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| 375th Air Mobility Wing | |
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  Emblems of the 375th Air Mobility Wing | |
| Active | 10 May 1949 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Airlift |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Scott Air Force Base |
| Decorations |  AFOUA.svg) PPUC |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | ColonelJohn D. Poole |
| Vice commander | Colonel Richard K. Kind |
| Command Chief | Command Chief Master SergeantChief Master Sergeant Shawn A. Andrews |
The375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW) is a unit of theUnited States Air Force stationed atScott Air Force Base,Illinois and assigned toEighteenth Air Force underAir Mobility Command (AMC).
The wing has four primary missions. It supports aeromedical evacuation within the United States. It provides operational support airlift for government officials. It offers direct security for U.S. community and nation. And it provides support for U.S. host units—making possible the command and control of the United States' entire military transportation effort.
375th Operations Group (375 OG)
375th Mission Support Group (375 MSG)
375th Medical Group (375 MDG)
The wing traces its origins to the 375th Troop Carrier Group, which carried cargo and personnel during the Second World War. It was initially trained for overseas duty and then moved to theSouth West Pacific Area, June–July 1943. It then carried out transport missions following the forward advance until Japan was reached in 1945.
The 375 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium was activated at Greater Pittsburgh Airport,Pennsylvania and trained in the Reserve from May 1949 until it was called to active duty in October 1950. After a period of intensive training, now as a wing, it participated in troop carrier and airlift operations,paratroop drops, and otherexercises, October 1950 – July 1952.
The wing was again allotted to the Reserve for training from July 1952 – November 1957. It conducted domestic aeromedical airlift and evacuation operations in the continental United States,Alaska, and off-shore areas of theNorth Atlantic and theCaribbean from January 1966 for the Air Force, otherDepartment of Defense agencies, theU.S. Public Health Service, and theVeterans Administration (VA), augmented by aircraft of theAir National Guard and otherMilitary Airlift Command units.
Between January 1966 and April 1975 the wing maintained and scheduled support aircraft atScott Air Force Base,Illinois, generally using aircrews provided by other Scott-based units to provide scheduled air shuttle and courier service to the east and west coasts. From January 1966 to September 1968 and since June 1973, the wing operated and maintained Scott AFB.
It airlifted more than 700 VAhospital patients fromBiloxi andGulfport,Mississippi, to safety duringHurricane Camille in August 1969; during Project Homecoming in early 1973 the wing flew 119 sorties to airlift some 350 U.S. prisoners of war to 26hospitals in the United States. In October 1973, it served as an aeromedical evacuation center established under wing control at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, assumed the functions previously handled by smaller centers at Scott,McGuire Air Force Base,New Jersey, andTravis Air Force Base,California. In April 1975, when the aeromedical evacuation support units inGermany and theFar East came under the wing's control, it became the single-point manager for worldwide DoD aeromedical evacuation services. It evacuated wounded during theinvasion ofGrenada, 24 October – 9 November 1983. It transported 350 woundedAfghan citizens to hospitals in the United States, May–December 1987. It controlled the 1467th Facility Checking Squadron from October 1987 – September 1991, which inspected DoDnavigation aids andradar facilities worldwide. The wing operated and maintained an aeromedical evacuation system on a rotational basis inSouthwest Asia, September 1990 – April 1991. It deployed an aeromedical evacuation element to supportOperation Allied Force in 1999.
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