165th AW Earns 9th 'Outstanding' Award
Lt. Gen. David B. Poythress, the Adjutant General, pins a streamer to the 165th Airlift Wing banner during the presentation of the unit's ninth Outstanding Unit Award. (Air National Guard Photo)
Airlifting men, equipment and supplies into the fight is often an essential element for success on the battlefield, and few airlift wings perform this role as consistently and reliably as do the skilled airmen of Savannah’s 165th Airlift Wing. 

While Georgia’s 165th aircraft were again deployed to Iraq in support of AEF 8 and the Global War on Terror, at home the unit received its ninth Air Force Outstanding Unit Award at military award ceremonies held in July.

Lt. Gen. David B. Poythress and Brig Gen Stephen Westgate, former Wing commander, presented the award to Col Tom Moore, 165th Commander and the men and women of the 165th Airlift Wing.

 The award recognizes the unit’s accomplishments over a two year period in support of the Global War on Terror.  During this period, the 165th Airlift Wing deployed more than 390 Guard members through ten rotations to more than 16 different locations worldwide, from United States airports to Afghanistan, and from the Horn of Africa to the front lines of Iraq, in support of operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. The 165th Airlift Wing was the first airlift unit to conduct operations from the most forward operating base in Iraq, and one of the first C-130 units to fly into Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, supporting Army and Marine Forces on the front lines.
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