Spouse Employment

Provides consultations (via e-mail and in person), tools and resources to assist spouses with the job search process.

How to Work a Job Fair
Using Social Media in Your Job Search
Boots to Business
Resume Writing
Franchising: Your Next Career Alternative
Federal Resumes/Employment
Spouse Employment Seminar- A grant program funded by the Air Force Aid Society (when selected)

Helpful links:

MSEP: https://msepjobs.militaryonesource.mil/
SECO: http://www.militaryonesource.mil/seco
Employment Assistance Program: http://www.militaryonesource.mil/eap
NAF: https://www.nafjobs.org/

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.
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.

The depicted motto: EXPERTO CREDE means “Trust one who has experience.”

Emblem approved April 28, 1966. Revised July 7, 1993.
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
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.
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.
Personnel and Resources
The 89th AW has an exceptionally experienced and ready force of more than 1,400 personnel. The wing maintains an alert posture as well as 24/7 operations of the base aerial port, Andrews Network Control Station (ANCS), Government Security Operation Center (GSOC), Mission Defense Team (MDT), Silver Bullet/Steel Eagle (SB/SE) and the Air Terminal Operations Center (ATOC). It is also home to the Air Force’s sole Executive Airlift Training Center. The wing employs 5 types of operational support aircraft:
Point of Contact
89th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office | 1419 Menoher Drive, Room 108 | Joint Base Andrews, Maryland 20762-6501 | (301) 981-8319 | DSN 858-8319 | 89AW.PA@us.af.mil

Current as of August 2023
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