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Georgia Department of Defense
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The 165th Airlift Wing is a unit of the Georgia Air National Guard based at Savannah International Airport. It has over 900 members and operates 8 C-130H aircraft. In 2011, the unit deployed aircraft and over 100 personnel to Afghanistan to provide airlift support as part of its ninth deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2001. The 165th has a long history of providing tactical airlift and disaster relief both domestically and abroad, including recent missions to Haiti, Honduras, and Libya.

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165th Airlift Wing for a three-month stint at Bagram Air Base. This is the ninth time the 165th has deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan Georgias 165th Airlift Wing is in support of the War on Terror. located at Savannah International Accompanying the Georgia Guard Airport and is composed of more than aircraft headed for Afghanistan were 900 men and women who support, more than 100 Georgia Guard Airmen, maintain and fly the units eight including all of the wings operations C-130H Hercules aircraft. personnel and more than 50 percent The mission of the 165th Airlift of its maintenance department. Wing is to provide tactical airlift of Savannahs C-130s were joined personnel, equipment and supplies. by 10 additional C-130s from the Col. Jesse T. Simmons, Jr. During 2011, aircraft and crews of Nevada Air National Guard and Commander, the 165th flew missions into every active duty Air Force and attached 165th Airlift Wing continent and dozens of nations to the 744th Air Expeditionary Wing around the world. The unit maintains to put aircraft in the air and move one of the highest aircraft operational equipment, food and people for readiness records in either the Afghan, American and NATO forces National Guard or the U.S. Air Force. fighting the Taliban. This is the largest As part of its dual mission, the deployment of aircraft and personnel wing is also subject to be called that has occurred for the 165th. upon for assistance during state Since the beginning of operations emergencies to airlift food, medical in the Persian Gulf, the 165th has supplies, equipment, and personnel been integrally involved in air much-needed sorties, delivering more domestically or internationally. These operations. Several elements of the than 90 tons of cargo and transporting missions extend to emergency relief wing have deployed throughout 296 relief and aid workers. support during natural disasters such the region, with Airmen serving in The 165th assisted Army Joint as floods, earthquakes, forest fires, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq, Task Force 781 in providing CERF-P search and rescue operations, and and Afghanistan. training involving bomb threats, defense support to civil authorities. In 2009, the 165th deployed to chemical explosions, search and The 165th serves as the host Afghanistan in support of Operation extractions, radiological accidents, base for Brunswicks 224th Joint Enduring Freedom. In 2005, the and natural disasters. The 165th Communications Support Squadron, unit deployed aircraft and more than coordinated military and civilian Hunter Army Air Fields 117th Air 100 personnel to Karshi-Khanabad, security efforts for the Chairman Control Squadron, Brunswicks 165th Uzbekistan, for 11 months. During of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed Air Support Operations Squadron, this period, the unit airlifted more exercise, Ardent Century. The and the Combat Readiness Training than 35,660 tons of cargo in support wing also hosted extensive training Center in Garden City, Ga. This past of the War on Terror. exercises and firearms for more than year, the 165th celebrated its 65th The Wings doctors and medical 5,500 law enforcement officers from anniversary. technicians deployed during 2010 to Chatham County as well as Customs In 2011, the 165th flew more Honduras, where they treated more agencies, the DEA, ATF, U.S. than 2,800 hours, of which 1,430 than 4,000 people. The unit later Marshalls and the Secret Service. were flown in combat operations supported U.S. Africa Command, The Wing continues to receive in Afghanistan. This increased the teaching aircraft maintenance numerous awards, including nine Air Wings combat experience to nine principles to Libyan Air Force Force Outstanding Unit Awards, and years of combat operations and personnel. enjoys the reputation of being one well over 10,500 combat flight In support of Operation Unified of the top airlift units in the nation. hours without a single mishap. In Response for Haiti following a This is directly attributed to the December 2010, six of the 165ths devastating earthquake in January professionalism and espirit-de-corps C-130 aircraft began the more than 2010, the 165th quickly deployed of the Guardsmen who have served, 7,000-mile journey to Afghanistan Airmen to Puerto Rico to fly dozens of and are now serving, within its ranks. 21 | Georgia Department of Defense

