Organization
The 89th AW is divided into four groups and its staff agencies, including:
89th Operations Group
- 89th Operations Support Squadron
- 1st Airlift Squadron, C-32A & C-40B aircraft
- 99th Airlift Squadron, C-37A & C-37B aircraft
89th Airlift Support Group
- 89th Communication Squadron
- 89th Aerial Port Squadron
89th Maintenance Group
No assigned units.
Presidential Airlift Group
- Presidential Logistics Squadron
- Presidential Airlift Squadron, VC-25A "Air Force One" aircraft
89th Airlift Wing Staff Agencies
- Various wing agencies: public affairs, finance, safety, wing historian, inspector general, etc.
Aircraft History
C-45 Expeditor, 1949 - 1950 & 1955 - 1957; C-46 Commando 1949 - 1951, 1952, 1956 - 1957; T-6 Texan II, 1949 - 1950, 1952 - 1954; T-7 Red Hawk 1949 - 1951;T-11 Kansan 1949 - 1951, 1952; F-51 Mustang, 1952 - 1954; T-28 Trojan, 1953 - 1956; T-33 Shooting Star, 1953 - 1957; F-80 Shooting Star, 1953 - 1957; TC-47 Skytrain, 1955 - 1957; F-86 Sabre, 1957; C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1957; VC-137 Stratoliner (later C-137), 1962 - 2001; C-118 Liftmaster, 1966 - 1972; VC-118 “The Independence,” 1966 - 1974; C-121 Constellation, 1966 - 1968; VC-121, 1966; C-131 Samaritan, 1966; VC-131 1966 - 1977; C-135 Stratolifter, 1966 - 1968, 1975 - 1992; C-140 JetStar,1966 - 1972; VC-140 JetStar, 1966 - 1984; VC-6A, 1966 - 1985; U-4 Aero Commander, 1966 - 1969; T-39 Sabreliner (later CT-39), 1975 - 1978; C-9 Nightingale, 1975 - 2005; UH-1 Iroquois, 1976 - 2006; CH-3 Seaking, 1976 - 1994; C-12 Huron, 1976 1994; C-20 Gulfstream III, 1984 - 2017; VC-25A "Air Force One" Boeing 747, 1990 - present; C-21, 1993 - 1997; C-135E Stratolifter, 1996 - 1997; C-32 Boeing 757, 1998 - present; C-40 Boeing 737, 2002 - present; C-37A Gulfstream V, 1998 - present; C-37B Gulfstream 550, 2008 - present.
Lineage
Established as 89th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on May 10, 1949. Activated in the Reserves on June 27, 1949. Ordered to active service on May 1, 1951. Inactivated on May 10, 1951. Re-designated 89th Fighter-Bomber Wing on May 26, 1952. Activated in the Reserves on June 14, 1952. Inactivated on Nov. 16, 1957. Re-designated 89th Military Airlift Wing, Special Missions, and activated, on Dec. 27, 1965. Organized on Jan. 8, 1966. Re-designated 89th Military Airlift Group on Sept. 30, 1977. Re-designated 89th Military Airlift Wing on Dec. 15, 1980. Re-designated 89th Airlift Wing on July 12, 1991.
Stations
Hanscom Airport, Massachusetts, June 27, 1949 - May 10, 1951
Hanscom (later, Laurence G. Hanscom) Field, Massachusetts, June 14, 1952 - Nov. 16, 1957
Andrews Air Force Base (later Joint Base Andrews), Maryland, Jan. 8, 1966 - present
Honors
Service Streamers
World War II American Theater
Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer, Sept. 11, 2001 - present
Campaign Streamers
None
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers
None
Decorations
Gallant Unit Citation
None
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
None
Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards
July 1, 1966 - June 30, 1968
July 1, 1968 - June 30, 1970
July 1, 1970 - June 30, 1972
July 1, 1972 - June 30 1974
July 1, 1974 - Dec. 31, 1975
Jan. 1, 1976 - Jan. 31, 1977
April 6, 1977 - May 18, 1979
July 1, 1987 - June 30, 1989
July 1, 1989 - June 30, 1991
July 1, 1991 - June 30, 1992
July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1994
July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1996
July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1998
July 1, 1998 - June 30, 2000
July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2002
July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2004
July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2015
July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022
Meritorious Unit Award
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Emblem
Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. The 89th AW shield’s blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The bald eagle, the national symbol, and the orbit ring symbolize the wing’s unique mission; to transport the president, vice president, and national and foreign dignitaries anywhere on the globe.
Emblem approved April 28, 1966. Revised July 7, 1993.