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139th Airlift Wing
The 139th Airlift Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard, based at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The wing operates the C‑130H2 Hercules.
The 139th Airlift Wing provides the State of Missouri and the nation with immediately deployable, combat-ready C-130H2 Hercules model aircraft. The 139th remains globally engaged in continuing operations.
The 139th Airlift Wing consists of the following units:
Other units also based at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
On 14 April 1962, the Missouri Air National Guard 180th Air Transport Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 139th Air Transport Group was established by the National Guard Bureau, the 180th becoming the group's flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 139th Group headquarters, 139th Material Squadron (Maintenance and Supply), 139th Combat Support Squadron, and the 139th USAF Dispensary.
The 139th Air Transport Group was gained by Military Air Transport Service (MATS) if mobilized, equipped with 4-engined C-97 Stratofreighter transports. From St. Joseph, the 180th augmented MATS airlift capability worldwide in support of the Air Force's needs. Throughout the 1960s, the unit flew long-distance transport missions in support of Air Force requirements, frequently sending aircraft to Europe, Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, and during the Vietnam War, to both South Vietnam, Okinawa and Thailand. With the realignment of MATS to Military Airlift Command (MAC), the group was redesignated the 139th Military Airlift Group on 1 January 1966.
In 1969, military requirements resulted in a change in mission when the group was reassigned from MAC transport duties to the Strategic Air Command (SAC). Under SAC the group became the 139th Air Refueling Group, equipped with the air refueling version of the C-97 transport, the Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter. Familiarity with the aircraft led to a smooth transition from MAC to the new refueling mission. It supported the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) flying aerial refueling missions in the KC-97 supporting missions of deploying aircraft to NATO for tactical exercises.
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139th Airlift Wing
The 139th Airlift Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard, based at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The wing operates the C‑130H2 Hercules.
The 139th Airlift Wing provides the State of Missouri and the nation with immediately deployable, combat-ready C-130H2 Hercules model aircraft. The 139th remains globally engaged in continuing operations.
The 139th Airlift Wing consists of the following units:
Other units also based at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
On 14 April 1962, the Missouri Air National Guard 180th Air Transport Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 139th Air Transport Group was established by the National Guard Bureau, the 180th becoming the group's flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 139th Group headquarters, 139th Material Squadron (Maintenance and Supply), 139th Combat Support Squadron, and the 139th USAF Dispensary.
The 139th Air Transport Group was gained by Military Air Transport Service (MATS) if mobilized, equipped with 4-engined C-97 Stratofreighter transports. From St. Joseph, the 180th augmented MATS airlift capability worldwide in support of the Air Force's needs. Throughout the 1960s, the unit flew long-distance transport missions in support of Air Force requirements, frequently sending aircraft to Europe, Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, and during the Vietnam War, to both South Vietnam, Okinawa and Thailand. With the realignment of MATS to Military Airlift Command (MAC), the group was redesignated the 139th Military Airlift Group on 1 January 1966.
In 1969, military requirements resulted in a change in mission when the group was reassigned from MAC transport duties to the Strategic Air Command (SAC). Under SAC the group became the 139th Air Refueling Group, equipped with the air refueling version of the C-97 transport, the Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter. Familiarity with the aircraft led to a smooth transition from MAC to the new refueling mission. It supported the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) flying aerial refueling missions in the KC-97 supporting missions of deploying aircraft to NATO for tactical exercises.