97th Air Mobility Wing

rdf:langString 97th Air Mobility Wing

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rdf:langString 97th Air Mobility Wing

rdf:langString * World War II: European Campaign

rdf:langString Colonel Matthew A. Leard

rdf:langString Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

rdf:langString The 97th Air Mobility Wing (97 AMW) is a United States Air Force (USAF) unit assigned to Nineteenth Air Force of Air Education and Training Command. It is stationed at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The wing is also the host unit at Altus. It plans and executes McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III, Boeing KC-46, and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker pilot and aircrew training, providing formal school initial and advanced specialty training programs for up to 3,000 students annually. The training is done in a three-phase approach: Academic Phase, Simulator Phase, and Flying Phase. The 97th Air Mobility Wing is commanded by Colonel Matthew A. Leard [1]. Its Vice Commander is Colonel William B Mickley III [2] Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Randy L. Kay II [3]. The wing's operational mission is, in conjunction with its training mission, to have its instructor force maintain operational currency so that they, as highly qualified combat-ready aircrew members, can deploy to augment worldwide contingencies. The 97th maintains approximately 500 mobility personnel ready to deploy all over the world in a moment's notice in support of national interests.