The 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing (515 AMOW) is part of Air Mobility Command and is stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. It was activated in 2008. It coordinates logistical air movements into, out of, and throughout the Pacific. It is part of the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.
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