89th Operations Group
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United States Air Force
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89th Airlift Wing
89th Airlift Wing
The 89th Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force is based at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility and has an operational force of over 1,000 personnel...
. It is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base
Joint Base Andrews is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington ....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
.
The 89 OG provides Special Air Mission
Special Air Mission
The United States Air Force Special Air Mission is the safe, comfortable, and reliable air transportation for the President, Vice President, Cabinet, members of Congress, and other high-ranking American and foreign dignitaries....
(SAM) transport to high U.S. government officials and foreign dignitaries as needed. The group provided SAM transport to the President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
until 20 February 2001 when that mission was delegated to the Presidential Airlift Group.
Its World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
predecessor unit, the 89th Troop Carrier Group was a First Air Force
First Air Force
The First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
training unit providing transition training for pilots, 1942–1944, then briefly became a replacement training unit (RTU) during 1944 when it was inactivated. It trained in the Air Force Reserve for troop carrier operations, June 1949-May 1951, when it was briefly called into active service in May 1951 to provide personnel to other units during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. Reactovated om 1952 and trained in the Reserve for Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
fighter-bomber operations until being inactivated in 1957.
Lineage
- Established as 89 Transport Group on 19 January 1942
- Activated on 1 February 1942
- Redesignated 89 Troop Carrier Group on 4 July 1942
- Disestablished on 14 April 1944
- Reestablished, and redesignated 89 Troop Carrier Group, Medium, on 10 May 1949
- Activated in the Reserve on 27 June 1949
- Ordered to active service on 1 May 1951
- Inactivated on 10 May 1951
- Redesignated 89 Fighter-Bomber Group on 26 May 1952
- Activated in the Reserve on 14 June 1952
- Inactivated on 16 November 1957
- Redesignated: 89 Tactical Fighter Group on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)
- Redesignated: 89 Operations Group on 1 July 1991
- Activated on 12 July 1991.
Assignments
- Air Force Combat Command, 1 February 1942
- 50 Transport (later, 50 Troop Carrier) Wing, 30 April 1942
- 53 Troop Carrier Wing53d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 53d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the IX Troop Carrier Command, based at Camp Shanks, New York. It was inactivated on 12 August 1945....
, 3 November 1942 - I Troop Carrier CommandI Troop Carrier CommandThe I Troop Carrier Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, based at Stout Army Air Field, Indiana.Its primary mission was theater troop and logistics transport training...
, 24 December 1942 - 61 Troop Carrier Wing61st Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 61st Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Troop Carrier Command, stationed at Sedalia Army Airfield, Missouri It was inactivated on 4 October 1945....
, 26 February-14 April 1944 - 89th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, 27 June 1949-10 May 1951
- 89th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 14 June 1952-16 November 1957
- 89th Airlift Wing89th Airlift WingThe 89th Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force is based at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility and has an operational force of over 1,000 personnel...
, 12 July 1991-.
Components
- 1 Airlift: 12 July 1991–present
- 1 Helicopter: 12 July 1991–present
- 24 Transport (later, 24 Troop Carrier; 24 Fighter-Bomber): 1 February 1942-14 April 1944; 27 June 1949-10 May 1951; 14 June 1952-16 November 1957
- 25 Transport (later, 25 Troop Carrier; 25 Fighter-Bomber): 1 February 1942-14 April 1944; 27 June 1949-10 May 1951; 14 June 1952-1 July 1957
- 26 Transport (later, 26 Troop Carrier; 26 Fighter-Bomber): 1 February 1942-14 April 1944; 27 June 1949-10 May 1951; 14 June 1952-16 November 1957
- 27 Transport: 1 February-15 June 1942
- 28 Transport: 1 February-19 May 1942
- 30 Transport (later, 30 Troop Carrier): 15 June 1942-14 April 1944; 27 June 1949-10 May 1951
- 31 Transport (later, 31 Troop Carrier): 15 June 1942-14 April 1944. 99 Airlift: 12 July 1991–present
- 457 Airlift: 1 April 1993-1 April 1995.
Stations
- Daniel Field AirportDaniel Field AirportDaniel Field is a public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Augusta, a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. It is owned and operated by the City of Augusta.-Facilities and aircraft:...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, 1 February 1942 - Harding Army Air Field, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, 8 March 1942 - Camp Williams, WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, 20 June 1942 - Sedalia Army Air Field, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, 8 September 1942 - Del Valle (later, Bergstrom) FieldBergstrom Air Force BaseBergstrom Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located seven miles southeast of downtown Austin, Texas. It was activated during World War II as a troop carrier training airfield, and was a front-line Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, 14 December 1942-14 April 1944 - Laurence G. Hanscom FieldHanscom Air Force BaseHanscom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately south-southwest of Bedford, Massachusetts. The facility is a joint use civil airport/military base with Hanscom Field which provides general aviation and charter service.The host unit at Hanscom is the non-flying...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, 27 June 1949-10 May 1951; 14 June 1952-16 November 1957 - Andrews AFB, MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, 12 July 1991–present
Aircraft
- DC-3 (probably as military versions C-49, C-50, and C-53), 1942–1943
- C-47, 1943–1944; TC-47, 1955-195
- C-45, 1949–1950; 1955–1957
- C-46, 1949–1951; 1952, 1956–1957
- F-51, 1952–1954
- F-80, 1953–1957
- F-86, 1957
- C-119, 1957
- C-135, 1991–1992; VC-135, 1991–1992
- VC-137 (later, C-137), 1991–2001
- VC/C-9, 1991-Presnet
- UH-1, 1991–present
- C-12, 1991–1993
- C-20, 1991–present
- VC-25, 1991–2001
- C-21, 1993–1997
- C-32, 1998–present
- C-37, 1998–present
- C-40, 2002–present