189th Airlift Wing | |
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Active | 1962 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Arkansas |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Training/Worldwide Airlift |
Part of | Arkansas Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas |
Motto(s) | Ducimus "We Lead" |
Tail Code | Red tail stripe "Arkansas" in white |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Patric D. Coggin (November 2022 - Present) |
Insignia | |
189th Airlift Wing emblem |
The 189th Airlift Wing (189 AW) is a unit of the Arkansas Air National Guard, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. If activated to federal service, it is gained by the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command.
The 154th Training Squadron, assigned to the Wings 189th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the World War I 154th Aero Squadron, established on 8 December 1917. It was reformed on 24 October 1925, as the 154th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.