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19th Airlift Wing Patch – Plastic Backing:
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4 inch 19th Airlift Wing Patch - Plastic Backing

The 19th Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Mobility Command\'s Eighteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The wing is also the host unit at Little Rock.

The Wing provides the Department of Defense its largest Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport fleet, supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters, to airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas.[2]

Active for over 60 years, the 19th was a component wing of Strategic Air Command\'s deterrent force during the Cold War. The wing served in the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm. Its component units are currently engaged in combat operations as part of the Global War on Terrorism.

The 19th Airlift Wing is commanded by Colonel John Schutte. Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Justin Strain.[3]