"INL/A" redirects here. Not to be confused with INLA.
State Department Air Wing
Seal of the Air Wing
Air Wing Sea Knight N38TU, involved in US withdrawals from both Vietnam and Afghanistan
Office overview
Formed
1986 (1986)
Type
Aviation support
Jurisdiction
Executive branch of the United States
Headquarters
Patrick Space Force Base, Florida[1]
Employees
60 (excluding contractors)
Annual budget
USD$1 billion (2020)[2]
Parent department
United States Department of State
Parent bureau
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Website
state.gov/aviation-support
The State Department Air Wing (DoSAW), formally the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement AffairsOffice of Aviation (INL Air Wing or INL/A) is an office of the United States Department of State that supports diplomatic aviation needs falling outside the legal authority or scope of the U.S. Air Force.[3][4]
INL's fleet of roughly 200 is composed mostly of vintage aircraft and surplus military helicopters, so as to ease maintenance in austere environments and decrease the cost of upkeep for developing governments that often receive the aircraft. Its aircraft fly more than 13,000 hours annually in support of missions related to counternarcotics, counterterrorism, border security, law enforcement, and embassy transportation.[5] Because of the size and diversity of the fleet and the demands of its global operations, the Air Wing is sometimes referred to as "America's other air force."[6]
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California...
142nd Wing is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard and the United States Air Force, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. As a state militia...
(ISO 3166 code IN-LA) StateDepartmentAirWing, also called INL/A (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs AirWing) This disambiguation page...
Wing commander (Wg Cdr or W/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces...
began entering Kabul, US Army CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawk and StateDepartmentAirWing CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters began landing at the US embassy to...
Tinker Air Force Base (IATA: TIK, ICAO: KTIK, FAA LID: TIK) is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense...
Fighter Wing (144 FW) is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. As part of the Air Reserve...
States Air Force (USAF) 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base was established in 2009, when Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility...
at Beale is the 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9 RW), assigned to the Sixteenth Air Force, Air Combat Command. The Wing collects intelligence essential for...
in Latin America. The U.S. Department of Defense leased 6 UH-1 Huey helicopters, and provided flight training to Bolivian air force pilots and Special Forces...
"No 1 Ops Wing". Irish Air Corps. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012. "No 3 Ops Wing". Irish Air Corps. Archived...
158th Fighter Wing. US Air Force. Retrieved 16 August 2020. "Camp Murray Air Guard Station". "Camp Rilea". "Oregon Military Department : Camp Rilea Armed...
AFB is the 19th Airlift Wing (19 AW), assigned to the Air Mobility Command's 18th Air Force. The wing provides the Department of Defense the largest C-130...
of Defence (Air Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 4 February 2012. p. 119. "Profile of a true HERO – All you need to know about Wing Commander Abhinandan...
Delaware. The 436th Airlift Wing is the host wing and runs the busiest and largest air freight terminal in the Department of Defense. Construction of...
both the Department of Defense and Department of Energy. The NWC is composed of two wings–the 377th Air Base Wing and 498th Nuclear Systems Wing–along with...
Troop Command. The Tennessee Air National Guard includes the 118th Wing, the 134th Air Refueling Wing, the 164th Airlift Wing and the 119th Command and Control...
The Italian Air Force has ownership, and administrative and military control of the base. It hosts the U.S. Air Force's 31st Fighter Wing and per nuclear...
Operation Enduring Freedom. The U.S. StateDepartment's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs AirWing helps foreign countries combat...
redesignated the 39th Wing on 1 October 1993 and restructured as a standard Air Force objective wing. The U.S. StateDepartment's "Operation Quick Transit"...
the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing under the command of NORAD were scrambled at around 20:15 local time from Portland Air National Guard...
The AirDepartment of the British Admiralty (later succeeded by the Air Section and the Air Division) was established prior to World War I by Winston...
countries. The Air Force had at least 7,000 personnel plus 5,000 foreign advisors. At its peak, the Air Force had at least 240 fixed-wing fighters, fighter-bombers...
components. The OO-ALC is part of the Air Force Sustainment Center. The host unit at Hill AFB is the AFMC's 75th Air Base Wing (75 ABW), which provides services...
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