521st Air Mobility Operations Group

The 521st Air Mobility Operations Group (521 AMOG) is a United States Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) unit stationed at Naval Station Rota, Spain. The 521st AMOG is subordinate to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The group and its subordinate units provide en route support for transient aircraft as part of its parent wing.^[2]

521st Air Mobility Operations Group
Airmen of the Group's 725th Air Mobility Squadron perform an engine swap on a C-17 Globemaster III at Naval Station Rota, Spain in 2021
Active	4 September 2008 – present[1]
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift support
Part of	Air Mobility Command United States Air Force Expeditionary Center 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing
Garrison/HQ	Naval Station Rota, Spain
Engagements	Global War on Terrorism
Decorations	Air Force Meritorious Unit Award (x7) Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (x2)
Insignia
521st Air Mobility Operations Group emblem (Approved 3 December 2008)[1]

Assigned units

• 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron (5 EAMS) (Cargo City, Kuwait)^[3][4]
• 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron (8 EAMS) (Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)^[5]
• 725th Air Mobility Squadron (725 AMS) (Naval Station Rota, Spain)^[6]
• 728th Air Mobility Squadron (728 AMS) (Incirlik Air Base, Turkey)^[7]

Lineage

• Constituted as the 521st Air Mobility Operations Group on 19 August 2008

Activated on 4 September 2008^[1]

Assignments

• 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, 4 September 2008 – present^[1]

Stations

• Naval Station Rota, Spain, 4 September 2008 – present^[1]