Jackson Air National Guard Base
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- See: Jackson-Evers International AirportJackson-Evers International AirportJackson-Evers International Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located in Jackson, Mississippi, five nautical miles east of the central business district of Jackson, across the Pearl River....
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Jackson Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Mississippi Air National Guard
Mississippi Air National Guard
The Mississippi Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is, along with the Mississippi Army National Guard, an element of the Mississippi National Guard...
172d Airlift Wing
172d Airlift Wing
The 172d Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force airlift unit of the Mississippi Air National Guard. It is located at Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi. It operates eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and previously flew the C-141B Starlifter.-Mission:Coupled with its...
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The 172d Airlift Wing172d Airlift Wing
The 172d Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force airlift unit of the Mississippi Air National Guard. It is located at Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi. It operates eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and previously flew the C-141B Starlifter.-Mission:Coupled with its...
provides the State of Mississippi support in the event of national emergency, maintains peace and order and supports civil defense and pre-attack planning.
On 20 November 1995 Congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery announced that six operational C-17 Globemaster III
C-17 Globemaster III
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas, the C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases throughout...
aircraft will be assigned to the 172d Airlift Wing, Jackson Air National Guard Base.
Six C-17 Globemaster IIIs are assigned to the Mississippi Air National Guard
Mississippi Air National Guard
The Mississippi Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is, along with the Mississippi Army National Guard, an element of the Mississippi National Guard...
. These six airlifters are assigned to support the Strategic Brigade Airdrop mission of the XVIIIth Airborne Corps. They train with this unit and support the 24-hour wheels-up requirement of the nation's contingency corps.