number of spacewalks, five.
	www.afnews.af.mil /products/history/dec.htm (1086 words)

	Military Exits - Relocation, Guides & Bases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The U.S. military said Tuesday they had found no signs of a U.S. Soldier of Iraqi descent who went missing after reportedly being kidnapped in Baghdad the night before, as troops continued to search the city on foot and by air.
		Army officials are gearing up to restructure the Joint Common Missile program after the Office of the Secretary of Defense released $60 million in fiscal year 2006 and 2007 funds for JCM development, according to a Redstone Arsenal spokesman.
		A military official said that he was a translator and that the initial report was he may have been abducted.
	www.militaryexits.com /Default.aspx?tabid=144 (863 words)

	Welcome to Ventura Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The staff was originally established as Commander Airborne Early Warning Wing-11 in April 1967.
		Upon moving to Miramar in July 1973 from NAS North Island, the staff was combined with Commander Fleet Air Miramar to form Commander Fighter Airborne Early Warning Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, bringing together the Navy’s premier anti-air warfare team.
		The command’s mission is to fly and fight aircraft in combat operations at sea or wherever directed by higher authority.
	www.militarynewcomers.com /VENTURA/Resources/Tenantcommands.html (5379 words)

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