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fourth assistant secretary of Defense, for manpower and reserve affairs; that the role of the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee would be expanded to enable it to comment upon major policy matters directly affecting the reserve components of the Air Force; that an Office of Air Force Reserve would be created, led by the Chief of Air Force Reserve, a reservist nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate; that the Secretary of the Air Force was responsible to provide the personnel, equipment, facilities, and other general logistic support necessary to enable Air Force Reserve units and individuals to satisfy their training and mobilization requirements; and that there be a Selected Reserve, that is, a Ready Reserve consisting of units and individuals, whose strength would be mandated annually by Congress. Addressing the issue that had started it all, the law mandated that there be units in both components, thereby precluding any merger of the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard.

231:(MAP), Tennessee, reservists conducted the first postwar Air Reserve training flight in an airplane, probably a C-47, borrowed from the 4th Ferrying Group. By the end of 1946, the command had organized Air Reserve training detachments at seventy bases and airfields. However, limited budgets for the active Army Air Corps meant even less for Reserve Training and a lack of available aircraft (especially the single-seat P-51) led to severe constraints on the Reserve program with training being conducted in World War II training aircraft, which cost much less to operate than single-seat fighter planes. On 21 February 1947, Headquarters Army Air Forces informed ADC to eliminate twenty-nine reserve training detachments as quickly as possible. The program's contractions caused by the fiscal year 1947 budget reductions made it even more evident that there would never be enough units to accommodate all Air Force Reservists who wished to be trained. 2159:, in June, implying that he would take no action on the status of Berlin until after their meeting. The June meeting between president Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev did not go well and intensified the tension over West Berlin. On 25 July, President Kennedy went to the nation with his program on the Berlin crisis. He told the people that the U.S. right to be in West Berlin and its commitment to the city had to be defended if the Soviets attempted to curtail them unilaterally. Among other actions announced, Kennedy stated that he initially intended to recall a number of Air Force Reserve air transport squadrons and Air National Guard tactical fighter squadrons, but that he would call others if needed. Congress gave the president the requested powers on 1 August 1961, authorizing him to order reserve units and individual reservists involuntarily to active duty for not more than twelve consecutive months. 2261: 2442:

squadron. At each base, the group was composed of a material squadron, a troop carrier squadron, a tactical hospital or dispensary, and a combat support squadron. Each troop carrier wing consisted of 3 or 4 of these groups. By doing so, ConAC could facilitate the mobilization of either aircraft and aircrews alone, aircraft and minimum support personnel (one troop carrier group), or the entire troop carrier wing. This also gave ConAC the flexibility to expand each Wing by attaching additional squadrons, if necessary from other Reserve wings to the deployable groups for deployments. Some bases consisted of two or possibly three groups due to the fact that additional bases for these groups had not been located, so they were co-located on a single base until in the future a separate base could be obtained by ConAC.

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Nations. Although this definitely relieved the crisis, the president decided that United States ships would stay on station in the "Quarantine Zone" and that the recalled Air Force Reserve units would remain on active duty pending satisfactory United Nations arrangements. Not until 20 November, therefore, did president Kennedy announce that he was lifting the quarantine and that the mobilized air reserve units would be released before Christmas. On 22 November the Air Force directed TAC to release the reserve units at midnight, 28 November. Some personnel voluntarily remained on active duty an additional 30 days, and the last individual reservists were relieved from active service on 29 December.

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from the Volunteer Air Reserve training program for assignment outside the command. Members of the command's corollary units and its mobilization augmentees and designees could be called up to fill the command's authorized vacancies. The mobilization augmentees of other commands could be recalled to fill any other vacancy in the Air Force. When feasible, corollary unit members were to be used to fill vacancies in their parent units. Members of the Volunteer Air Reserve could be recalled to fill a ConAC vacancy when Organized Air Reserve sources were unavailable, but no member of an organized reserve unit at a flying center was to be individually recalled.

1865: 902: 2167: 238:, much of the statutory authority upon which it operated still stemmed from various laws pertaining to the U.S. Army. Under criticism for the inadequacy of its Air Force Reserve program, the new United States Air Force began to revise it in 1948. Contrary to the tendency of the Army Air Forces to orient the Reserve program as an individual augmentation force, it was decided that the Air Force's mobilization requirements called for organized units, both for training and combat. It recommended that all Air Force Reservists be organized into tactical or training units to facilitate administration and training. 3339: 3294:(MATS) replaced the Tactical Air Command as the gaining command for Air Force Reserve C-124 units in July 1963, its commander informed ConAC that it was planning to use the reserve units to conduct airlift missions worldwide. The latter half of 1963 became a period of unprogrammed exercise participation for MATS as the entire defense establishment responded to a Secretary of Defense directive to conduct a series of strategic mobility exercises. To sustain some degree of its normal transpacific cargo capability while it was thus engaged, MATS arranged through ConAC for the Air Force Reserve's 3530:(AFRES). The new organization would be a separate operating agency established as a field extension of the Office of Air Force Reserve and would be commanded by another reserve major general recalled to active duty for the purpose. General Marchbanks and his reserve advisers did not want to retain the large Regular Air Force Continental Air Command as a link in the new Air Force Reserve chain of command. McConnell accepted the recommendation, and the proposal was endorsed by the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee on 18 March and approved shortly thereafter by Secretary of the Air Force 2269: 1082: 1857: 203:(ADC) at each training location. They were located at both Army Airfields and civil airports where the Air Force retained partial jurisdiction after turning over the facility to the civil community after the end of World War II. ADC was given the air reserve mission as the fundamental mission of the command was the air defense of the Continental United States, and the reservists were considered as reinforcements for that mission; however the reserve program was a national endeavor and the Army Air Forces required both 2326:

undetermined points all over the United States. The operation was to begin the next morning, when specific requirements and destinations would be furnished, and it would be completed by Monday, 15 October. Talking around a classified subject over an open telephone line restricted the flow of information, but, assured by Headquarters TAC that the mission was valid and vital, Lieutenant Colonel W. L. Spencer, Chief of the ConAC Current Operations Division, committed the Air Force Reserve troop carrier force.

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what hope there was now rested with Khrushchev's revising his course within the next few hours. The official recall message came in from Headquarters USAF at 02:23 28 October. The message ordered one C-123 Provider and seven C-119 Flying Boxcar troop carrier wings along with six aerial port squadrons to extended active duty at 09:00 28 October 1962 for no more than twelve consecutive months. The mobilized Air Force Reserve units brought 14,220 people and 422 aircraft on active duty on 28 October.

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while rapidly expanding its manpower base, the Air Force needed the reservists to fill critical skill shortages and provide cadre for new units in the expanding force. Even though restricted to the Organized Air Reserve, the involuntary recall of individuals in February and March 1951 was the heaviest of the war. ConAC recalled slightly more than 7,000 reservists in both February and March. About 4,000 were recalled in April, and the number leveled off thereafter at a slightly lower figure.

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training program to accommodate all reservists not fitted into one of the other three programs. Headquarters USAF and the major commands were to conduct the corollary unit and mobilization assignment programs while ConAC would handle the rest. ConAC was to operate 23 centers to train 25 combat wings. The Air Force Reserve program was to become effective on 1 July 1949 would include twenty troop carrier wings equipped with C-47s or C-46s and five light bombardment wings flying B-26s.

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Air Force Reserve aircrews flew approximately 1,850 missions and 16,900 hours in Operation POWER PACK, as the emergency airlift was called. About 185 of the missions were flown into the island itself. With the Air Force Reserve C-124 units already heavily committed in support of Southeast Asia operations, the C-119 units bore the primary burden of the Air Reserve's participation in the POWER PACK operation, although there were a few C-123 and C-124 missions as well.

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that the war in Vietnam, in which the United States merely sought to stabilize the political division of North and South Vietnam as it had existed in 1962, justified the dramatic act of mobilizing reserve forces. He accepted the need to fight the war, but he wanted to prosecute it as quietly as possible, not attracting too much attention at home and risk jeopardizing his domestic programs. He also wanted to avoid drawing the

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component of the Air Forces, ready for mobilization and active duty at the time, places, and in the numbers indicated by the needs of national security. Planning for reserve forces took second place, in any event, to the officials' efforts to win the separation of the air forces from the Army. Their single firm conviction about the nature of the reserve program was that it must provide opportunities for pilots to fly.

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1950, sought communications and electronic officers, radar officers and specialists, telephone and radio operators and maintenance men, cryptographer operators and technicians, and wiremen and cablemen. Additional calls followed, and by 20 July ConAC had a consolidated recall requirement for almost 50,000 reservists. They included 2,000 pilots, 1,900 specialized observers, 4,326 nonrated officers, and 41,536 airmen.

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Air Force), the Air National Guard of the United States, the Air National Guard when it was in the service of the United States, and the U.S. Air Force Reserve. The Air Force of the United States was to have an authorized strength of not more than seventy groups with separate Air Force squadrons, reserve groups, and whatever supporting and auxiliary and reserve units as might be required.

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Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, the only trained augmentation resource available. Therefore, discounting a handful of volunteers, the Air Force's individual replacements to satisfy the demands of the first phase of the Korean War as well as the expansion requirements came from reserve units by using them as "filler" augmentees along with their equipment and aircraft.

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some time to come. He also wanted to maintain strong Army forces in strategic reserve in the United States ready to deploy to Europe or any other threatened area. The Air Force released the 435th and 442d Troop Carrier Wings from active military service on 27 August 1962. President Kennedy, who had so urgently needed their numbers and presence a year earlier saluted them:

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However, this was not possible as Air National Guard forces in peacetime were under the control of the Fifty State Governors. Congressional hearings throughout the 1960s on merging the Army National Guard and reserve forces put this issue into the political spotlight and a battle began between McNamara and congressional leaders who opposed the necessary legislation.

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Committee to consider it because he did not believe that merger could occur unless reservists themselves advocated it. Thus, while still failing to accept the inadvisability of raising the issue of merging the two air reserve components, General LeMay had at least become wise enough to realize that there could be no merger without the cooperation of reserve leaders.

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mobilization evoked a flurry of protest from the reservists and from congressmen representing the states in which the units were located. Reserve unit members believed the Air Force had promised that they would serve together upon mobilization-indeed recruiters of the period had at least implied if not actually asserted as much.

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August. However, due to the recalls caused by Korea, the Air Force Reserve had no aircraft, and none would be available until July 1952. Upon mobilization in 1950 and 1951, Air Force Reserve units remaining intact had kept their aircraft, while aircraft belonging to the mobilized "filler" units had been redistributed.

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continuation academic and flying training to the navigators. As enrollment in the program reached 5,000 annually, ConAC established navigator replacement training squadrons at the site of each Air Force Reserve wing. Reservists took their monthly inactive duty training at these sites. The program initially employed

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had made administration of the recall difficult. Moreover, unable to call upon younger men who had never served, the nation had to send World War I1 veterans back to war. The Department of Defense requested universal military training legislation to provide the military services with a source of nonveterans.

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In 1967, Public Law 90-168 was passed by Congress on 20 February. The purpose of the legislation was to guarantee in law a structure for each of the reserve components. With respect to the Air Force (and containing comparable provisions applicable to the Army), the law provided that there would be a

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dispatched United States Marines and Army soldiers to the island to protect American citizens. To support this force, as well as provide emergency relief supplies to the islanders, the United States conducted an emergency airlift into the island. Participating voluntarily between 30 April and 5 July,

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In December 1961, President Kennedy wanted to return all the recalled reservists to inactive status as soon as possible without having to call up others to replace them. At the same time, he thought it advisable to maintain the strength of the US. Army in Europe at essentially the existing level for

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Shortly thereafter, the crisis in West Berlin escalated. Despite legal and psychological obstacles, thousands of East Berliners were streaming daily into West Berlin, seeking freedom in the West and, in the process, draining the depressed economy of East Germany. The communists responded on 13 August

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Air Defense Command concluded that the number of Air Reserve Forces fighter-bomber units then at hand greatly exceeded the commands' requirements for air defense augmentation. It was recommended that the entire Air Reserve Forces air defense fighter program be given to the Air National Guard and the

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Influenced by the difficulties being created by the concurrent mobilization, the policies required that each service publish priorities for recall. As military conditions permitted, a reservist ordered to active federal service was to be allowed at least thirty days from the time he was alerted until

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In its final form, the new law appeared to most persons and organizations interested in reserve matters, the National Guard Association excepted, as a first concrete step in curing the ills of the national reserve program. It codified many existing laws, regulations, and practices; it gave the combat

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In response, the Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter, stated that the Chief of Staff had to have absolute flexibility to employ Air Reserve Forces units and individuals in the best interests of national defense. Moreover, he noted that Public Law 599, under whose authority all mobilization

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In 1944, the National Guard Association of the United States compelled the Army Air Forces to plan for a significant separate Air National Guard reserve force separate from the observation units of the prewar National Guard units controlled by the Army. As the Army Air Forces demobilized in 1945 and

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General John P. McConnell (second from left), Air Force Chief of Staff. presides over ceremonies at Robins AFB, Georgia, on 31 July 1968, marking the retirement of Lt. Gen. Henry Viccellio (left) as the last commander of the Continental Air Command on that day, the discontinuation of the Command and

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In the process of training themselves to full operational readiness in their unit equipment, the C-124 units produced a by-product of available aircraft space. The Air Force commonly capitalized on this potential by arranging through ConAC for the reserve units to carry passengers and cargo on their

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The Air Force Reserve did absolutely all that was asked of it between 13 October and 29 December 1962. It augmented the active force in assembling materiel in the southeastern comer of the country. When the President thought he might need an invasion force and the Department of Defense mobilized Air

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Air Force Reserve airlift support of the Tactical Air Command continued at an exceptionally high rate. ConAC increased its normal daily aircraft support to TAC from ten to twenty-five. Between 20 and 28 October, Air Force Reserve C-l19s, C-l23s, and C-124s delivered cargo and military personnel into

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Continental Air Command was responsible to conduct the active duty as well as the inactive duty training of the Air Reserve Forces units. Nevertheless, the gaining commands furnished the tactical doctrine and operating procedures and assistance in preparing training objectives and plans. Active duty

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during World War TI, had served on several of the Air Defense Command's early reserve boards, and had been the first chairman of the Air Staff Committee on Reserve. Submitting a long-range plan for the Reserve Forces of the United States Air Force on 27 July. General Smith asserted that its adoption

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By this time, it was obvious that the need for men could not be satisfied by the voluntary recall which had produced only rated officers. Therefore, by 19 July, President Truman had authorized involuntary recall of reservists for one year. ConAC directed its numbered air forces to select individuals

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With regards to Air Defense Command and Tactical Air Command, ConAC faced severe issues as the tactical air support mission was fundamentally different from the air defense mission. Units assigned to ConAC were dual-trained and in case of war, were expected to revert to their primary roles after the

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To clarify the situation and provide both services sounder legal bases from which to operate, Congress passed the Army and Air Force Authorization Act of 1949 which became law on 10 July 1950. The law stipulated that the Air Force of the United States would consist of the U.S. Air Force (the Regular

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squadrons. On 1 October 1961, as their gaining command, the Tactical Air Command mobilized the C-124 units, which had been alerted on 1 September and the Air Reserve Records Center recalled 2,666 filler personnel for the mobilized Reserve and Guard units. In all, 5,613 Air Force Reservists came on

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During April 1957, Operation SWIFT LIFT reserve troop carrier units used inactive duty training periods to airlift personnel and cargo for the Tactical Air Command. Each Air Force Reserve troop carrier squadron provided one aircraft with crew in continuous support of the requirement. In addition to

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In addition to providing units to augment the active force for limited or full-scale war, by mid- 1955 the Air Force Reserve had a requirement to provide the Air Force with trained individuals in wartime to augment and replace the attrition in the active force. These personnel were to be recruited,

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It is my desire, therefore, that within budget limits and consistent with the policy of attaining and maintaining maximum combat capability within the 137 wing force, all pertinent Air Staff actions be directed specifically toward: fully equipping Reserve units with aircraft capable of carrying out

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The thirteen trips were flown in February and March. In mid-April 1965 MATS again requested assistance, this time for all the C-124s that the Air Force Reserve could offer, and reserve crews flew thirty more flights into Tan Son Nhut AB by the end of June 1965. Although not seeming like much, the

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into the war. Moreover, recalling reservists' complaints of inactivity following the Berlin mobilization of 1961, he was reluctant to recall reservists without the assurance that their employment would significantly affect the course of the war, an assurance no official in his administration could

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The original Table of Organization for each Wing was a wing headquarters, a troop carrier group, an Air Base Group, a maintenance and supply group, and a medical group. In 1957, the troop carrier group and maintenance and supply groups were inactivated, with their squadrons reassigned directly to

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in Cuba. Ordering daily reconnaissance flights over the island, President Kennedy and his advisers met regularly to consider military options while he mustered diplomatic support around the world. On the evening of 22 October, Kennedy went on television explaining to the nation and the world that

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accepted renewed standby mobilization authority from Congress. The second joint resolution within fourteen months authorized the president to mobilize any unit or member of the Ready Reserve for no more than twelve consecutive months. The resolution gave the administration the same options as the

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Although not recalled to extended active duty, about one hundred reservists from the Air Force Reserve's five Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons voluntarily came on active duty to provide rescue coverage for deployment of the jet fighters from the mobilized Air National Guard units to Europe.

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During the first half of 1955, the Air Force began detaching Air Force Reserve squadrons from their parent wing locations to separate sites. The concept offered several advantages: communities were more likely to accept the smaller squadrons than the large wings; separate squadron operations would

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In the summer of 1956 when it conducted an independent major airlift. In Operation SIXTEEN TON twelve Air Force Reserve troop carrier wings used their annual active duty training time to move U.S. Coast Guard equipment to the Caribbean. The reserve crews flew 164 missions on which they transported

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The Standby Reserve consisted of units or members both of the reserve components, other than members in the Retired Reserve, liable for active duty only in time of war or a national emergency declared by Congress or when otherwise authorized by law. Except in time of war, no unit or member of the

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Reflecting the attitude of most reservists, by 1951 Congress and the Department of Defense were dissatisfied with the disorder and inequities that had marked the recall of reservists to active military service as a result of the Korean War. Incomplete and outdated records of individual reservists

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When the Korean War broke out, the Air Force's immediate need was for individuals to raise active force units to their authorized wartime strengths. National policy required preparedness for a conflict in Europe, and the Air Force hesitated to withdraw manpower from the organized units of the Air

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The United States did not mobilize reservists for use in Southeast Asia before 1968, and then it mobilized relatively few, because Lyndon B. Johnson, then President of the United States, did not wish to do so. His reasons for not mobilizing reserve forces were many. Primarily, he did not believe

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This was the flashpoint of the crisis. At the White House, President Kennedy ordered the twenty-four troop carrier squadrons of the Air Force Reserve to active duty. They would be necessary for an invasion of the island, which was in advanced planning stages. Kennedy had not abandoned hope, but

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On 25 August with the Wall acquiring greater permanence as each day passed and amid rumors that the Soviets were about to resume atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons which had been halted in 1958, President Kennedy approved Defense Department plans to order Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserve and

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and 24 Air Force Reserve tactical wings, 6 Air Force Reserve flying training wings, and almost 1,300 Air Force Reserve nonflying units. This structure would accommodate 250,000 members and provide flying and combat crew training for 38,000 in wing and squadron aircraft. The plan was approved on 9

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For nearly a month after American troops went into Korea, the Air Force strove to meet burgeoning personnel requirements with volunteers, offering its reservists and guardsmen opportunities for either enlistment or voluntary recall to active duty. The Air Force's first voluntary recall on 30 June

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The reservists routinely trained in the troop carrier role, participated in several joint training exercises, and discharged the bulk of Tactical Air Command's troop-carrying responsibilities to other agencies. Among the major joint training exercises in which the units participated were Exercise

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The Air Force Reserve program for fiscal year 1950 consisted of four distinct parts: the Air Force Reserve training centers now would support reserve combat wings, individual mobilization assignments, a new program of corollary units integrated with active force units, and a Volunteer Air Reserve

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for a plan to phase the Air Force Reserve into the Air National Guard. One of the criteria posited for the study of options to achieve a single Air Reserve was that the ultimate management structure provide the Chief of Staff of the Air Force with undisputed control over all Air Reserve Forces.

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By the end of 1964, the United States military forces in Southeast Asia had increased to about 23,000 personnel. As the number of United States combat forces in Southeast Asia was increased, so did their logistics requirements, and that was what drew in the Air Force Reserve C-124 units. Before

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Air Defense Command required fighter-bomber wings capable of supporting augmented tactical squadrons operating independently of the parent wing after mobilization and tactical squadrons capable of performing continuous air defense operations for indefinite periods. The command would also have to

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The entry of the Chinese into the war in November 1950, the resultant proclamation of a national emergency, and the accompanying military buildup early in 1951 required the Air Force to turn to its individual reserve resources again. Still desiring to preserve the effectiveness of existing units

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The necessity of a partial mobilization in July 1950 raised a number of perplexing problems which became more difficult as the war progressed through its first year. The fundamental problem centered around the fact that the Air Force, requiring a substantial augmentation of reserve manpower in a

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The Korean War gave a new emphasis to tactical air operations and resulted in the restoration of Tactical Air Command as a major air command on 1 December 1950 and relieved it from assignment to ConAC. TAC's mission would be to supply these tactical forces to FEAF and USAFE, and also be able to

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The Air Force Reserve unit program had never been restricted to flying units, and in the mid-1950s nonflying support units proliferated. July 1956 saw nine aerial port operations squadrons in existence. ConAC activated thirteen air terminal squadrons in October 1956 and organized ten Air Force

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Fifteen reserve wings were recalled on various dates between 10 March and 1 May and were inactivated at home stations after their personnel had been reassigned, the units being used as "Fillers" for active duty unit personnel and aircraft requirements. The breaking up of the reserve units upon

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fulfills state and some federal needs, it fails to satisfy others. In the first place, not every person in the United States with an obligation or desire for military service wants to serve in a state militia. Second, the legally prescribed nature and organization of the National Guard does not

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On 1 August 1968, the reorganization of the field management structure of the Air Force Reserve became effective. Headquarters Continental Air Command was discontinued at Robins AFB, Georgia. Replacing it was Headquarters AFRES, constituted and activated as a separate operating agency with the

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It made no sense to him to have two different reserve systems duplicating recruiting, pay, training, and other activities. He wanted to change the system, but because of the political uproar that erupted every time the active force talked about merger, LeMay asked the Air Reserve Forces Policy

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After the POWER PACK operations confirmed the capability of the Air Force Reserve C-119 units, MATS immediately requested their use on missions along the coasts of North and Central America. This freed MATS' own four-engine aircraft for direct support of the Southeast Asia requirement. At peak

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stated at the White House Executive Committee that additional reserve units were necessary to meet invasion plans and that it would also put some pressure on the Soviets. President Kennedy approved McNamara's recommendation to mobilize 24 Air Force Reserve troop carrier squadrons-about 14,000

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Headquarters Continental Air Command and its reserve troop carrier wings became involved in the Cuban crisis at 17:42 12 October, a typical Friday, about an hour after the headquarters' quitting time. Headquarters Tactical Air Command needed Air Force Reserve help to airlift cargo from as yet

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By August 1957, the Defense Department had instructed the Air Force to reduce its fiscal 1958 budget to $ 17.9 billion, nearly a billion less than the service had requested in April. ConAC's 24 Air Reserve wings never had their 72 authorized squadrons. In July 1957, they comprised 55 tactical

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The air defense mission, relegated to a secondary status in the postwar years, received much more attention as Cold War tensions heightened. Following the explosion of a Soviet nuclear weapon in August 1949, the Air Force issued requirements for an operational air defense system by 1952. The

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About the time the mobilized troop carrier wings came on active military service at 0900 the White House received a new message from Premier Khrushchev. Conciliatory in tone and accepting president Kennedy's terms, it promised removal of the missiles and verification of the fact by the United

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On 1 September 1962, the Soviet Union announced a new treaty of friendship with Cuba under which the island country was to receive Soviet arms and technicians "to resist the imperialists' 'threats". With a large segment of the U.S. press and many congressmen urging the administration to act,

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were convinced that the service required some kind of a reserve force in peacetime, although they had no clear concept of what the size and scope of such an effort should be. Consisting of duly appointed officers and enlisted personnel the Air Reserve was to be a federally controlled reserve

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To resolve this, in late 1962 and early 1963, ConAC reorganized the structure of its reserve Troop Carrier Wings by establishing fully deployable Troop Carrier Groups and inserting them into the chain of command between the Wing and its squadrons at every base that held a ConAC troop carrier

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and Tan Son Nhut AB, primarily to Tan Son Nhut AB. Thereafter, from January 1966 through November 1972, when the last C-124 left the reserve inventory, the Air Force Reserve C-124 crews on inactive duty flew 1,252 missions into Southeast Asia for the Military Air Transport Service and the

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The Air Force Reserve's aircrew training activities expanded when Headquarters USAF identified a requirement to train navigators to meet not only the Air Force's day-to-day needs, but also those of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. Starting in January 1955, a ConAC program offered refresher and

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January 1965, the reservists generally had not gone beyond Japan on transport missions for MATS, but in that month they were called upon to go farther. Late in the afternoon of 23 January 1965, MATS asked if the Air Force Reserve C-124 force could provide urgently needed airlift into

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and several Air Staff personnel and manpower officials on his proposal for organizing his office and the Air Force Reserve. The essential features of the option he recommended were that Headquarters Continental Air Command would be replaced at Robins AFB, Georgia, by Headquarters,

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Thus provided with an adequate framework of national policy and Department of Defense guidance, ConAC and the major air commands which would gain the Air Reserve Forces units and individuals upon mobilization began to develop the force into a combat-ready mobilization asset.

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For about a year beginning in January 1964, the Air Staff discussed the issue of merging the Air Force's two reserve components. Its considerations were stimulated in part by its own Chief of Staff and in part by related developments in the U.S. Army. For one thing, General

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training flights. Between September 1963 and April 1964, the reservists flew the Pacific missions on an irregular basis dictated by MATS changing requirements. With each unit flying about one trip per month, by April 1964 the five reserve groups had completed 22 missions to

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squadrons and another 17 to be activated at detached locations within the next 4 years. In face of reduced budgets, the Defense Department guidance made it perfectly clear they would never be available, and the Air Reserve Forces combined force of 96 units would be reduced.

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Lacking sufficient intelligence specialists, in May 1966 the Air Force used reservists on extended active or inactive duty tours to augment the intelligence function at the National Military Intelligence Center and MAC Indications and Warning Center on a continuing basis.

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Of all the Air Force Reserve troop carrier units, the five groups activated and assigned to the mobilized 435th and the 442d Troop Carrier Wings were the least prepared for active duty because they had just begun converting from C-119s to C-124s. The Air Force Reserve

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Members of the Retired Reserve could be ordered to active duty involuntarily only in time of war or national emergency declared by Congress or when otherwise authorized by law. All other reservists not on the Inactive Status List Retired would be placed in the Ready

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broke off diplomatic relations with the Castro government of Cuba, protesting against "a long series of harassments, baseless accusations, and vilification". On the night of 17 April, a force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles supported by the United States landed at the

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dispersing Reserve units over centers of population. Following the mobilizations in 1961 and 1962 for the Berlin Crisis and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Continental Air Command realized that it was unwieldy to mobilize an entire wing unless absolutely necessary.

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U.S. policy demanded the withdrawal of the missiles, the president declared that he would quarantine all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba. He directed the armed services to be prepared for any eventuality and reinforced the United States

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On 4 June 1951, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert formed a committee under the chairmanship of the Air Force Reserve's General Smith to examine the Air Reserve programs. General Smith was a reservist who had been associated with the

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Brigadier General Tomas E. Marchbanks, Jr became the first Chief of Air Force Reserve. The Senate confirmed his nomination as Chief and promotion to Major General on 16 February 1968. On 23 February, Marchbanks briefed Air Force Chief of Staff General

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Most Continental Air Command Reserve wings controlled two or three squadrons of aircraft. ConAC began transferring individual squadrons to installations located throughout the United States. Initially, the command detached troop carrier squadrons from

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ensure the training of the squadron as the basic Air Force unit, without the confusion of group and wing being superimposed upon squadrons; and the location of separate squadrons in smaller population centers would facilitate recruiting and manning.

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1946, inactivated unit designations were allotted and transferred to various State Air National Guard bureaus. As individual units were organized, they began obtaining federal recognition, and the state Air National Guard units were established.

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by sealing off the border between East and West Berlin, first with a fence and then with a concrete wall topped with barbed wire. Buildings along the border were also incorporated into the barrier by closing their apertures with bricks.

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veteran some protection against being mobilized before others who had not served; and it removed several inequities of treatment of reservists. It was the first legislation ever passed that pertained exclusively to the reserve forces.

3324:, additional C-124 Globemaster II aircraft were transferred to eight ConAC wings, replacing the C-123 Provider and C-119 Flying Boxcar tactical airlifters. This provided the command with additional intercontinental airlift capacity. 2304:. Relations between the new republic and the United States deteriorated due to Cuba "nationalizing" United States and foreign-owned businesses and seizing the property without compensation to the owners. On 3 January 1961, President 1177:

the D-Day mission; provision of adequate facilities and full unit equipment; and supervision and inspection of training programs with an end toward reaching an acceptable degree of combat capability at the earliest practicable date.

2199:, attained combat readiness on 1 March 1962. Thereafter, the wing participated in a wide variety of missions and exercises directed by the Tactical Air Command, and it conducted extensive overwater training on flights to Hawaii, 1122:

When units or persons from the reserve forces were ordered to active military service during a partial mobilization, military departments were to assure the continued organization and training of reserve forces not yet mobilized.

3403:(MAC), as the command was re-designated in January 1966. These were airlift missions MATS/MAC could not have otherwise conducted; they therefore comprised a significant Air Force Reserve contribution to the Air Force mission. 1184:

The new mobilization requirement was for twenty-seven Air National Guard and twenty-four Air Force Reserve tactical wings. The latter included nine fighter-bomber, two tactical bombardment, and thirteen troop carrier units.

3712:, MD) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Inactivated 24 June 1966, merged into First Region. 1164:

With the post-Korean War expansion of the Air Force, on 24 November 1954, the Joint Mid-Range War Plan identified a D-Day requirement for fifty-one Air Reserve Forces wings. This was approved on 4 January 1955 by General

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received from active duty units, and 5 air rescue squadrons equipped with SA-16s. At the end of fiscal year 1959, the Air Force Reserve flying force consisted of forty-five troop carrier and five air rescue squadrons.

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establishment of Headquarters Air Force Reserve the next day, and the appointment to command of the new organization and promotion to major general the next day of Brig. Gen. Rollin B. Moore, Jr. (second from right).

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Looking back over that fateful week, some officials are disposed to believe that the mobilization of 24 troop carrying squadrons finally persuaded Mr. Khrushchev that war would be inevitable if the missiles were not

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available for reserve pilots to fly four hours per month to train and maintain proficiency. ADC intended to activate forty base units operational by 1 July. The 468th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Reserve Training) at

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The Ready Reserve consisted of units or members who were liable for active duty in time of war, in time of national emergency declared by Congress or proclaimed by the president, or when otherwise authorized by

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procedural functions and responsibilities of a major command. The Air Reserve Personnel Center ceased functioning as an organizational element of Continental Air Command and became a separate operating agency.

3310:, Hawaii, for the airlift command. These trips, or missions, took about 8 days, home station to home station, during which the aircraft were in the air for slightly more than 75 hours and on the ground for 13. 1093:

Thus motivated, Congress passed a series of laws in the first half of the 1950s to strengthen the reserve programs. President Truman approved H.R. 5426 as the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 on 9 July 1952.

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Standby Reserve could be ordered to active duty unless the appropriate service secretary determined that adequate numbers of the required types of units or individuals of the Ready Reserve were not available.

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Force Reserve troop carrier units as essential to the task, they responded quickly and were prepared to do their part. Then, individual crew members stayed on to help redeploy the assembled force. Seven

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The Air Force established the Office of the Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Reserve Forces in Headquarters USAF. It also reorganized its field structure for reserve matters, establishing the

3354:, the United States had tried to stabilize the existing governments and train its military forces to subdue internal guerrilla activity by the communist forces fighting to overthrow and replace them. 2292:

By 22 August 1962, when the Air Force released the reservists it had mobilized in October 1961, a second crisis had arisen to involve other Air Force Reserve units. The focus of the new problem was

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An Air Force Reserve C-124 crew of the 349th Military Airlift Wing, Hamilton AFB, California, awaits clearance at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, to continue its cargo mission to Southeast Asia early in 1967.

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at Donaldson AFB, South Carolina, immediately assigning to it the Reserve 314th and 375th Troop Carrier Wings. As the reserve wings came on active duty, they too joined the Eighteenth Air Force.

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As the Air Force Reserve troop carrier units acquired proficiency, they began to participate in the relief of domestic emergencies. In August 1955, reserve aircrews delivered chlorinated lime to

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The reservists were to report to a base unit located in their area. The base unit furnished the personnel to operate the detachment and provided essential base services. ADC programmed to have

917:

One of the immediate needs of the Active Duty Air Force was to assemble a tactical airlift force. In June 1950, the United States could count three troop carrier wings: the Regular Air Force's

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strategic bomber led to the separation of Air Defense Command from ConAC, and its reestablishment as an Air Force major command, effective 1 January 1951 to counter the perceived Soviet threat.

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For one six-month period of its active duty tour, one of the reserve wings became something of a cold-weather outfit. In April 1952 the United States agreed to construct a weather station for

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Several major re-organizations occurred in Continental Air Command in the early 1960s. The first occurred on 1 September 1960 with the establishment of Air Reserve Regions to replace the

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The mobilization of Air Force Reserve troop carrier units played a part in persuading Premier Khrushchev that the United States was serious about getting those missiles out of Cuba. A

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Ordered to Active Service during Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October-28 November 1962; 902d TCG inactivated in January 1966 with the closure of Grenier AFB; converted to C-124s in 1966

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providing training for the reserve crews, SWIFT LIFT moved considerable high-priority cargo for the Air Force, saving significant amounts in transportation and procurement dollars.

1030:, a location inaccessible except by air. Ironically, the southernmost of the reserve wings, the 435th of Miami, drew the assignment to airlift the materials to the north country. 1954:

wanted troop carrier units capable of participating in mass maneuvers and joint exercises involving two or more troop carrier wings in support of other Air Force and Army units.

1200:. As General Twining often pointed out, airlift was one thing the Air Force needed on D-Day, and the thirteen Air Force Reserve wings would certainly add to the force's mobility. 3766:, MI) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and North and South Dakota 2280:

Mobilized 434th Troop Carrier Wing passes in review prior to being mustered from active service at Bakalar AFB, Indiana, on 27 November 1962, following the Cuban missile crisis.

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during the Korean War took place, specifically authorized the president to order reservists to active duty as individuals or as members of units, with or without their consent.

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O'Connell, Charles F. (1987), First Fighter, A History of America's First Team, 1918–1983. Office of TAC History, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Virginia.

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During the first six months of fiscal year 1965, as MATS' need for reserve augmentation continued, the Air Force Reserve C-124 groups flew another forty-one missions into

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provision of thirty flights in two months was considerable because the combined strength of the five Air Force Reserve C-124 groups involved was a mere twenty aircraft.

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on 1 December 1948, with headquarters at Mitchel AFB, New York. ConAC had responsibility for both Air Force Reserve as well as coordination with the state-controlled

2066:, Florida. In time, the detached squadron program proved successful in attracting additional participants to the Air Force Reserve and producing combat-ready units. 3572:(the successor to the Military Airlift Command), with personnel and aircraft routinely flying transcontinental airlift missions as associate units flying front-line 2095:

troop carrier program, to the Air Force Reserve. The Air Force Reserve program had evolved into a concept and form that would carry it through the next ten years.

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The Air Force Reserve was affected by fundamental legislation pertaining to the parent Air Force. Even after the Unification Act of September 1947 established the

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Email communication, Air National Guard Lineage and History, Daniel L. Haulman, PhD, Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

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as president in 1959. The Castro government soon placed itself in the communist group of nations, pursued a social economic agenda and allied itself with the

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908th TCG transferred from 302d TCW, 18 March 1963; Ordered to Active Service 1 October 1961 for 1961 Berlin Crisis. Relieved from Active Duty 27 August 1962

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Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989

3784:, CA) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Oregon 2380:

IRBM missiles from Turkey and offer a nonaggression pledge to Cuba. With invasion plans for Cuba already in the final planning stages, Secretary of Defense

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At its center, the law established Ready, Standby, and Retired Reserve categories within each reserve component to define liability for call to active duty.

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78th Fighter Group, Jet Republic F-84B Thunderjets at Hamilton AFB, 1949. Aircraft are (bottom to top) Republic F-84D-10-RE Thunderjet 48-678, 667, 680, 657

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Cantwell, Gerald (1987), Citizen Airmen, A History of the Air Force Reserve, 1946–1994. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program: GPO, 1997

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training objectives that guided the summer training of the Air Force Reserve wings in 1955, 1956, and 1957 reflected the desires of the gaining commands.

199:

The Army Air Forces Air Reserve program was approved by the War Department in July 1946. Army Air Forces Base Units (reserve training) were organized by

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Ordered to Active Service during Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October-28 November 1962. 929th TCG inactivated in July 1966 with the closure of Davis Field.

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now operates several different types of aircraft, not all of which are transports). Many of these units still exist and today are designated as Wings.

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for purifying the drinking water after an outbreak of typhoid fever, and in October reservists delivered tons of food and clothing to flood-stricken

4464: 3730:, GA) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina. 3475:, Cuba, among other locations. The C-119 support of this mission ended only when the aircraft left the Air Force Reserve inventory in March 1973. 3976:

Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.

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became combat-ready in January 1962. Its crews flew missions that took them to England, South America, Iceland, California, and points between.

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The 512th Troop Carrier Wing musters on 29 November 1962, at Willow Grove NAS, Pennsylvania, to demobilize following the Cuban missile crisis.

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In the summer of 1958, reserve units initiated Operation READY SWAP, an open-ended airlift in which they transported aircraft engines between

4444: 3497:, who as Vice Chief of Staff in 1959 had advocated eliminating one of the two Air Reserve Forces and as Chief of Staff he revived the issue. 1872:

Beginning in 1956 the Air Force Reserve flying unit program expanded to include air rescue squadrons equipped with the fixed-wing amphibious

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was relieved from active military service, and the other five were relieved at various times between 1 December 1952, and 1 February 1953.

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The 301st Air Rescue Squadron at Miami conducted the first reserve rescue in January 1957, recovering three airmen from the sea when two

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908th TCG transferred to 435th TCW, 18 March 1963; Ordered to Active Service during Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October-28 November 1962

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These troop carrier groups have been re-designated several times since their establishment with changes in missions and aircraft (the

4404: 2107:. The Reserve Regions were geographically based, each with a regional commander in control of units within its zone of operations. 2086:

aircraft would be retired. The flying program would consist of 15 troop carrier wings comprising 45 squadrons, all equipped with

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For the first time, the Air Force Reserve possessed no trainer aircraft, and the units did all their flying in tactical aircraft:

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The Secretary of the Air Force approved the 1957–1961 reserve flying wing program on 20 September 1957. The World War II-era

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By the time John F. Kennedy took office in January 1961, the United States had become deeply involved in Southeast Asia. In

2144:. For fifteen years the western powers maintained a tenacious hold on West Berlin under periodic harassment of the Soviets. 700:

Ordered to Active Service on 10 August 1950; Combat in Korea 8 November 1950 – 10 June 1952*, Inactivated on 1 January 1953

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Troop Carrier Wings (944th, 302d, 349th, 403d, 434th, 440th and 512th), consisting of 20 squadrons were activated, and the

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Ordered to Active Service on 1 April 1951; Combat in Korea 14 April 1952 – 1 January 1953*, Inactivated on 1 January 1953

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on 17 February 1997 and status changed from a field operating agency to a major command of the United States Air Force.

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circumstance no planner had ever envisioned, needed individual replacements and augmentees, not entire organized units.

3748:, TX) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. 1169:, USAF Chief of Staff. The contemporary Air Force Reserve of today began with General Twining's resultant statement: 4331: 4295: 4268: 4021: 3981: 3857: 3694:, NY) Responsible for the training of all Air Force Reservists in the six New England states, New York and New Jersey 3546: 4326:

Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications.

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On 16 October, President Kennedy reviewed aerial photographs showing that the Soviet Union was installing offensive

491:

Ordered to Active Service on 10 August 1950; Combat in Korea 10 Dec 1950 – 10 May 1952*, Inactivated on 10 May 1952

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concept. The National Guard is the designated state militia by the Constitution of the United States. Although the

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Ordered to Active Service on 15 April 1951; Trained units for deployment to Korea, Inactivated on 16 January 1953

2242:, Scotland, to reinforce coverage of the northern route; additionally, two crews deployed with their aircraft to 1019:

SOUTHERN PINE in August 1951, Operation SNOWFALL in January–February 1952, and Exercise LONG HORN in March 1952.

567:

Ordered to Active Service on 15 October 1950; Trained units for deployment to Korea, Inactivated on 14 July 1952

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Ordered to Active Service during Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October-28 November 1962; converted to C-124s in 1965

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Ordered to Active Service during Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October-28 November 1962; converted to C-124s in 1966

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the wing headquarters – despite the fact that many wings had squadrons spread out over several bases due to the

662:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 March 1951; Trained units for deployment to Korea, Inactivated on 1 January 1953

643:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951; Trained units for deployment to Korea, Inactivated on 11 February 1953

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On 27 October the Soviet Union said it would remove its missiles from Cuba and offer a nonaggression pledge to

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vowed to "eradicate the splinter from the heart of Europe", but he also agreed to meet the new U.S. president,

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Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951; Trained units for deployment to Korea, Inactivated on 1 February 1953

814:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951; Trained units for deployment to Korea, Inactivated on 8 January 1953

624:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 April 1951; Trained units for deployment to Korea, Inactivated on 14 July 1952

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Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, AL: Office of Air Force History.

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Ordered to Active Service 1 October 1961 for 1961 Berlin Crisis. Relieved from Active Duty 27 August 1962

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Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star 49-696, currently at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

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Continental Air Command was later disestablished on 21 September 1984. AFRES was later redesignated the

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units to begin flying missions on the intercontinental Trans-Pacific transport routes in September 1963.

2358: 2185: 1864: 2334: 2246:, Florida, to provide against the contingency that bad weather might necessitate a southerly crossing. 1268:

Re-designated a TBW 18 May 1955, moved to Scott AFB same date. Re-designated: 94th TCW on 1 July 1957

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on the southern coast of Cuba in the fruitless expectation of inspiring an uprising against Castro.

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alliance meant that entire wings of aircraft would be deployed to Europe for tactical air defense.

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856,715 pounds of cargo. No significant delays were experienced except for four days lost due to

1966: 1873: 1705: 1595: 1574: 1529: 1166: 996: 964: 930: 884: 800: 781: 610: 572: 515: 235: 164: 117: 60: 3796: 3448: 496: 456: 416: 3802: 3372: 2200: 2116: 1999: 1932: 1275: 1242: 880: 476: 436: 396: 204: 2333:

aircraft flew 1,232 hours that weekend carrying materiel from across the United States into

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were subordinated as operational air commands of the new organization. ConAC controlled the

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National Guard units to active duty with 76,542 men. These included five Air Force Reserve

1985: 1951: 1845: 1197: 1149: 1012: 949: 945: 305: 289: 208: 4408: 795:

Ordered to Active Service on 10 March 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 12 March 1951

776:

Ordered to Active Service on 10 March 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 14 March 1951

719:

Ordered to Active Service on 10 March 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 15 March 1951

471:

Ordered to Active Service on 17 March 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 21 March 1951

451:

Ordered to Active Service on 10 March 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 17 March 1951

8: 3616: 3416: 3384: 2413: 2366: 2330: 2087: 1995: 1841: 1837: 1190: 833:

Ordered to Active Service on 15 March 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 1 April 1951

681:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 April 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 15 April 1951

431:

Ordered to Active Service on 10 March 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 1 April 1951

411:

Ordered to Active Service on 10 March 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 1 April 1951

336:

in June 1950, it was necessary to deploy large numbers of tactical aircraft to Japan and

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Ordered to Active Service on 1 April 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 3 April 1951

548:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 April 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 2 April 1951

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had built up, so expenditure was cut, resulting in relatively little money for the new

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The tactical bombardment and troop carrier wings would be assigned immediately to the

979:, Tennessee, were mobilized on 1 March 1 April, and 16 April, respectively, while the 4327: 4309: 4301: 4291: 4264: 4017: 3977: 3853: 3659: 3509: 3456: 3426: 3359: 3321: 2239: 2148: 2022: 529:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 10 May 1951

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ConAC Fourth Air Force 1st Fighter Wing Lockheed P-80s at March AFB, California 1948.

125: 4135:

Cantwell 1987, Chapter 5, Development of Post-Korean War Policies for Reserve Forces

3549:, which was constituted as a direct reporting unit, and activated on 1 June 1979 at 3472: 2704:

923d TCG inactivated in November 1965 due to realignment of units at Carswell AFB..

757:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 4 May 1951

605:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 2 May 1951

510:

Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951 as a filler unit; Inactivated on 9 May 1951

138:

It was inactivated in 1968 and replaced by Headquarters, Air Force Reserve (AFRES).

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periods during 1966 and 1967, Reserve C-119s flew 16 offshore missions weekly-from

3122:

Ordered to Active Service during Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October-28 November 1962

2841:

Ordered to Active Service during Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October-28 November 1962

2749:

Ordered to Active Service during Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October-28 November 1962

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1961 resolution had to strengthen the active forces by extending tours of duty.

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In the fall of 1951, the Air Force began releasing reservists from active duty.

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refine its interceptor techniques and perform realistic interceptor exercises.

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matched against specific wartime requirements, and trained in specific skills.

3371:. It was determined that the Reserve units could perform thirteen trips into 1011:

Eighteenth Air Force was established and activated in March 1951 to discharge

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Cantwell 1987, Chapter 8, The Air Force Reserve in the Vietnam Era, 1965–1975

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articles for details of these reserve units activities during the Korean War.

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Lieutenant General Leon W. Johnson – Continental Air Command Commander, 1953

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perceived threat of an airborne atomic attack by the Soviet Union with its

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Cantwell 1987, Chapter 2, The First Postwar Air Reserve Program, 1946–1947

3387:, Missouri, initiating the Air Force Reserve's Southeast Asia commitment. 1876:

aircraft. ConAC activated the following squadrons between 1956 and 1958.

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wings were identified for mobilization in January 1951. On 28 March 1951,

159:

was determined to bring the Federal budget back into balance. An enormous

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B-26B-50-DL Invaders during the Korean War. Serial 44-34306 identifiable.

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Cantwell 1987, Chapter 6, Implementing the Revised Concepts and Programs

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The fighter-bomber wings initially would have an air defense role under

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Re-designated a TBW 22 May 1955 Re-designated: 452d TCW on 1 July 1957

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provide for service as individuals; the guard consists of units only.

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The Air Officer's Guide, 1970–1971 Edition, United States Air Force,

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deploy its CONUS forces worldwide in response to Cold War threats by

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with which these difficulties have been borne, I am deeply grateful.

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Cantwell 1987, Chapter 9, Bill of Rights, Dual Hat, and Total Force

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began standing F-84E runway alert under operational control of the

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remained under TAC control, although they were assigned to ConAC.

4290:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. 3737:

Fourth Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960 – 1 August 1968

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Beginning in 1966, as active-duty wings received the jet-powered

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Cantwell 1987, Chapter 3, Development of a New program 1948–1949

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Sixth Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960 – 1 August 1968

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Fifth Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960 – 1 August 1968

3719:

Third Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960 – 1 August 1968

3701:

Second Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960 – 24 June 1966

3683:

First Air Force Reserve Region: 1 September 1960 – 1 August 1968

1844:. Tactical Bombardment and Troop Carrier Wings were aligned to 3376: 2373: 2208: 2125: 3580:

transports worldwide in support of the active duty Air Force.

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units as part of the Air Defense Command's defense network.

78:

Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve command and control

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Cantwell 1987, Chapter 7, Return on Investment, 1961–1965

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to conduct some form of reserve training on their bases.

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On the morning of 28 October 1964, Secretary of Defense

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Republic F-84E-1-RE Thunderjets (49-2039 in foreground)

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Curtiss C-46D Commando on a South Korean airstrip, 1952

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Military units and formations disestablished in 1984

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assault squadrons were activated during the crisis.

1851: 1212: 2427: 120:(USAF) responsible primarily for administering the 3553:, Maryland, with assignment directly to the USAF. 2098: 1040: 3972: 3970: 3968: 3966: 3964: 3962: 3960: 3958: 3956: 3954: 3952: 3950: 3948: 3946: 3944: 3942: 3940: 3938: 3936: 3934: 3932: 3930: 3928: 3926: 3924: 3922: 3920: 3918: 3916: 3914: 3912: 3910: 3908: 3906: 3904: 3902: 3900: 3898: 3896: 3894: 3892: 3890: 3888: 896: 4451: 3886: 3884: 3882: 3880: 3878: 3876: 3874: 3872: 3870: 3868: 2234:Four crews and SA-16 aircraft were stationed at 1998:dropped troops during a joint maneuver with the 1977:, and no flying safety incidents were incurred. 1153:would provide a balanced reserve force by 1958. 1003:, Texas, all came onto active service on 1 May. 940:To fill the airlift void, six Air Force Reserve 4284:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II 4047: 4045: 4043: 1126: 1076: 4280: 3568:Today, USAF Reserve support continues for the 3425:boiled over into active revolution, President 3421:In April 1965, when a political crisis in the 2434: 4470:Major commands of the United States Air Force 4445:United States Army Center of Military History 4089:Cantwell 1987, Chapter 4, Korea and Expansion 3865: 2357:the southeast and flew priority missions for 4370: 4368: 4366: 4364: 4362: 4360: 4350: 4348: 4346: 4344: 4342: 4340: 4241: 4239: 4237: 4235: 4233: 4231: 4229: 4227: 4225: 4223: 4221: 4219: 4217: 4215: 4213: 4211: 4209: 4207: 4205: 4175: 4173: 4171: 4169: 4167: 4165: 4163: 4161: 4131: 4129: 4127: 4125: 4123: 4121: 4119: 4117: 4115: 4085: 4083: 4081: 4079: 4077: 4040: 2249: 2180:extended active duty for the Berlin Crisis. 2032: 1470:Re-designated 445th TCW on 6 September 1957 1446:Re-designated 440th TCW on 8 September 1957 1371:Re-designated 349th TCW on 1 September 1957 352:. In addition, the need to support the new 4203: 4201: 4199: 4197: 4195: 4193: 4191: 4189: 4187: 4185: 4159: 4157: 4155: 4153: 4151: 4149: 4147: 4145: 4143: 4141: 4113: 4111: 4109: 4107: 4105: 4103: 4101: 4099: 4097: 4095: 4075: 4073: 4071: 4069: 4067: 4065: 4063: 4061: 4059: 4057: 4033: 4031: 4029: 4000: 3998: 3996: 3994: 3992: 3990: 1942: 324:North American air defense battle was won. 3334:Indochina Wars § Second Indochina War 1895:, Long Beach Municipal Airport, California 178:This was fundamentally different from the 4357: 4337: 1868:Convair T-29 Navigational trainer 49-1941 4460:1948 establishments in the United States 4399: 4397: 4395: 4393: 4391: 4389: 4182: 4138: 4092: 4054: 4026: 3987: 3482: 3337: 2283: 2275: 2267: 2259: 2165: 1901:, Portland International Airport, Oregon 1863: 1855: 1840:. Fighter-Bomber Wings were aligned to 1564:Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania 1138: 1130: 1080: 908: 900: 262: 254: 4465:Government agencies established in 1948 3805:, Georgia, 1 April 1961 – 1 August 1968 3433: 3410: 1006: 4452: 4434:The Continental Air Defense Collection 3286:Military Air Transport Service Support 2376:if the United States would remove its 2070:1957 Realignment and Budget Reductions 1883:, Miami International Airport, Florida 4386: 4012: 4010: 3545:was reassigned on 10 May 1979 to the 3383:was en route to Tan Son Nhut AB from 2346:Intermediate-range ballistic missiles 2110: 284:organizations. At the same time, the 3847:Air Force Historical Research Agency 3662:*, 1 December 1948 – 1 December 1950 3656:, 1 December 1948 – 1 September 1960 3650:*, 1 December 1948 – 1 December 1950 2400:editorial of 23 December, declared: 561:Greater Pittsburgh APT, Pennsylvania 372:Reserve Unit Structure, 25 June 1950 3625:, 1 December 1948 – 1 December 1950 3601:Disestablished on 21 September 1984 3593:, and organized, on 1 December 1948 3379:. Twenty days later a C-124 of the 2296:, where a revolution had installed 1785:New Castle County Airport, Delaware 242:Post World War II Air Force Reserve 195:Army Air Forces Air Reserve program 16:Former U.S. Air Force major command 13: 4007: 1438:Minneapolis-St Paul IAP, Minnesota 1193:and later a tactical fighter role. 94:Mitchell AFB, New York (1948–1961) 14: 4486: 4427: 3547:Air National Guard Support Center 3508:asked Secretary of the Air Force 3327: 2147:On 6 January 1961 Soviet Premier 1852:Additional expansion in the 1950s 1672:NAS Floyd Bennett Field, New York 1273:452d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 1240:94th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 1213:Air Force Reserve, September 1955 3841: This article incorporates 3836: 3816:List of Air National Guard units 3644:, December 1948-1 September 1960 3638:, 1 December 1948 – 23 June 1958 2428:1963 Reserve Wing Reorganization 1860:Grumman SA-16B Albatross 51-7255 278:Continental Air Command (ConAC) 29: 4377: 4320: 4274: 4257: 4248: 3668:, 1 December 1948 – 1 July 1968 3619:, 1 December 1948 – 1 July 1950 3478: 3089:Second Air Force Reserve Region 3042:Second Air Force Reserve Region 2945:Fourth Air Force Reserve Region 2671:Fourth Air Force Reserve Region 2571:Fourth Air Force Reserve Region 2524:Second Air Force Reserve Region 2099:Berlin and Cuban Missile Crisis 1387:Billy Mitchell Field, Wisconsin 1041:Reserve individual augmentation 925:, Tennessee, and the mobilized 751:Wold-Chamberlain MAP, Minnesota 96:Robins AFB, Georgia (1961–1968) 3292:Military Air Transport Service 3265:Fifth Air Force Reserve Region 3244:Sixth Air Force Reserve Region 3223:Sixth Air Force Reserve Region 3202:Sixth Air Force Reserve Region 3181:Third Air Force Reserve Region 3134:First Air Force Reserve Region 2987:Sixth Air Force Reserve Region 2898:Third Air Force Reserve Region 2853:Fifth Air Force Reserve Region 2816:Fifth Air Force Reserve Region 2761:Third Air Force Reserve Region 2716:Fifth Air Force Reserve Region 2626:Fifth Air Force Reserve Region 2485:First Air Force Reserve Region 2453: 1287:Long Beach Airport, California 1218: 897:Air Force Reserve Mobilization 770:Chicago Orchard APT, Minnesota 425:Philadelphia IAP, Pennsylvania 377: 35:Continental Air Command emblem 1: 4281:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) . 3831: 3605: 3598:Discontinued on 1 August 1968 2353:on the southern tip of Cuba. 2188:received its first C-124A at 2132:territory, controlled by the 1700:Inactivated 16 November 1957 1524:Inactivated 16 November 1957 1497:Inactivated 16 November 1957 1422:Inactivated 16 November 1957 1395:Inactivated 16 November 1957 1344:Inactivated 16 November 1957 1320:Inactivated 16 November 1957 1026:a few hundred miles from the 694:Chicago Orchard APT, Illinois 327: 3563: 3463:, West Indies; and from the 3169:Converted to C-124s in 1965 3077:Converted to C-124s in 1966 3030:Converted to C-124s in 1966 1127:Post Korea Air Force Reserve 1077:1950s Reserve Forces Reforms 7: 3809: 3799:, New York, 1 December 1948 3790: 3673:* Tactical Air Command NAFs 3281:References for above table: 2451: 2385:reservists and 300 planes. 2359:Air Force Logistics Command 2186:77th Troop Carrier Squadron 1462:Niagara Falls MAP, New York 1216: 1119:he had to report for duty. 375: 10: 4491: 3583: 3414: 3331: 3256: 3235: 3214: 3193: 3172: 3125: 3080: 3033: 2978: 2936: 2889: 2844: 2835:Minneapolis-St Paul IAP MN 2807: 2752: 2707: 2662: 2617: 2562: 2515: 2476: 2335:Key West Naval Air Station 2253: 2114: 1915:collided off the coast of 1793: 1772: 1748: 1724: 1703: 1681: 1659: 1638: 1617: 1593: 1572: 1551: 1527: 1500: 1473: 1449: 1425: 1398: 1374: 1347: 1323: 1296: 1271: 1238: 855: 836: 817: 798: 779: 760: 741: 722: 703: 684: 665: 646: 627: 608: 589: 570: 551: 532: 523:Hanscom Apt, Massachusetts 513: 504:Floyd Bennet NAS, New York 494: 485:Long Beach MAP, California 474: 465:Long Beach MAP, California 454: 434: 414: 394: 146: 141: 3821:Air Force Reserve Command 3558:Air Force Reserve Command 3381:935th Troop Carrier Group 3259:305th Air Rescue Squadron 3238:304th Air Rescue Squadron 3175:301st Air Rescue Squadron 2469: 2466: 2457: 2454: 2447:Air Force Reserve Command 2435:Detached Squadron Concept 2363:Air Force Systems Command 2351:Guantanamo Bay Naval Base 2272:Fairchild C-123B Provider 2250:1962 Cuban Missile Crisis 2033:Detached Squadron Concept 2019:Memphis Municipal Airport 2015:319th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1939:hospitals in April 1957. 1907:, Selfridge AFB, Michigan 1905:305th Air Rescue Squadron 1899:304th Air Rescue Squadron 1881:301st Air Rescue Squadron 1476:448th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1452:445th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1428:440th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1401:439th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1377:438th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1350:349th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1326:319th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1231: 1228: 1222: 1219: 1156:The plan provided for 27 827:Reading MAP, Pennsylvania 387: 381: 378: 332:With the outbreak of the 229:Memphis Municipal Airport 167:to modernize its forces. 90: 82: 74: 66: 56: 48: 40: 28: 23: 3401:Military Airlift Command 3315:Military Airlift Command 3217:303d Air Rescue Squadron 3196:302d Air Rescue Squadron 3128:514th Troop Carrier Wing 3083:512th Troop Carrier Wing 3036:459th Troop Carrier Wing 2939:446th Troop Carrier Wing 2892:445th Troop Carrier Wing 2810:440th Troop Carrier Wing 2755:435th Troop Carrier Wing 2710:434th Troop Carrier Wing 2565:349th Troop Carrier Wing 2463: 2460: 2418:445th Troop Carrier Wing 2238:, Labrador, and four at 2216:435th Troop Carrier Wing 1993:514th Troop Carrier Wing 1943:Activities and Exercises 1893:303d Air Rescue Squadron 1887:302d Air Rescue Squadron 1796:514th Troop Carrier Wing 1775:512th Troop Carrier Wing 1751:459th Troop Carrier Wing 1727:446th Troop Carrier Wing 1684:437th Troop Carrier Wing 1678:Inactivated 15 May 1958 1662:436th Troop Carrier Wing 1641:434th Troop Carrier Wing 1620:434th Troop Carrier Wing 1554:375th Troop Carrier Wing 1503:482d Fighter-Bomber Wing 1299:89th Fighter-Bomber Wing 1035:375th Troop Carrier Wing 989:514th Troop Carrier Wing 981:434th Troop Carrier Wing 973:516th Troop Carrier Wing 957:435th Troop Carrier Wing 919:314th Troop Carrier Wing 889:437th Troop Carrier Wing 858:516th Troop Carrier Wing 839:514th Troop Carrier Wing 820:512th Troop Carrier Wing 763:441st Troop Carrier Wing 744:440th Troop Carrier Wing 725:439th Troop Carrier Wing 706:438th Troop Carrier Wing 687:437th Troop Carrier Wing 668:436th Troop Carrier Wing 649:435th Troop Carrier Wing 630:434th Troop Carrier Wing 592:419th Troop Carrier Wing 554:375th Troop Carrier Wing 542:Hamilton AFB, California 535:349th Troop Carrier Wing 3591:Continental Air Command 2981:452d Troop Carrier Wing 2847:442d Troop Carrier Wing 2833:Billy Mitchell Field WI 2813:Billy Mitchell Field WI 2665:433d Troop Carrier Wing 2620:403d Troop Carrier Wing 2518:302d Troop Carrier Wing 2479:94th Troop Carrier Wing 2197:442d Troop Carrier Wing 2058:, Washington; and from 1889:, Williams AFB, Arizona 1874:Grumman HU-16 Albatross 1716:Grandview AFB, Missouri 1706:442d Troop Carrier Wing 1596:433d Troop Carrier Wing 1575:403d Troop Carrier Wing 1530:302d Troop Carrier Wing 1167:Nathan Farragut Twining 997:443d Troop Carrier Wing 965:403d Troop Carrier Wing 885:403d Troop Carrier Wing 846:Birmingham MAP, Alabama 801:443d Troop Carrier Wing 782:442d Troop Carrier Wing 732:Selfridge AFB, Michigan 611:433d Troop Carrier Wing 573:403d Troop Carrier Wing 516:89th Troop Carrier Wing 236:United States Air Force 165:United States Air Force 118:United States Air Force 106:Continental Air Command 86:United States Air Force 61:United States Air Force 24:Continental Air Command 3843:public domain material 3797:Mitchel Air Force Base 3489: 3449:Argentia, Newfoundland 3343: 2878:Richards-Gebaur AFB MO 2876:Richards-Gebaur AFB MO 2850:Richards-Gebaur AFB MO 2521:Clinton County AFB, OH 2289: 2281: 2273: 2265: 2171: 2128:100 miles deep within 1965:, in the aftermath of 1933:T-29 Flying Classrooms 1869: 1861: 1336:Memphis IAP, Tennessee 1144: 1136: 1086: 914: 906: 865:Memphis MAP, Tennessee 637:Atterbury AFB, Indiana 497:63d Troop Carrier Wing 457:448th Bombardment Wing 417:319th Bombardment Wing 268: 260: 3803:Robins Air Force Base 3486: 3373:Tan Son Nhut Air Base 3341: 2551:Clinton County AFB OH 2549:Clinton County AFB OH 2547:Clinton County AFB OH 2287: 2279: 2271: 2264:C-119 "Flying Boxcar" 2263: 2169: 2124:had left the city of 2117:Berlin Crisis of 1961 2000:82d Airborne Division 1867: 1859: 1489:/Hensley Field, Texas 1276:452d Bombardment Wing 1243:94th Bombardment Wing 1142: 1134: 1084: 1033:On 14 July 1952, the 912: 904: 881:452d Bombardment Wing 789:Fairfax Field, Kansas 477:452d Bombardment Wing 445:Tinker AFB, Oklaholma 437:323d Bombardment Wing 405:Marietta AFB, Georgia 397:94th Bombardment Wing 306:Fourteenth Air Forces 266: 258: 205:Strategic Air Command 157:Truman Administration 3666:Fourteenth Air Force 3623:Tactical Air Command 3574:C-17 Globemaster III 3570:Air Mobility Command 3541:Jurisdiction of the 3434:Caribbean Operations 3411:Operation Power Pack 3296:C-124 Globemaster II 3166:C-124 Globemaster II 3116:Niagara Falls IAP NY 3114:Willow Grove NAS, PA 3112:Willow Grove NAS, PA 3086:Willow Grove NAS, PA 3074:C-124 Globemaster II 3027:C-124 Globemaster II 2975:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2930:C-124 Globemaster II 2883:C-124 Globemaster II 2801:C-124 Globemaster II 2611:C-124 Globemaster II 2509:C-124 Globemaster II 2306:Dwight D. Eisenhower 2256:Cuban Missile Crisis 2177:C-124 Globemaster II 2170:C-124 Globemaster II 2088:C-119 Flying Boxcars 2013:On 1 July 1956, the 1996:C-119 Flying Boxcars 1991:In August 1954, the 1986:Air Materiel Command 1952:Tactical Air Command 1846:Tactical Air Command 1731:Fourteenth Air Force 1694:O’Hare IAP, Illinois 1645:Fourteenth Air Force 1630:Bakalar AFB, Indiana 1600:Fourteenth Air Force 1585:Portland IAP, Oregon 1507:Fourteenth Air Force 1480:Fourteenth Air Force 1330:Fourteenth Air Force 1198:Tactical Air Command 1150:Air Training Command 1013:Tactical Air Command 1007:Eighteenth Air Force 995:, New York, and the 950:Eighteenth Air Force 946:Tactical Air Command 862:Fourteenth Air Force 808:Hensley Field, Texas 805:Fourteenth Air Force 713:Offutt AFB, Nebraska 675:Godman AFB, Kentucky 653:Fourteenth Air Force 580:Portland MAP, Oregon 442:Fourteenth Air Force 422:Fourteenth Air Force 402:Fourteenth Air Force 364:copy of the B-29 or 290:Tactical Air Command 209:Tactical Air Command 112:) (1948–1968) was a 4439:9 June 2019 at the 3617:Air Defense Command 3417:Dominican Civil War 3385:Richards-Gebaur AFB 3317:on 1 January 1966. 