87th Air Base Wing
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| Active | 1952–1953; 2009–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Air base wing |
| Role | Installation support |
| Size | 3,100 personnel |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst |
| Motto(s) | Ut Unum Vincere Latin / Win as One[1] |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Anthony L. Smith |
| Army Deputy Installation Commander | Colonel Bryan R. Dunker |
| Navy Deputy Installation Commander | Captain James B. Howell |
| Command Chief | CMSgt Michael D. Wynne |
| Insignia | |
| 87th Air Base Wing emblem (approved 3 August 2010)[1] |  |
The 87th Air Base Wing is the host wing at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL), New Jersey and its headquarters are on the McGuire Air Force Base portion of the Joint Base. The wing provides installation support to commands at McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix, and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst. Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst is the Department of Defense's (DoD) only tri-service joint base that consolidated Air Force, Army, and Navy installations.
Before assuming host duties at JB MDL in 2009, the wing had been active as an Air Force Reserve troop carrier wing during the Korean War. It was inactivated less than a year after it was formed, when the 434th Troop Carrier Wing was released from active duty and assumed the 87th Wing's personnel and equipment.
- ^ a b c Robertson, Patsy (6 February 2015). "Factsheet 87 Air Base Wing (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.