This article is a list of United States Air Force aeromedical evacuation squadrons both active, inactive, and historical. An aeromedical evacuation squadron's purpose is to evacuate wounded military personnel and civilians from areas of danger to medical facilities with the use of military transport aircraft.
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | Note |
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1st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany 1951-58 Pope AFB, North Carolina 1975-94 | Inactive - redesignated 23d AES (C-130), originally activated as 1st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron (C-47, C-54, C-131) | ||
2d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany 1975-94 | Formerly a group; Inactive - replaced by 86th AES (C-9A) | ||
3d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | RAF Burtonwood, England 1954-57 RAF Bovingdon, England 1957-62 RAF Mildenhall, England 1962-63 | Inactive (C-47, C-131) | ||
7th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Wheelus Air Base, Libya 1955-57 Athens International Airport, Greece 1957-58 | Inactive (C-47, C-54) | ||
9th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Clark Air Base, Philippines 1957–66, 1975-89 Yokota Air Base, Japan 1989-94 | Inactive - replaced by 374th AES (C-9A, C-47, C-54, C-118, C-130, C-131, C-141); successor to 801st MAES/AES (1942-1953), which was redesignated 6481st MAEG (1953-1956), which then was redesignated 9th AES, (1956-1966), which gained Group status again (1966-1975), before being redesignated back to 9th AES. | ||
10th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Kelly AFB, Texas 1963-69 Travis AFB, California 1972-75 | Inactive (C-131, C-141) | ||
10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Ramstein Air Base, Germany | C-17 | ||
18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Kadena Air Base, Japan | C-130, KC-135; 374th AES was redesignated 18th AES, 2003. | ||
21st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Pope AFB, NC 1957-70 | Inactive (C-130) | ||
22nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Donaldson AFB, South Carolina 1957 Sewart AFB, Tennessee 1957-68 Pope AFB, NC 1968-70 | Inactive (C-130) | ||
23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Pope AFB, NC 1994-97 | Inactive - redesignated 43d AES (C-130) | ||
31st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Mather AFB, CA 1961-67 McClellan AFB, CA 1967-70 Charleston AFB, SC 1971-1994 | Inactive - redesignated 315th AES (C-124, C-141) | ||
32d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah 1962-66 | Inactive (C-124) | ||
33d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Pittsburgh International Airport, PA 1961-94 | Inactive, redesignated 911th AES (C-119, C-123, C-124, C-130) | ||
34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Brooks AFB, TX 1959-60 Kelly AFB, TX 1960–68, 69-94 Yokota AB, Japan 1968-69 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado 2008- | C-119, C-124, C-141, C-130 302d Airlift Wing (C-130) | ||
35th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Birmingham, Alabama 1961-72 Maxwell AFB, AL 1972-94 | Inactive, redesignated 908th AES (C-119, C-123, C-124, C-7, C-130) | ||
36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, 1964-93 Pope AFB, NC 2008-17 Keesler AFB, MS 2017- | C-130 C-124, C-130 | ||
37th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Miami International Airport, Florida 1959-71 Homestead AFB, FL 1971-74 | Inactive (C-119, C-124) | ||
40th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Portland International Airport, Oregon 1958-71 McChord AFB, Washington 1971-94 | Inactive, redesignated 446th AES (C-119, C-141) | ||
43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Pope Field, NC 1997-2020 | Inactive, moved to Travis AFB and redesignated 60th AES (C-130) | ||
45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri 1959-71 Selfridge AFB, Michigan 1971-93 MacDill AFB, Florida 2008- | C-119, C-124, C-130 927th Air Refueling Wing (KC-135) | ||
46th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Chanute AFB, Illinois 1959-67 | Inactive (C-124) | ||
47th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, Minnesota 1959-94 | Inactive, redesignated 934th AES (C-119, C-130) | ||
55th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 1970-71 | Inactive (C-141). | ||
56th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Tachikawa Air Base, Japan 1963-68 Yokota Air Base, Japan 1968-72 | Inactive (C-130, C-141) | ||
57th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Clark AB, Philippines 1965-72 Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 1973-94 | Inactive - replaced by 375th AES (C-130, C-141, C-9A) | ||
58th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany 1968-72 McGuire AFB, New Jersey 1972-75 | Inactive (C-130, C-131, C-141) | ||
60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Andrews AFB, Maryland 1967-94 Travis AFB, California 2020- | (C-124, C-130, C-141) Andrews, (C-17) Travis | ||
61st Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 1967-73 | Inactive (C-124) | ||
63rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Chanute AFB, Illinois 1967-72 O'Hare International Airport, IL 1972-94 | Inactive (C-124, C-130) | ||
64th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Dobbins AFB, Georgia 1971-94 | Inactive, redesignated 94th AES (C-124, C-7, C-130) | ||
65th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Hamilton AFB, California 1967-70 Travis AFB, CA 1970-94 | Inactive, redesignated 349th AES (C-124, C-141) | ||
67th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts 1967-73 Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio 1973-93 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1993-94 | Inactive - redesignated 445th AES (C-124, C-123, C-130, C-141) | ||
68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Norton AFB, CA 1967-93 March AFB, CA 1993-94 | Inactive, redesignated 452d AES (C-141) | ||
69th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | McChord AFB, WA ?-1971 McGuire AFB, NJ 1971-1994 | Inactive, redesignated 514th AES (C-141) | ||
70th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Naval Air Station New Orleans 1967-71 Niagara Falls International Airport, New York 1978-94 | Inactive, redesignated 914th AES (C-124, C-130) | ||
72d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Stewart AFB, New York 1967-69 Dover Air Force Base, Delaware 1969-73 McGuire AFB, NJ 1973-1994 | Inactive, redesignated 714th AES (C-124, C-141) | ||
73d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Tinker Air Force Base, OK 1970-72 Scott AFB, IL 1972-94 | Inactive - redesignated 932d AES (C-124, C-9A) | ||
74th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Westover Air Reserve Base, MA 1974-94 | Inactive, redesignated 439th AES (C-124, C-123, C-130) | ||
86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Ramstein Air Base, Germany | C-17, C-130 | ||
94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Dobbins AFB, Georgia | C-130 | ||
102d Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Floyd Bennett Field, New York 1963-67 | inactive (MC-119, C-97) | ||
103d Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Philadelphia International Airport, PA 1961–63, Naval Air Station Willow Grove, PA 1963-73 | Inactive (C-97, C-121) | ||
106th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Floyd Bennett Field, New York 1963-67 | Inactive (MC-119, C-97) | ||
109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Minneapolis, MN | C-130 | ||
116th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Dobbins AFB, GA 1961-67 | Inactive (C-97) | ||
118th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Nashville, TN 1962-2014 | Inactive (C-17, C-130, C-124) | ||
125th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Tulsa, OK 1961-73 | Inactive (C-97) | ||
133d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, MN 1961-1967 | Inactive (C-97) | ||
133d Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Grenier Air Force Base, NH 1961-66 Pease AFB, NH 1966-73 | Inactive (C-97, C-124) | ||
137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1961–73, 1986- Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK | C-97, C-124, C-130, KC-135 No Assigned Aircraft | ||
139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Schenectady, NY | 109th Airlift Wing (C/LC-130) | ||
142d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | New Castle, Delaware | 166th Airlift Wing (C-130) | ||
146th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Naval Air Station Point Mugu, CA | C-130 | ||
147th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Pittsburgh International Airport, PA 1964-72 | Inactive (C-121) | ||
150th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Newark International Airport, NJ 1964-65 McGuire AFB, NJ 1965-69 | Inactive (C-121) | ||
156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Charlotte, North Carolina | 145th Airlift Wing (C-17) | ||
167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Charleston, West Virginia | 130th Airlift Wing (C-130) | ||
183d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Jackson, Mississippi | 172d Airlift Wing (C-17) | ||
187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Cheyenne, Wyoming | 153d Airlift Wing (C-130) | ||
315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Charleston AFB, SC | C-17 | ||
349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Travis AFB, CA | C-17 | ||
374th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Yokota AB, Japan 1994-2003 | Inactive, redesignated 18th AES (C-9A) | ||
375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Scott AFB, IL | C-130 | ||
379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar | C-17, C-130 | ||
386th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait | Inactive (C-130) | ||
433d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Lackland AFB, Texas | C-130 | ||
405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan | C-17, C-130 | ||
439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Westover Air Reserve Base, MA | C-130 | ||
445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio | C-17 | ||
446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | McChord AFB, WA | C-17 | ||
452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | March Air Reserve Base, California | C-17 | ||
459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Andrews AFB, MD | KC-135 | ||
514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | McGuire AFB, NJ | C-17 | ||
610th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | MacDill AFB, FL 1994-97 | Inactive | ||
622d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | MacDill AFB, FL 1997-2008 | Inactive, redesignated 45th AES | ||
651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Kandahar, Afghanistan 2011-13 Camp Bastion, Afghanistan (Detachment 1) 2011-13 | Inactive (C-17, C-130, HC-130N/P) | ||
714th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | McGuire AFB, New Jersey 1994-2008 | Inactive, merged with 514 AES (C-141, C-130) | ||
775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight | Andrews/Lackland/Travis, 2004- | C-17, C-130, KC-135 | ||
801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron | Tachikawa Air Base, Japan 1947–50, 1951-56 Ashiya Air Base, Japan 1950-51 | Inactive (C-47, C-54); WWII service 13th AF, 5th AF, & MAG-25, Pacific, 1942-1947; redesignated 6481st MAEG, 18 Jun 1953; 6481st Group redesignated 9th AES, 1956. | ||
830th Medical Air Evacuation Squadron | Andrews AFB, MD 1947-49 | Inactive (C-47) | ||
901st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Tachikawa AB, Japan 1966-1970 | Inactive (C-118, C-130) | ||
902d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Clark AB, PI 1966-1972 | Inactive (C-47, C-54, C-118, C-130, C-141) | ||
903d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam 1966–71, 1972 Cam Ranh Bay AB, RVN 1966-1972 | Inactive (C-7, C-118, C-123, C-130) | ||
908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Maxwell AFB, Alabama | C-130 | ||
911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | C-130/C-17 | ||
914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Niagara Falls, New York | KC-135 | ||
932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Scott AFB, Illinois | C-130 | ||
934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron | Minneapolis-Saint Paul IAP | C-130 |
The 374th Airlift Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Fifth Air Force. It is stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is part of Pacific Air Forces. The 374th Airlift Wing is the only airlift wing in PACAF and provides airlift support to all Department of Defense agencies in the Pacific theater of operation. It also provides transport for people and equipment throughout the Kantō Plain and the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Aeromedical evacuation (AE) usually refers to the use of military transport aircraft to carry wounded personnel.
The 446th Airlift Wing is an Air Reserve component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Fourth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at McChord AFB, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 446th is an associate unit of the 62d Airlift Wing and if mobilized the wing is gained by Air Mobility Command.
The 375th Air Mobility Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois and assigned to Eighteenth Air Force under Air Mobility Command (AMC).
The 932nd Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command flying unit. It is assigned to the Twenty-Second Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
The 153d Airlift Wing is a unit of the Wyoming Air National Guard, stationed at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyoming. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.
The 156th Airlift Squadron is a unit of the North Carolina Air National Guard 145th Airlift Wing. It is assigned to Charlotte Air National Guard Base, North Carolina and is equipped with the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
The 150th Special Operations Squadron, equipped with the C-32B aircraft, is a unit of the 108th Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard. It provides global airlift to special response teams within the Department of Defense and other agencies.
The 147th Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard 171st Air Refueling Wing located at Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania. The 147th is equipped with the KC-135T Stratotanker.
The 11th Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was most recently part of the 375th Airlift Wing as Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It operated McDonnell Douglas C-9 Nightingale aircraft conducting medical evacuation missions.
The 35th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron was an aeromedical evacuation unit assigned to Air Force Reserve Command. The unit was stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama and assigned to the 908th Airlift Wing. The 35th mission was to recruit, organize and train Air Force reservists for active duty in time of war, national emergency or when otherwise required. When mobilized, the mission of the 35th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron was to provide in-flight medical care to the sick and wounded. In 1994 the unit was redesignated the 908th AES.
The 439th Operations Group is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is the flying component of the Twenty-Second Air Force 439th Airlift Wing, stationed at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.
The 375th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 375th Air Mobility Wing. It is stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
The 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force. It is part of the 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson AFB, Colorado. It is a component of Air Force Reserve Command of the United States Air Force, and is part of the air force component of United States Transportation Command.
The 13th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Travis Air Force Base. The squadron's first predecessor was the 13th Combat Cargo Squadron, which flew men and material in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. That squadron was disbanded in 1948, but was reconstituted in 1985 and consolidated with the unit's second predecessor.
The 145th Airlift Wing is a unit of the North Carolina Air National Guard. It is assigned to Charlotte Air National Guard Base, North Carolina and is equipped with the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. If activated to federal service in the United States Air Force, the 145th is gained by Air Mobility Command.
The 55th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was first activated during World War II as the 55th Ferrying Squadron. It deployed to Canada and managed a station on the ALSIB ferrying route.
The 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron was a medical evacuation squadron of the United States Air Force. It was active from 1975 to 1994 at Rhein-Main Air Base, Federal Republic of Germany.
The 12th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron in an inactive United States Air Force unit. From 1956 through 1969, it flew aeromedical evacuation missions from McGuire Air Force Base. In 1985, the squadron was consolidated with two World War II units, but remained inactive. The consolidated squadrons were the 12th Ferrying Squadron, which ferried aircraft to Europe and from factories to flying units from 1942 and 1944; and the 162d Liaison Squadron, which tested equipment and developed tactics for liaison units between 1944 and 1946.