130th Airlift Wing

130th Airlift Wing
130th AW C-130s lined up on the tarmac while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom
Active	July 1, 1960 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	West Virginia
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Wing
Role	Airlift
Size	8 C-130Hs
Part of	West Virginia Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Charleston Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia
Nickname(s)	"Mountaineers"
Patron	"Mountaineers In Green"
Tail Code	Blue tail stripe, "Charlie West" in yellow letters with state map
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Tim Fyre
Insignia
130th Airlift Wing

The 130th Airlift Wing (130 AW) is a unit of the West Virginia Air National Guard, stationed at Charleston Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.

The 130th Airlift Wing provides tactical airlift in support of the United States Air Force and the State of West Virginia. They have a website, The website is: http://www.130aw.ang.af.mil

The 130th Airlift Wing consists of the following units

On 1 July 1960, the West Virginia Air National Guard 130th Troop Carrier Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 130th Air Commando Group was established by the National Guard Bureau. The 130th being re-designated as an Air Commando squadron and becoming the group's flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 130th Headquarters, 130th Material Squadron (Maintenance), 130th Combat Support Squadron, and the 130th USAF Dispensary. Aircraft assigned to the new group were C-119 Flying Boxcars and U-10D Super Courier combat observation aircraft. The mission of the 130th ACG was primarily Air Commando special operations missions.

Continuing its mission and training with the Active duty 1st Air Commando Group in Northern Florida, in 1968 HQ USAF directed all Air Commando organizations be re-designated as "Special Operations" units to be more descriptive of their mission. Through the 1960s and into the 1970s the 130th participated in many international missions and received recognition for their performance. This included the 130th being awarded the Spaatz Trophy four times as the "Outstanding Flying Unit in the Country " and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award five times.