76th Airlift Division | |
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| Active | 1976–1977; 1980–1985 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of specialairlift forces |
| Part of | Military Airlift Command |
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| 76th Airlift Division emblem(Approved )[1] |  |
The76 Airlift Division was a division of theUnited States Air Force, activated on 1 March 1976, inactivated on 30 September 1977, reactivated on 15 December 1980, and then inactivated again on 1 October 1985. Its principal components were the89th Military Airlift Wing and the 1776th Air Base Wing.
The division was formed as a restructuring of Headquarters Command, U.S. Air Force.
From 1976 through 1977, "and after 1980, the 76th provided airlift support for the President, Vice President, cabinet members, and other high ranking civilian and military dignitaries of the United States and other governments. Subordinate units also operated, administered and maintainedAndrews Air Force Base, Maryland, and provided logistical support for theNational Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP), and other flying units. One subordinate component, the 1st Helicopter Squadron, provided support for theUnited States Department of Defense, and the Defense Preparedness Agency plan foremergency evacuation of key government officials and to support the national search and rescue plan."[1]
Azure, a globe with axis bendwise celeste gridlined light green, surmounted in pale by a silhouetted aircraft ascending silver gray, overall coinciding with the edge of the globe in base, the US Capitol argent garnished of the first, all within a diminished bordure or. (approved c. July 1976)
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency