The 436th Airlift Wing is the active duty wing and senior military organization at Dover Air Force Base, DE. The "Eagle Wing" is a subordinate of 21st Air Force headquartered at McGuire AFB NJ, and Air Mobility Command, with its headquarters at Scott AFB, IL. The Eagle Wing consists of the operations, logistics, support, and medical groups; in addition to 12 divisions and two detachments. The wing has over 4,000 active-duty military and civilian employees.

Home to 36 C-5 Galaxy aircraft, the Eagle Wing provides 25 percent of the nation's inter-theater airlift capability, providing worldwide movement of outsized cargo and personnel on scheduled, special assignment, exercise and contingency airlift missions. The 436th is the only combat-ready C-5 Galaxy wing capable of employing airdrop and special operations tactics in support of worldwide airlift.

In 1998, the wing flew more than 600 missions throughout the world projecting global reach to more than 90 countries on six different continents including Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North and South America.

Additionally, the Eagle Wing operates the largest and busiest aerial port in the Department of Defense with its passenger terminal moving over 100,000 passengers in 1998.