94th Airlift Wing:
The Premier C-130 Wing
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Hercules aircraft, and more than 2,000 Air Force Reserve and
civilian personnel. The mission of the 94th is to “Provide Mission
Ready Forces” by executing rapid global mobility and agile
combat support.
History
The 94th has a proud history of providing strategic airpower in
to service in the Air Force Reserve on June 26, 1949. Shortly
thereafter, the 94th was called to active service on March 10,
Over the next few decades, the 94th took on a variety of
missions, including tactical reconnaissance, bombardment, troop
began supporting the U.S. Army airborne forces, while still
performing tactical cargo airlift and air evacuation missions.
By 1987, it had given up all its aircraft but the C-130, which it
Current Mission
Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 94th train constantly at home
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Deployed members
from the 94th Airlift
an enthusiastic crowd
of family, friends,
coworkers and wellwishers
at Dobbins
Air Reserve Base, Ga.
on May 18, 2015. The
Reservists accomplished
several missions while
assigned to the Central
Command Area of
Responsibility in
Southwest Asia.
station to ensure continued readiness and maintain the ability to
serve anywhere in support of US national defense.
a larger base to more remote locations,” said Brig. Gen. Richard
Kemble, 94th commander. “Larger airplanes bring the passengers
Terrorism.”
said Brig. Gen. Kemble. “It takes the contributions of everyone in
the wing to ensure mission success.”
Wing Organization
The 94th Maintenance Group is responsible for maintaining
working on the systems that get the aircraft into the air to
changing the tires on the landing gear when it returns to base.
The 94th Operations Group is comprised of the 700th Airlift
Squadron (AS) and the 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron