437th Airlift Wing

437th Airlift Wing
437th Airlift Wing C-17A Globemaster III
Active10 May 1949 - Present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeWing
RoleAirlift
Size47 - C-17A Globemaster III
Part ofAir Mobility Command
Garrison/HQCharleston Air Force Base, SC
Motto(s)Safely provide precise, reliable airlift…anywhere, anytime!
Mascot(s)Minuteman
Engagements
European Campaign (1944 - 1945)
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Robert V. Lankford[2]
Command ChiefChief Master Sergeant Raun M. Howell
Insignia
437th Airlift Wing Emblem
Aircraft flown
TransportC-17 Globemaster III
C-17 of the 437th AW airdrops pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, 21 Jan 2010

The 437th Airlift Wing (437 AW) is an active unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command. 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 equipment, cargo and aeromedical airlift and to participate in operations involving the airland or airdrop of troops, equipment and supplies when required.

  1. ^ "437th Airlift Wing (AMC)". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Joint Base Charleston Biographies". Retrieved 24 September 2021.