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Casing honor: 440th Airlift Wing inactivates

Pope Army Airfield, N.C.- Maj. Gen. John P. Stokes, Commander of the 22nd Air Force, receives the 440th Airlift Wing flag from Lt. Col. Karl Schmitkons, 440th Airlift Wing commander, during the inactivation ceremony of the 440th Airlift Wing. The 440th Airlift Wing inactivated September 18, 2016, at Pope Field, N.C. The third oldest unit in the Air Force, the 440th AW's first operational drop was in Normandy, France on D-Day. From 2007 to 2016, while based at Fort Bragg, the unit provided air support for more than 102,000 paratroopers, flew more than 27,000 hours, and supported Operations CORONET OAK, IRAQI FEREDOM, NEW DAWN, ENDURING FREEDOM, UNIFIED RESPONSE, and INHERENT RESOLVE. (US Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Brody)

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