811th Operations Group

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811th Operations Group
811 Operations Gp emblem.png
ActivePresent
CountryUnited States of America
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeOperations Group
RoleHelicopter Airlift
Home Port Joint Base Andrews
Mascot(s)Eagle
Aircraft flown
Patrol UH-1N Iroquois

The 811th Operations Group is a group of the United States Air Force.

It provides rotary-wing contingency response support capability to the United States National Capital Region while also supporting regional and global customers with critical airfield infrastructure and aviation services. The group consists of two squadrons of aircrew and support personnel. The group was assigned to the 11th Wing from 1 October 2010. [1]

The 1st Helicopter Squadron transports senior military and civilian leaders, high-ranking dignitaries and distinguished visitors and constitutes the Air Force District of Washington’s only flying mission.

The 811th Operations Support Squadron supports vital airlift mission and provides aviation related services to joint forces customers and aircrew world-wide. [2]

Units

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UH-1Ns Fly Over Joint Base Andrews, MD

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References

  1. "11 Wing (USAF)".
  2. "811th Operations Group". Joint Base Andrews. Retrieved 11 August 2019.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .