624th Regional Support Group
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The 624th Regional Support Group headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base
, Hawaii, is one of two Air Force Reserve groups stationed in the Pacific area of responsibility and reports directly to Headquarters 4th Air Force at March Air Reserve Base
, California.
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Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Field, re-named Hickam Air Force Base in 1948, was a United States Air Force facility now part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt Col Horace Meek Hickam.- History :...
, Hawaii, is one of two Air Force Reserve groups stationed in the Pacific area of responsibility and reports directly to Headquarters 4th Air Force at March Air Reserve Base
March Air Reserve Base
March Joint Air Reserve Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 4th Air Force Headquarters and the 452d Air Mobility Wing , the largest air mobility wing of the 4th Air Force...
, California.
Mission
The mission of the 624th Regional Support Group is to provide world-class civil engineer, aerial port and medical combat support for contingencies around the globe and to help promote peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and throughout the world.Units
The 624th RSG is composed of a headquarters, four squadrons and one flight at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Andersen Air Force BaseAndersen Air Force Base
Andersen Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Yigo in the United States territory of Guam....
, Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
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- The 624th RSG Directorate of Personnel Management provides a full complement of military personnel flight services to both assigned ready reserve members and the retired military community.
- The 44th Aerial Port Squadron at Andersen AFB, Guam, is worldwide capable of processing and loading personnel and cargo for movement on any aircraft in the U.S. Air Force or Civil Air Reserve Fleet.
- The 48th Aerial Port Squadron at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, deploys qualified personnel to augment fixed port facilities or provide stand-alone air terminal operations worldwide in support of the long war, exercises or contingency operations, unit moves, foreign humanitarian relief or disaster response operations. The unit provides expertise in all areas of port operations to include aircraft loading, cargo processing and inspecting, passenger services, aircraft fleet servicing and aerial port command and control.
- The 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, is compromised of personnel with a wide range of medical Air Force specialty codes. Our professionals provide medical support for the entire 624th RSG, ensuring oversight of individual health and medical readiness. Our peacetime missions include continually training to maintain clinical competency and preparedness for both war and peacetime activities. The 624th ASTS deploys qualified medical personnel to augment air staging facilities. The function of an aeromedical staging facility is to provide personnel and equipment necessary for patient movement required worldwide. 624th ASTS personnel support operations worldwide, including the long war, exercises, humanitarian relief and disaster response operations.{cn}}
- The 624th Civil Engineer Squadron at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, is composed of three Prime Beef teams, seven Firefighting teams and one Readiness team capable of rapid deployment worldwide to construct and maintain airfield facilities, provide firefighting support, and coordinate planning for any disasters.
- The 724th Aeromedical Staging Flight at Andersen AFB, Guam, serves as the medical arm of the 624th Regional Support Group with a primary peacetime mission to provide medical support to Reserve organizations to ensure wartime readiness. Its wartime mission is to deploy qualified medical professionals in support of Aerospace Expeditionary Force (AEF) rotations.