Dover is one of 12 operational wings in Air Mobility Command. The wing is organized under the objective wing structure with group commanders for maintenance, operations, mission support and medical. The wing consists of a wing staff, four …

The 436th Airlift Wing is an active unit of the United States Air Force, stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The wing operates Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and is assigned to Air Mobility Command 's Eighteenth Air Force.

The 436 Military Airlift Wing quickly received a chance to test the worldwide airlift capability of their C-5s during Operation NICKLE GRASS. On October 13, 1973, the country of Israel called out for help when forces from neighboring Egypt and Syria attacked starting the Yom Kippur War.

Redesignated as 436 Military Airlift Wing, and activated, on 27 Dec 1965. Organized on 8 Jan 1966. Redesignated as 436 Airlift Wing on 1 Dec 1991. Assignments. Ninth Air Force, 27 Jun 1949; First Air Force, 1 Aug 1950-16 Apr 1951. First Air Force, 18 May 1955; Fourteenth Air Force, 25 Mar-15 May 1958.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ratha Lay, 436th Security Forces Squadron Ravens team leader, and Staff Sgt. Shaun Jones, 436th SFS Ravens team member, discuss the Ravens team at Dover Air Force...

The 436th Airlift Wing (436 AW) is an active United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the Air Mobility Command Eighteenth Air Force, and is based at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Known as the "Eagle Wing", the 436 AW consists of the operations, logistics, support, and …

Building and maintaining the most complete and sophisticated reference on the World Wide Web for the U.S., German and Netherlands Armed Forces: 1985 - Present

Col. Matthew Husemann, 436th Airlift Wing commander, addresses the wing for the first time during an assumption of command ceremony on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 4, 2021. Upon taking command, Husemann became the wing’s 36th commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chuck Broadway)

The 436th Airlift Wing traces its roots back to the 436th Troop Carrier Group (436 TCG) of World War II fame that activated at Baer Field, Indiana on April 1, 1943.

Through these three areas, they ensure that both the Dover Air Force Base community and the general public are kept well informed, and that strong relations are maintained between the 436th Airlift Wing and the local community.