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Charleston Air Force Base (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS, FAA LID: CHS) is a United States military facility located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 's 628th Air Base Wing (628 ABW), a subordinate element of the Air Mobility Command (AMC). [ 2 ]
An Air Force Times article dated 21 December 2009 announced the activation of the 628th Air Wing to "take over administrative duties for a number of military commands" in January 2010. The 628th "will essentially serve as the 'landlord' for Charleston Air Force Base, the Charleston Naval Consolidated Brig and about 50 other military commands.
Home to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Safety Center and Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. The 58th Special Operations Wing and the New Mexico Air National Guard's 150th Special Operations Wing train special operations crews to operate the CV-22B Osprey , HC-130J Combat King II , MC-130J Commando II , HH-60G ...
It is the mission wing at Charleston Air Force Base, Joint Base Charleston, in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The 437 AW is responsible for flying and maintaining the C-17 Globemaster III jet cargo aircraft. Its mission is to command assigned airlift and supporting units; provide for the airlift of troops and passengers, military ...
Charleston Air Force Base, Joint Base Charleston (3,877 acres, 6.06 square miles), North Charleston with over 50 C-17 Globemaster Transport Aircraft of the Airlift Wing; Charleston Air Force Auxiliary Base, North, SC (2,393 acres, 3.74 square miles) Charleston Defense Fuel Storage and Distribution Facility, Hanahan; 628th Air Base Wing
The 265-acre (107-hectare) site is located on the southern portions of the joint-use Charleston Air Force Base and Charleston International Airport located in the city of North Charleston, South Carolina. The site was initially established in 2004 to build components for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The 701st Airlift Squadron is part of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing global airlift. The squadron was first activated in April 1943 as the 701st Bombardment Squadron .
Performed training for combat units, but remained in the United States. Moved to Ardmore Air Force Base, Oklahoma in 1954 and was inactivated in 1955. [1] Redesignated the 16th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron on 14 August 1969 and reactivated six weeks later flying Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee.