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Our Mission
As part of the Air Mobility Command, Team Charleston's mission is to
provide the Global Reach that makes the United States Air Force the most effective in the
world. Charleston Air Force Base is aligned under the 21st Air Force, headquartered at
McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, and is part of the Air
Mobility Command located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Team Charleston supports
AMC's mission by providing airlift, special air mission, and aeromedical evacuation for
U.S. forces worldwide. Charleston AFB also supplies forces to theater commands to support
AMC's wartime tasking.
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