From: Don Johnson <johnson@amsaa-cleo.brl.mil>
Subject: Units involved in Provide Hope
Keywords: military units, Provide Hope
Organization: AMSAA/GWD, APG, MD 21005
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:30:35 GMT


From Don Johnson <johnson@amsaa-cleo.brl.mil>


Here are the units to be (or may be) deployed for Operation Provide Hope.
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PENTAGON LISTS FORCES FOR OPERATION RESTORE HOPE

     Forces for Operation Restore Hope are listed in the following
Aerospace Daily tables, released by the Dept. of Defense.

I.   Forces given execute/deployment orders

    --  The Tripoli ATU (amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LPH-10), amphibious 
transport dock ship Juneau (LSD-10), and the dock landing ship 
Rushmore (LSD-47), with approximately 1800 Marines of the Special Purpose 
Marine Air Ground Task Force.
    --  The Maritime Prepositioning Ships - Motor Vessels: 1st LT Jack
Lummus, PFC James Anderson, 1st LT Alex Bonnyman and PVT Franklin J. Phillips.
    --  The aircraft carrier Ranger and escorts (cruiser Valley Forge and
supply vessels Wabash (AOR) and Gianella (TAOT).
    --  Nearly two dozen KC-135 air refueling tankers deployed to Lajes
Field, the Azores and Moron Air Base, Spain along the anticipated flight 
route. Most of the tankers are from Air National Guard (ANG) or Air Force 
Reserve (AFR) units in states across the U.S.

II.  Forces put on alert: i.e. told to prepare for possible deployment to
Operation Restore Hope

    --  1 Marine expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
    --  10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY.
    --  Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Gulfport, MS.
    --  NMCB 40, Port Hueneme, CA.
    --  Naval Beach Group 1, Coronado, CA.
    --  30th Naval Construction Regiment, Pearl Harbor, HI.
    --  2 Fast Sealift Ships (USNS Pollux (T-AKR 290) which is enroute to
Bayonne, NJ for onload  and USNS Capella (T-AKR293) which is enroute to 
Wilmington, NC for onload.
    --  Various Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Units
from across the U.S.

         Air Force units that have received execute orders

                   Unit                   Home Station

   46  Air Refueling Squadron           K.I Sawyer AFB, MI
  108  Air Refueling Wing (ANG)         McGuire AFB, NJ
  141  Air Refueling Wing (ANG)         Fairchild AFB, WA
  151  Air Refueling Group (ANG)        Salt Lake City, UT
  157  Air Refueling Group (ANG)        Pease AFB, NH
  190  Air Refueling Group (ANG)        Forbes ANGB, KS
  317  Tanker Airlift Control Element   Pope AFB, NC
  362  Tanker Airlift Control Element   Rhein-Main AB, GE
  434  Air Refueling Wing (AFRES)       Grissom AFB, IN
  436  Tanker Airlift Control Element   Dover AFB, DE
  437  Tanker Airlift Control Element   Charleston AFB, SC
  438  Tanker Airlift Control Element   McGuire AFB, NJ
  452  Air Refueling Wing (AFRES)       March AFB, CA
  906  Air Refueling Squadron           Minot AFB, ND
  940  Air Refueling Group (AFRES)      Mather AFB, CA
 1701  Air Mobility Element             McGuire AFB, NJ

           Air Force units alert for possible deployment

                   Unit                   Home Station

   60  Airlift Wing                     Travis AFB, CA
   62  Airlift Wing                     Mchord AFB, CA
   63  Airlift Wing                     Norton AFB, CA
  108  Air Refueling Wing (ANG)         McGuire AFB, NJ
  141  Air Refueling Wing (ANG)         Fairchild AFB, WA
  151  Air Refueling Group (ANG)        Salt Lake City, UT
  157  Air Refueling Group (ANG)        Pease AFB, NH
  164  Airlift Group (ANG)              Memphis, TN
  172  Airlift Group (ANG)              Jackson, MS
  190  Air Refueling Group (ANG)        Forbes ANGB, KS
  349  Airlift Wing (AFRES Assoc)       Travis AFB, CA
  433  Airlift Wing (AFRES)             Kelly AFB, TX
  434  Air Refueling Wing (AFRES)       Grissom AFB, IN
  436  Airlift Wing                     Dover AFB, DE
  437  Airlift Wing                     Charleston AFB, SC
  438  Airlift Wing                     McGuire AFB, NJ
  439  Airlift Wing (AFRES)             Westover AFB, NJ
  445  Airlift Wing (AFRES Assoc)       Norton AFB, CA
  446  Airlift Wing (AFRES Assoc)       McChord, AFB, WA
  452  Airlift Wing (AFRES Assoc)       March AFB, CA
  512  Airlift Wing (AFRES Assoc)       Dover AFB, DE
  907  Airlift Group (AFRES)            Rickenbaker AFRESB, OH
  910  Airlift Group (AFRES)            Youngstown, OH
  913  Air Group                        Willow Grove, PA

                  Guard/Reserve Components (as of Dec. 8)

  Unit                          Component           Mission
  ----                          ---------           -------

  452nd Air Refueling Wing      AF Reserve          Air refueling
                                                     (KC-135)
  940th Air Refueling Group     AF Reserve          Air refueling
                                                     (KC-135)
  349th Air Wing (A)            AF Reserve          Cargo (C-5/141)
  512th Air Wing (A)            AF Reserve          Cargo (C-5)
  434th Air Wing                AF Reserve          Air refueling
                                                     (KC-135)
  190th Air Refueling Group     ANG                 Air refueling
                                                     (KC-135)
  172nd Airlift Group           ANG                 C-141
  157th Air Refueling Group     ANG                 Air refueling
                                                     (KC-135)
  108th Air Refueling Wing      ANG                 Air refueling
                                                     (KC-135)
  105th Airlift Group           ANG                 C-5
  907th Air Group               AF Reserve          Cargo (C-141)
  164th Airlift Group           ANG                 C-141
  433rd Air Wing                AF Reserve          Cargo (C-5)
  151st Air Refueling Group     ANG                 Air refueling
                                                     (KC-135)
  141st Air Refueling Wing      ANG                 Air refueling
                                                     (KC-135)

  Unit                          Component       Activated
  ----                          ---------       ---------

  452nd Air Refueling Wing      AF Reserve          *
  940th Air Refueling Group     AF Reserve          *
  349th Air Wing (A)            AF Reserve          *
  512th Air Wing (A)            AF Reserve          *
  434th Air Wing                AF Reserve          *
  190th Air Refueling Group     ANG                 *
  172nd Airlift Group           ANG                 *
  157th Air Refueling Group     ANG                 *
  108th Air Refueling Wing      ANG                 *
  105th Airlift Group           ANG                 *
  907th Air Group               AF Reserve          *
  164th Airlift Group           ANG                 *
  433rd Air Wing                AF Reserve          *
  151st Air Refueling Group     ANG                 *
  141st Air Refueling Wing      ANG                 *

  Unit                          Component           City
  ----                          ---------           ----

  452nd Air Refueling Wing      AF Reserve          March AFB
  940th Air Refueling Group     AF Reserve          Mather AFB
  349th Air Wing (A)            AF Reserve          Travis AFB
  512th Air Wing (A)            AF Reserve          Dover AFB
  434th Air Wing                AF Reserve          Grissom AFB
  190th Air Refueling Group     ANG                 Forbes ANGB
  172nd Airlift Group           ANG                 Jackson
  157th Air Refueling Group     ANG                 Pease ANGB
  108th Air Refueling Wing      ANG                 McGuire AFB
  105th Airlift Group           ANG                 Stewart
  907th Air Group               AF Reserve          Rickenbacker ANGB
  164th Airlift Group           ANG                 Memphis
  433rd Air Wing                AF Reserve          Kelly AFB
  151st Air Refueling Group     ANG                 Salt Lake City
  141st Air Refueling Wing      ANG                 Fairchild AFB

  Unit                          Component           State
  ----                          ---------           ------

  452nd Air Refueling Wing      AF Reserve          CA
  940th Air Refueling Group     AF Reserve          CA
  349th Air Wing (A)            AF Reserve          CA
  512th Air Wing (A)            AF Reserve          DE
  434th Air Wing                AF Reserve          IN
  190th Air Refueling Group     ANG                 KS
  172nd Airlift Group           ANG                 MS
  157th Air Refueling Group     ANG                 NH
  108th Air Refueling Wing      ANG                 NJ
  105th Airlift Group           ANG                 NY
  907th Air Group               AF Reserve          OH
  164th Airlift Group           ANG                 TN
  433rd Air Wing                AF Reserve          TX
  151st Air Refueling Group     ANG                 UT
  141st Air Refueling Wing      ANG                 WA


W. Donald Johnson
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