164th Airlift Wing | |
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Active | 1 April 1961 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Tennessee |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Airlift |
Part of | Tennessee Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Memphis Air National Guard Base, Memphis, Tennessee |
Insignia | |
164th Airlift Wing emblem | |
Tail Stripe | Red with "Memphis" in white letters |
The 164th Airlift Wing is a unit of the Tennessee Air National Guard, stationed at Memphis Air National Guard Base, Tennessee. If activated to federal service in the United States Air Force, the 164th is gained by Air Mobility Command.
The wing has been an airlift unit since it was established as the 164th Air Transport Group in 1961, and has flown a variety of strategic and tactical airlift aircraft. After 34 years as a group, it was expanded to become a wing in 1995.