The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing in Baltimore inactivated its 135th Airlift Group as part of the changes following the wing’s loss of the C-27J flying mission. The inactivation ceremony took place on Sept. 27 at the wing’s home at Warfield ANG Base. Some of the group’s airmen will remain with the wing to be part of the wing’s newly forming network warfare squadron, said wing officials. Other members of the now-defunct group have relocated to different bases to continue their careers in other airlift squadrons, they said. The wing was one of the first Air Guard units to transition to the C-27J, but lost the airplanes after the Air Force decided to divest the C-27 fleet as a cost-saving move. (Baltimore video report by MSgt. Gareth Buckland and TSgt. Christopher Schepers)
When Airmen eject, the mission is clear: America leaves no warrior behind. Airmen are trained to survive, evade, resist, and escape the enemy, and everyone from ground crew to rescue personnel and commanders are committed to doing everything necessary—and possible—to bring downed Airmen home.