Air Force Wing Organizational Structure

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Air Force Wing Organizational Structure

• Briefing by C/MAJ James Magill

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Overview

• Introduction of myself, Cadet James Magill
• The Need for Changes in the Wing
• New Wing Structure/Organization
• Relevant Changes to the Wing Structure/Organizatio
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• Recap

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Move To MAJCOMs

• In 1990 the Air Force moved from three commands
  of SAC, TAC, MAC, to our present system of
  MAJCOMs
• A better system was required for utilizing
  Americas Air Forces
• The Air Force split into 9 MAJCOMs which created
  simplicity in organization
• Changes were also needed for the smaller scale

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A Need To Change?

• Are we organized and prepared as well as we could
  be for the expeditionary world?
• Are todays maintainers trained to handle some of
  our aging weapon systems?
• If trends continue, are we going into massive
  tent cities on bare or ill-prepared bases with
  support personnel incorrectly trained?

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Reasons For Change

• The need for smaller deployable groups
• Training personnel for the CORRECT job
• Mission support was needed in greater proportions
• Sustaining the force to fly and fixing weapon
  systems (especially old ones) were priority

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Personnel had to work with aging weapon systems

• And new weapon systems in a new age

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New Wing Structure

• Structured into four groups
• Operations Group
• Maintenance Group
• Mission Support Group
• Medical Group

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314th Airlift Wing
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Operations (Ops) Group

• Continued focus on the skill of tactical
  employment of our Air Force
• Encompasses planning, training and employment of
  our weapon systems
• Does the flying aspect of the Air Forces mission

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314th Ops Group

• 53rd Airlift Squadron
• 62nd Airlift Squadron
• 314th Operational Support Squadron
• 45th Airlift Squadron (Keesler AFB, MS)

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Ops
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Maintenance Group

• Performs the maintenance of the aging aircraft
  fleet to produce sorties at designated rates
• Units in maintenance group are still affiliated
  with specific operational squadrons
• Deploy with specific squadron and interact with
  those squadrons on a day to day basis

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314th Maintenance Group

• Each operational squadron has its own maintenance
  personnel
• These include and are not limited to munitions,
  component and equipment maintenance
• Deploys with the operational squadron

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Maintenance
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Mission Support Group

• Works to sustain home base capabilities
• Rapidly employs our weapon systems and
  establishes our operational presence anywhere in
  the world
• Includes, but not limited to communications,
  force protection, personnel readiness, and
  contingency bed down

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314th Mission Support Group

• 314th Civil Engineers
• 314th Comm Squadron
• 314th Mission Support Sqd.
• 314th Security Forces Sqd.
• 314th Services Squadron
• 314th Logistics Readiness Sqd.
• 314th Contracting Squadron

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Mission Support
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Medical Group

• No new changes were implemented to the Med Group
  when the other groups were organized
• The Med Group still cares for the health and
  dental needs of an Air Force Installation
• Med Group deployments are being worked out for
  later usage

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314th Medical Group

• The facilities were downsized in recent years to
  make the 314ths Med Group a clinic
• The facilities still include dental as well as a
  functioning medical clinic, but no emergency
  facilities

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Med Group
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Recap

• Today I have briefed you about the changes to the
  Air Force Wing and used Little Rock Air Force
  Bases 314th Airlift Wing as my example.
• These changes are important to the Air Force as
  we move from a stationary Air Force into an
  expeditionary Aerospace Force

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Questions?

• This concludes my briefing, are there any
  questions?