Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.0 inch-77mm
109th AIRLIFT WING
Lineage. Established as the 109 Fighter Group (Air Defense) and allotted to the Air National Guard on 15 Apr 1956. Redesignated 109 Tactical Fighter Group on 10 Nov 1958; 109 Air Transport Group, Heavy on 2 Jan 1960; 109 Military Airlift Group on 1 Jan 1966; 109 Tactical Airlift Group on 16 Mar 1971; 109 Airlift Group on 15 Mar 1992; 109 Airlift Wing on 1 Oct 1995-.
Assignments. 107 Air Defense Wing (later 107 Tactical Fighter), 1 May 1956; 133 Air Transport Wing, 2 Jan 1960; 106 Air Transport Wing (later 106 Military Airlift), 1 Jan 1963; New York Air National Guard, 1 Feb 1968; 133 Tactical Airlift Wing (later 133 Airlift), 16 Mar 1971; New York Air National Guard, 1 Oct 1995-.
Components. Groups. 109 Operations, 1 Oct 1995-. Squadrons. 139 Aeromedical Evacuation; 139 Fighter-Interceptor (later Tactical Fighter, Air Transport, Military Airlift, Tactical Airlift, Airlift), 1 May 1956-1 Oct 1961; 1 Dec 1962-1 Oct 1995.
Stations. Schenectady County Airport (later Stratton ANGB), NY, 1 May 1956-. Antarctic operations from: Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand, 20 Feb 1998-, Williams Field, Antarctica, 1998-.
Aircraft. F-94B, 1956-1957; F-86H, 1957-1960; C-97, 1960-1971; C-130A, 1971-1975; C-130D, 1975-1984; C-130H, 1984-; LC-130H, 1984-.