314th Airlift Wing

314th Airlift Wing
C-130 with the Thunderbirds over Little Rock
Active1948–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleAirlift training
Part ofAir Education and Training Command
Garrison/HQLittle Rock Air Force Base
Motto(s)“Herk Nation Starts Here!”[1]
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat V Device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current
commander
Col. Denny R. Davies
Vice commanderCol. Joshua J. Imme
Command ChiefCCM Matthew A. Pease
Notable
commanders
Alfred G. Hansen
Thomas S. Power
Adriel N. Williams
Insignia
314th Airlift Wing emblem (Approved 12 February 1995)[2]
314th Troop Carrier Wing emblem (Approved 17 June 1954)[3]

The 314th Airlift Wing (314 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based at Little Rock Air Force Base in Little Rock, Arkansas. Its mission is to carry out Lockheed C-130 Hercules combat airlift training.

The wing was activated in November 1948 as the 314th Troop Carrier Wing at Smyrna Air Force Base, Tennessee, but traces earlier history to the creation of the 314th Troop Carrier Group in 1942.

  1. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (22 June 2021). "Factsheet 314 Airlift Wing (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.
  2. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (22 June 2017). "Factsheet 314 Airlift Wing (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.
  3. ^ Ravenstein, pp. 161–163