The 436th Airlift Wing flies, maintains and trains on its 18 assigned Lockheed C-5 Galaxy aircraft, known as "the free world's largest airlifter," and two Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

Dover AFB is home to the 436th Airlift Wing.

The 436th Airlift Wing is an active unit of the United States Air Force, stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The wing operates Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and is assigned to Air Mobility Command 's Eighteenth Air Force.

The 436th Airlift Wing traces its roots back to the 436th Troop Carrier Group (436 TCG) of World War II fame that activated at Baer Field, Indiana on April 1, 1943.

Dover Air Force Base is home to the 436th Airlift Wing, commonly known as the "Eagle Wing" and the 512th Airlift Wing, the Reserve associate, as the "Liberty Wing."

U.S. Air Force Col. Chris McDonald, 436th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Carolynn Russell, 436th AW command chief, work alongside the 436th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle...

Mar 5, 2012 · The 436th Airlift Wing is the active duty military host unit at Dover AFB, which provides command and staff supervision, along with support functions, for assigned airlift providing worldwide movement of outsized cargo and personnel on scheduled, special assignment, exercise and contingency airlift missions.

Redesignated as 436 Airlift Wing on 1 Dec 1991. Assignments. Ninth Air Force, 27 Jun 1949; First Air Force, 1 Aug 1950-16 Apr 1951. First Air Force, 18 May 1955; Fourteenth Air Force, 25 Mar-15 May 1958. Twenty-First Air Force, 8 Jan 1966; Eighteenth Air Force, 1 Oct 2003-. …

Through these three areas, they ensure that both the Dover Air Force Base community and the general public are kept well informed, and that strong relations are maintained between the 436th Airlift Wing and the local community.

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