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58 relations: Advanced Landing Ground, Aerial refueling, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Reserve Command, Airborne early warning and control, Airlift, Alliance Municipal Airport, Beechcraft Model 18, Cherbourg-Octeville, Continental Air Command, Curtiss C-46 Commando, Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, England, Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Floyd Bennett Field, Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Gallantry Cross (Vietnam), Godman Army Airfield, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Humanitarian aid, I Troop Carrier Command, Invasion of Normandy, IX Troop Carrier Command, Korean War, Laurinburg–Maxton Army Air Base, Lockheed C-121 Constellation, Louisville International Airport, Malden Regional Airport, March Air Reserve Base, McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender, Military strategy, Mourmelon-le-Grand Airfield, Netherlands, Norfolk International Airport, Normandy, Normandy landings, Operation Dragoon, Operation Market Garden, Operation Overlord, Operation Varsity, Presidential Unit Citation (United States), RAF Bottesford, RAF Membury, Southeast Asia, Tenth Air Force, Travis Air Force Base, Voltone Airfield, Western Allied invasion of Germany, 101st Airborne Division, ..., 349th Operations Group, 419th Operations Group, 436th Operations Group, 452d Air Mobility Wing, 452d Operations Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing, 915th Tactical Fighter Group, 9th Air Refueling Squadron. Expand index (8 more) »
Advanced Landing Ground
Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe.
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Aerial refueling
Aerial refueling, also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) during flight.
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force.
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Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
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Airborne early warning and control
An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar picket system designed to detect aircraft, ships and vehicles at long ranges and perform command and control of the battlespace in an air engagement by directing fighter and attack aircraft strikes.
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Airlift
An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies or personnel primarily via military transport aircraft.
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Alliance Municipal Airport
Alliance Municipal Airport is in Box Butte County, Nebraska, three miles southeast of the city of Alliance, which owns it.
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Beechcraft Model 18
The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas.
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Cherbourg-Octeville
Cherbourg-Octeville is a city and former commune situated at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche.
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Continental Air Command
Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948–1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
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Curtiss C-46 Commando
The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a transport aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurised high-altitude airliner design.
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Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shaky", was an American heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California.
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) is an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute.
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Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighorhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City, along the shore of Jamaica Bay.
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Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station
Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station is a United States Air Force base, located at Fort Wayne International Airport, Indiana.
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Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)
The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross also known as the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross or Vietnam Cross of Gallantry (Anh Dũng Bội Tinh) is a military decoration of the former Government of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam).
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Godman Army Airfield
Godman Army Airfield is a military airport located on the Fort Knox United States Army post in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.
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Homestead Air Reserve Base
Homestead Air Reserve Base (Homestead ARB), previously known as Homestead Air Force Base (Homestead AFB) is located in Miami–Dade County, Florida to the northeast of the city of Homestead.
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Humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help.
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I Troop Carrier Command
The I Troop Carrier Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit.
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Invasion of Normandy
The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France, on 6 June 1944.
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IX Troop Carrier Command
The IX Troop Carrier Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit.
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Korean War
The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).
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Laurinburg–Maxton Army Air Base
Laurinburg–Maxton Army Air Base is an inactive United States Air Force base, approximately 6 miles east-northeast of Laurinburg, North Carolina.
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Lockheed C-121 Constellation
The Lockheed C-121 Constellation is a military transport version of the Lockheed Constellation.
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Louisville International Airport
Louisville International Airport is a public and military use public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.
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Malden Regional Airport
Malden Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Malden, a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
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March Air Reserve Base
March Air Reserve Base (March ARB), previously known as March Air Force Base (March AFB) is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris.
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McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF).
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Military strategy
Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations to pursue desired strategic goals.
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Mourmelon-le-Grand Airfield
Mourmelon-le-Grand Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in France.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.
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Norfolk International Airport
Norfolk International Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Norfolk, an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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Normandy
Normandy (Normandie,, Norman: Normaundie, from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.
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Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.
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Operation Dragoon
Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on 15August 1944.
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944) was an unsuccessful Allied military operation planned, and predominantly led, by the British.
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Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
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Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops that took place toward the end of World War II.
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Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the Uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II).
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RAF Bottesford
Royal Air Force Bottesford or more simply RAF Bottesford is a former Royal Air Force station located on the Leicestershire-Lincolnshire county border, north west of Grantham, Lincolnshire and south of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire and about north-northwest of London, England.
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RAF Membury
Royal Air Force Membury or more simply RAF Membury is a former Royal Air Force station built in the civil parish of Lambourn in Berkshire, England.
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia.
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Tenth Air Force
The Tenth Air Force (10 AF) is a unit of the U.S. Air Force, specifically a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).
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Travis Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force air base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Fairfield, in Solano County, California, United States.
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Voltone Airfield
Voltone Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, located approximately 4 km west of Tarquinia (Provincia di Viterbo, Lazio), central Italy, about 70 km northwest of Rome.
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Western Allied invasion of Germany
The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.
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101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the US Army.
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349th Operations Group
The 349th Operations Group (349 OG) is a United States Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 349th Air Mobility Wing.
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419th Operations Group
The 419th Operations Group (419 OG) is an operational component of the 419th Fighter Wing, stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
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436th Operations Group
The 436th Operations Group is an active United States Air Force unit.
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452d Air Mobility Wing
The 452d Air Mobility Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force.
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452d Operations Group
The 452d Operations Group (452 OG) is the flying component of the 452d Air Mobility Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve.
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60th Air Mobility Wing
The 60th Air Mobility Wing (60 AMW) is the largest air mobility organization in the United States Air Force and is responsible for strategic airlift and aerial refueling missions around the world.
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915th Tactical Fighter Group
The 915th Tactical Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve unit.
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9th Air Refueling Squadron
The 9th Air Refueling Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California, where it operates the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender as part of the 60th Operations Group.
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Redirects here:
79th Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron, 79th Military Airlift Squadron, 79th Troop Carrier Squadron.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Air_Refueling_Squadron