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  • 1. 165th Airlift Wing for a three-month stint at Bagram Air Base. This is the ninth time the 165th has deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan Georgias 165th Airlift Wing is in support of the War on Terror. located at Savannah International Accompanying the Georgia Guard Airport and is composed of more than aircraft headed for Afghanistan were 900 men and women who support, more than 100 Georgia Guard Airmen, maintain and fly the units eight including all of the wings operations C-130H Hercules aircraft. personnel and more than 50 percent The mission of the 165th Airlift of its maintenance department. Wing is to provide tactical airlift of Savannahs C-130s were joined personnel, equipment and supplies. by 10 additional C-130s from the Col. Jesse T. Simmons, Jr. During 2011, aircraft and crews of Nevada Air National Guard and Commander, the 165th flew missions into every active duty Air Force and attached 165th Airlift Wing continent and dozens of nations to the 744th Air Expeditionary Wing around the world. The unit maintains to put aircraft in the air and move one of the highest aircraft operational equipment, food and people for readiness records in either the Afghan, American and NATO forces National Guard or the U.S. Air Force. fighting the Taliban. This is the largest As part of its dual mission, the deployment of aircraft and personnel wing is also subject to be called that has occurred for the 165th. upon for assistance during state Since the beginning of operations emergencies to airlift food, medical in the Persian Gulf, the 165th has supplies, equipment, and personnel been integrally involved in air much-needed sorties, delivering more domestically or internationally. These operations. Several elements of the than 90 tons of cargo and transporting missions extend to emergency relief wing have deployed throughout 296 relief and aid workers. support during natural disasters such the region, with Airmen serving in The 165th assisted Army Joint as floods, earthquakes, forest fires, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq, Task Force 781 in providing CERF-P search and rescue operations, and and Afghanistan. training involving bomb threats, defense support to civil authorities. In 2009, the 165th deployed to chemical explosions, search and The 165th serves as the host Afghanistan in support of Operation extractions, radiological accidents, base for Brunswicks 224th Joint Enduring Freedom. In 2005, the and natural disasters. The 165th Communications Support Squadron, unit deployed aircraft and more than coordinated military and civilian Hunter Army Air Fields 117th Air 100 personnel to Karshi-Khanabad, security efforts for the Chairman Control Squadron, Brunswicks 165th Uzbekistan, for 11 months. During of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed Air Support Operations Squadron, this period, the unit airlifted more exercise, Ardent Century. The and the Combat Readiness Training than 35,660 tons of cargo in support wing also hosted extensive training Center in Garden City, Ga. This past of the War on Terror. exercises and firearms for more than year, the 165th celebrated its 65th The Wings doctors and medical 5,500 law enforcement officers from anniversary. technicians deployed during 2010 to Chatham County as well as Customs In 2011, the 165th flew more Honduras, where they treated more agencies, the DEA, ATF, U.S. than 2,800 hours, of which 1,430 than 4,000 people. The unit later Marshalls and the Secret Service. were flown in combat operations supported U.S. Africa Command, The Wing continues to receive in Afghanistan. This increased the teaching aircraft maintenance numerous awards, including nine Air Wings combat experience to nine principles to Libyan Air Force Force Outstanding Unit Awards, and years of combat operations and personnel. enjoys the reputation of being one well over 10,500 combat flight In support of Operation Unified of the top airlift units in the nation. hours without a single mishap. In Response for Haiti following a This is directly attributed to the December 2010, six of the 165ths devastating earthquake in January professionalism and espirit-de-corps C-130 aircraft began the more than 2010, the 165th quickly deployed of the Guardsmen who have served, 7,000-mile journey to Afghanistan Airmen to Puerto Rico to fly dozens of and are now serving, within its ranks. 21 | Georgia Department of Defense