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Twenty-First Air Force

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Its mission was to command and assess the combat readiness of assigned air mobility forces over the Atlantic half of the globe in support of Global Reach. These forces were at more than 55 locations in eight countries. 21 EMTF's major units included six active duty wings, two operational flying
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The 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (EMTF) provided a rapid, tailored, worldwide, air mobility response to combatant commander's needs. Reporting through
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demonstrating the capabilities of direct delivery. The command could operate in remote, often austere locations throughout Europe, Africa, and South America.
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In 2003, the unit was redesignated as the 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, assuming responsibility for worldwide airlift operations in support of
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On 1 October 2003, the 21st Air Force was redesignated as the 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force and given a new mission set as a component of the
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The 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force was inactivated on 19 March 2012, with its responsibilities and subordinate units being transferred to the
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The ETF supported numerous exercises around the world, one of which was CENTRAZBAT, in which C-17's flew multi-national paratroopers non-stop from
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groups, and two mobility operations/support groups. Additionally, the 21 EMTF was liaison to 40 Air Reserve Component Wings.
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A 315th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster II flying over the new Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
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during World War II, the unit initially ferried aircraft, but its mission soon changed to airlifting personnel and cargo.
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The command also supported peaceful, humanitarian missions. Twenty-first Air Force units flew relief missions after
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In 2012, the organization was inactivated, with its subordinate units and responsibilities being transferred to the
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A 6th Air Mobility Wing KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from the flightline at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
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The organization was redesignated several times, eventually becoming the Twenty-First Air Force in 1966.
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1966 emblem of the 21st Air Force, based on the MATS Eastern Transport Air Force emblem
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and San Francisco, and many other natural disasters. In addition, it controlled the
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and throughout the southeastern United States also reported to EASTAF or 21st AF.
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until its inactivation in 2012. In this capacity, it was subordinate to
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Twenty-first Air Force: Chronology of Significant Events, 1966–present
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618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center)
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and repeated deployments to the Middle East directed against Iraq.
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In addition to the Task Force's airlift and refueling mission, the
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airlift missions to the Kurds following the Persian Gulf War, the
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used for inflight refueling to provide increased global mobility.
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Air Force Link: 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force fact sheet
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Transport units and formations of the United States Air Force
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The organization was first established in June 1942 as the
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Eastern Transport Air Force

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United States Air Force
Air Mobility Command



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United States Air Force
McGuire AFB
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst
Air Mobility Command
Eighteenth Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
United States Joint Forces Command
United States European Command
United States Central Command
United States Air Force Expeditionary Center

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C-5 Galaxy
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