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172d Airlift Wing

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C-17 Sunset

Base Resources/Helping Hands

Family Day

Recruiting

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Left to right: MSgt Phillip Cao, MSgt Michael Walsh, MSgt Steveison Ivory, MSgt Alex Rose, and TSgt Quanecia Worthy, Military Training Instructors, oversee Basic Cadet Training at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 20, 2022. Academy MTIs coordinate and execute BCT and lead Cadet Cadre training to transform civilians into 4th Class Cadets over 38 days of military instruction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

History of the 172 AW

172d AW Shield

NEWS

Honor Guard News Graphic

172nd Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

172nd Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee and Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Rivera
172nd Airlift Wing hosts 16th annual Flight to the North Pole

172nd Airlift Wing hosts 16th annual Flight to the North Pole

Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee
172nd Resource Protection Team: The Quiet Complement

172nd Resource Protection Team: The Quiet Complement

Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee and Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds
183rd Airlift Squadron, 172nd Maintenance Group Showcase Inherent Flexibility

183rd Airlift Squadron, 172nd Maintenance Group Showcase Inherent Flexibility

Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds
183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Conduct Annual Training at MacDill AFB

183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Conduct Annual Training at MacDill AFB

1st Lt. Kiara Spann