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76th Airlift Division | |
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![]() Emblem of the 76th Airlift Division | |
Active | 1976–1985 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command and Control |
Part of | Military Airlift Command |
The76th Airlift Division (76th AD) is an inactiveUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was withMilitary Airlift Command, assigned toTwenty-First Air Force, being stationed atAndrews Air Force Base,Maryland. It was inactivated on 1 October 1985.
In 1976, 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 maintained Andrews AFB, Maryland, while providing logistical support for the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP) and other flying units. One component, the 1st Helicopter Squadron, supported the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Defense Preparedness Agency plan for the emergency evacuation of key government officials and the national search and rescue plan.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency