C-130 Hercules of the 43rd Operations Group[note 1]
Active
1941–1946; 1946–1952; 1992–1994; 1997–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Garrison/HQ
Pope Field, Fort Liberty
Nickname(s)
Gryphons
Motto(s)
Willing, Able, Ready
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Current commander
Col Allen Morris [1]
Insignia
43rd Air Mobility Operations Group emblem (as of June 2016)
43rd Bombardment Group emblem (approved 31 January 1942)[2]
Military unit
The 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group is an active duty air mobility unit at Pope Army Airfield (formerly Pope AFB), Fort Liberty, North Carolina and is part of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) under the USAF Expeditionary Center. The unit is composed of eight squadrons, including one of the only two active Air Force aeromedical evacuation squadrons based in the United States. The group's primary mission focuses on providing enroute operations and enabling global response and airborne support for Fort Liberty's 82nd Airborne Division.
The 43rd Operations Group was redesignated the 43rd Airlift Group (43 AG) on 1 March 2011 after the inactivation of the 43rd Airlift Wing and entered into an Active Associate arrangement with the Air Force Reserve Command's colocated 440th Airlift Wing (440 AW).[3]
In 2016, the 440 AW was inactivated due to funding issues and both the 440 AW and the 43 AG discontinued their airlift mission with C-130H Hercules aircraft.
While the 440 AW was inactivated, the 43 AG was reorganized as a non-flying unit, later redesignated the 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group (43 AMOG) on 14 June 2016.[4]
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^"Colonel Allen C. Morris".
^Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 99–101
^Paraglide (23 February 2011). "Army to assume responsibility for Pope Air Force Base". Fort Liberty-Pope Field Public Affairs. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^Barnes, Marc. "AMC unit at Pope Army Airfield is renamed". Air Mobility Command. United States Air Force. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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