79th Medical Wing

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79th Medical Wing
Members of the 79th Medical Wing care for a simulated trauma victim during training at Joint Base Andrews
Active	1955-1960; 2006–2017
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Medical care
Part of	Air Force District of Washington
Garrison/HQ	Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Website	www.79MDW.af.mil
Commanders
Chief Master Sergeant	Michelle Thorsteinson-Richards
Insignia
79th Medical Wing emblem (approved 21 November 2006[1]

The 79th Medical Wing was the United States Air Force's agent for Air Force and joint medicine within the National Capital Region. Activated on 10 May 2006, it was the largest wing within the Air Force District of Washington, and one of two medical wings in the Air Force. The wing was originally active as an infirmary at Youngstown Municipal Airport between 1955 and 1960.

The 79th Medical Wing was headquartered at Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center. The wing organized, trained, equipped, and provided medicine for Air and Space Expeditionary Force deployment, CONUS operations, and in support of joint operations within the National Capital Region. It was the East Coast hub for aeromedical evacuation aircraft returning sick or injured patients from the Atlantic area. The wing was also responsible for providing medical support to Presidential, Congressional, Joint and Air Staff special airlift missions.

The 79th Medical Wing was inactivated, and its personnel, equipment, and facilities transferred to the 11th Medical Group, a component of the 11th Wing, on 16 June 2017.