The 521st Air Mobility Operations Group (521 AMOG) is a United States Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) unit stationed at Naval Station Rota, Spain. The 521st AMOG is subordinate to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The group and its subordinate units provide en route support for transient aircraft as part of its parent wing.[2]
521st Air Mobility Operations Group
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 Airmen of the Group's 725th Air Mobility Squadron perform an engine swap on a C-17 Globemaster III at Naval Station Rota, Spain in 2021 | |
| Active | 4 September 2008 – present[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Airlift support |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Station Rota, Spain |
| Engagements |  Global War on Terrorism |
| Decorations |  Air Force Meritorious Unit Award (x7)  Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (x2) |
| Insignia | |
| 521st Air Mobility Operations Group emblem (Approved 3 December 2008)[1] |  |
Assigned units
edit- 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron (5 EAMS) (Cargo City, Kuwait)[3][4]
- 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron (8 EAMS) (Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)[5]
- 725th Air Mobility Squadron (725 AMS) (Naval Station Rota, Spain)[6]
- 728th Air Mobility Squadron (728 AMS) (Incirlik Air Base, Turkey)[7]
Lineage
edit- Constituted as the 521st Air Mobility Operations Group on 19 August 2008
- Activated on 4 September 2008[1]
Assignments
edit- 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, 4 September 2008 – present[1]
Stations
edit- Naval Station Rota, Spain, 4 September 2008 – present[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Lacomia, John M. (3 January 2018). "521 Air Mobility Operations Group (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "521st Air Mobility Operations Wing". Ramstein Air Base. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "5th EAMS change of command". DVIDS. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Everstine, Brian W. (28 May 2019). "Cargo City Opens in Kuwait". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Lacomia, John M. (27 April 2018). "8 Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Lacomia, John M. (28 December 2017). "725 Air Mobility Squadron (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Lacomia, John M. (28 December 2017). "728 Air Mobility Squadron (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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