103d Airlift Wing - Overview

Overview

The "Flying Yankees" of the 103rd Airlift Wing are the third oldest Air National Guard unit in the United States, tracing their lineage back over 90 years of military aviation. They currently fly the C-21A, a twin turbofan engine aircraft and its mission is providing cargo and passenger airlift. The aircraft is the military version of the Lear Jet 35A business jet.

In addition to providing cargo and passenger airlift, 103rd Airlift Wing's C-21 mission is transporting one litter or five ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations.

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