3164:C-119 Flying Boxcar 3119:C-119 Flying Boxcar 3072:C-119 Flying Boxcar 3025:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2838:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2799:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2746:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2701:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2656:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2609:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2554:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2507:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2414:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2367:Air Defense Command 2331:C-119 Flying Boxcar 2136:, and divided into 2105:Numbered Air Forces 1842:Air Defense Command 1838:C-119 Flying Boxcar 1812:C-119 Flying Boxcar 1519:F-80C Shooting Star 1492:F-80C Shooting Star 1465:F-80C Shooting Star 1441:F-80C Shooting Star 1417:F-80C Shooting Star 1390:F-80C Shooting Star 1366:F-80C Shooting Star 1339:F-80C Shooting Star 1315:F-80C Shooting Star 1191:Air Defense Command 618:Cleveland MAP, Ohio 599:Scott AFB, Illinois 286:Air Defense Command 201:Air Defense Command 3543:Air National Guard 3490: 3471:, Puerto Rico and 3465:Norfolk Naval Base 3423:Dominican Republic 3344: 3306:, Japan and 19 to 2972:NAS New Orleans LA 2290: 2282: 2274: 2266: 2172: 2111:1961 Berlin Crisis 2027:Air National Guard 1935:became available. 1870: 1862: 1826:F-80 Shooting Star 1651:Miami IAP, Florida 1541:Clinton County AFB 1158:Air National Guard 1145: 1137: 1087: 971:, Oregon, and the 937:, South Carolina. 915: 907: 656:Miami IAP, Florida 314:Twelfth Air Forces 282:Air National Guard 269: 261: 251:for ConAC History. 249:Air National Guard 184:Air National Guard 122:Air National Guard 3674: 3660:Twelfth Air Force 3528:Air Force Reserve 3523:John P. McConnell 3510:Eugene M. Zuckert 3427:Lyndon B. Johnson 3360:Communist Chinese 3322:C-141A Starlifter 3282: 3278: 3277: 3069:Pittsburgh IAP PA 3067:Youngstown MAP OH 2623:Selfridge AFB, MI 2240:Prestwick Airport 2149:Nikita Khrushchev 2050:, Virginia; from 2023:20th Air Division 1818: 1817: 933:reserve wings at 875: 874: 170:Officials of the 151:After the end of 126:Air Force Reserve 100: 99: 4482: 4421: 4420: 4418: 4416: 4407:. 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3887: 3885: 3883: 3881: 3879: 3877: 3875: 3873: 3871: 3869: 3864: 3859: 3858:0-16049-269-6 3855: 3851: 3850: 3849: 3848: 3845:from the 3844: 3827: 3824: 3822: 3819: 3817: 3814: 3813: 3804: 3801: 3798: 3795: 3794: 3783: 3779: 3778: 3777: 3776: 3772: 3771: 3765: 3764:Selfridge AFB 3761: 3760: 3759: 3758: 3754: 3753: 3747: 3743: 3742: 3741: 3740: 3736: 3735: 3729: 3725: 3724: 3723: 3722: 3718: 3717: 3711: 3707: 3706: 3705: 3704: 3700: 3699: 3693: 3689: 3688: 3687: 3686: 3682: 3681: 3680: 3679: 3675: 3667: 3664: 3661: 3658: 3655: 3652: 3649: 3646: 3643: 3640: 3637: 3634: 3633: 3632: 3631: 3624: 3621: 3618: 3615: 3614: 3613: 3612: 3600: 3597: 3596: 3592: 3588: 3587: 3581: 3579: 3575: 3571: 3561: 3559: 3554: 3552: 3548: 3544: 3539: 3535: 3533: 3529: 3524: 3518: 3514: 3511: 3507: 3502: 3498: 3496: 3485: 3476: 3474: 3470: 3466: 3462: 3458: 3454: 3450: 3446: 3445:Goose Bay AFB 3442: 3431: 3428: 3424: 3418: 3408: 3404: 3402: 3397: 3392: 3388: 3386: 3382: 3378: 3374: 3370: 3369:South Vietnam 3364: 3361: 3355: 3353: 3349: 3348:South Vietnam 3340: 3335: 3325: 3323: 3318: 3316: 3311: 3309: 3305: 3299: 3297: 3293: 3283: 3273: 3271: 3269: 3267: 3264: 3260: 3257: 3252: 3250: 3248: 3246: 3243: 3239: 3236: 3231: 3229: 3227: 3225: 3222: 3218: 3215: 3210: 3208: 3206: 3204: 3201: 3197: 3194: 3189: 3187: 3185: 3183: 3180: 3176: 3173: 3168: 3163: 3156: 3149: 3147: 3143: 3139: 3136: 3133: 3129: 3126: 3121: 3118: 3111: 3104: 3102: 3098: 3094: 3091: 3088: 3084: 3081: 3076: 3071: 3064: 3057: 3055: 3051: 3047: 3044: 3041: 3037: 3034: 3029: 3024: 3015: 3006: 3004: 3000: 2996: 2992: 2989: 2986: 2984:March AFB, CA 2982: 2979: 2974: 2967: 2960: 2958: 2954: 2950: 2947: 2944: 2940: 2937: 2932: 2927: 2920: 2913: 2911: 2907: 2903: 2900: 2897: 2893: 2890: 2885: 2882: 2880:Tinker AFB OK 2875: 2868: 2866: 2862: 2858: 2855: 2852: 2848: 2845: 2840: 2837: 2832: 2827: 2825: 2821: 2818: 2815: 2811: 2808: 2803: 2798: 2789: 2780: 2778: 2774: 2770: 2766: 2763: 2760: 2756: 2753: 2748: 2745: 2738: 2731: 2729: 2725: 2721: 2718: 2715: 2711: 2708: 2703: 2700: 2693: 2686: 2684: 2680: 2676: 2673: 2670: 2666: 2663: 2658: 2655: 2651:O'Hare IAP IL 2648: 2641: 2639: 2635: 2631: 2628: 2625: 2621: 2618: 2613: 2608: 2599: 2590: 2588: 2584: 2580: 2576: 2573: 2570: 2566: 2563: 2558: 2553: 2546: 2539: 2537: 2533: 2529: 2526: 2523: 2519: 2516: 2511: 2506: 2501: 2496: 2494: 2490: 2487: 2484: 2480: 2477: 2472: 2450: 2448: 2443: 2439: 2436: 2425: 2423: 2419: 2415: 2407: 2403: 2402: 2401: 2399: 2394: 2390: 2386: 2383: 2379: 2375: 2370: 2368: 2364: 2360: 2354: 2352: 2347: 2342: 2340: 2339:Homestead AFB 2336: 2332: 2327: 2323: 2320: 2314: 2312: 2307: 2303: 2299: 2295: 2286: 2278: 2270: 2262: 2257: 2247: 2245: 2241: 2237: 2229: 2225: 2224: 2223: 2219: 2217: 2212: 2210: 2206: 2202: 2198: 2193: 2191: 2190:Donaldson AFB 2187: 2181: 2178: 2168: 2164: 2160: 2158: 2154: 2150: 2145: 2143: 2139: 2135: 2131: 2127: 2123: 2118: 2108: 2106: 2096: 2092: 2089: 2085: 2084:C-46 Commando 2081: 2076: 2067: 2065: 2061: 2057: 2054:, Oregon, to 2053: 2049: 2045: 2039: 2030: 2028: 2024: 2020: 2016: 2011: 2007: 2005: 2001: 1997: 1994: 1989: 1987: 1982: 1978: 1976: 1970: 1968: 1964: 1960: 1955: 1953: 1949: 1940: 1936: 1934: 1930: 1926: 1920: 1918: 1914: 1906: 1903: 1900: 1897: 1894: 1891: 1888: 1885: 1882: 1879: 1878: 1877: 1875: 1866: 1858: 1849: 1847: 1843: 1839: 1835: 1834:C-46 Commando 1831: 1827: 1823: 1814: 1811: 1808: 1805: 1802: 1799: 1797: 1794: 1790: 1788:C-46 Commando 1787: 1784: 1781: 1778: 1776: 1773: 1769: 1767:C-46 Commando 1766: 1763: 1760: 1757: 1754: 1752: 1749: 1745: 1743:C-46 Commando 1742: 1739: 1738:Ellington AFB 1736: 1733: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1721: 1719:C-46 Commando 1718: 1715: 1712: 1709: 1707: 1704: 1699: 1697:C-46 Commando 1696: 1693: 1690: 1687: 1685: 1682: 1677: 1675:C-46 Commando 1674: 1671: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1656: 1654:C-46 Commando 1653: 1650: 1647: 1644: 1642: 1639: 1635: 1633:C-46 Commando 1632: 1629: 1626: 1623: 1621: 1618: 1614: 1612:C-46 Commando 1611: 1608: 1605: 1602: 1599: 1597: 1594: 1590: 1588:C-46 Commando 1587: 1584: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1569: 1567:C-46 Commando 1566: 1563: 1560: 1557: 1555: 1552: 1548: 1546:C-46 Commando 1545: 1542: 1539: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1515: 1512: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1496: 1491: 1488: 1485: 1483:12 April 1955 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1469: 1464: 1461: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1437: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1421: 1416: 1413: 1412:Selfridge AFB 1410: 1407: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1353: 1351: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1335: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1311: 1310:Hanscom Field 1308: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1292: 1289: 1286: 1283: 1280: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1264: 1261: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1247: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1225: 1210: 1206: 1199: 1195: 1192: 1188: 1187: 1186: 1178: 1174: 1173: 1172: 1171: 1170: 1168: 1162: 1159: 1154: 1151: 1141: 1133: 1124: 1120: 1112: 1108: 1104: 1103: 1102: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1083: 1074: 1071: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1055: 1051: 1047: 1038: 1036: 1031: 1029: 1025: 1020: 1016: 1014: 1004: 1002: 1001:Hensley Field 998: 994: 990: 987:Indiana, the 986: 985:Atterbury AFB 982: 978: 974: 970: 966: 962: 958: 953: 951: 947: 943: 942:C-46 Commando 938: 936: 935:Donaldson AFB 932: 928: 924: 920: 911: 903: 892: 890: 886: 882: 877: 876: 870: 868:C-46 Commando 867: 864: 861: 859: 856: 851: 849:C-46 Commando 848: 845: 842: 840: 837: 832: 830:C-46 Commando 829: 826: 823: 821: 818: 813: 811:C-46 Commando 810: 807: 804: 802: 799: 794: 792:C-46 Commando 791: 788: 785: 783: 780: 775: 773:C-46 Commando 772: 769: 766: 764: 761: 756: 754:C-46 Commando 753: 750: 747: 745: 742: 737: 735:C-46 Commando 734: 731: 728: 726: 723: 718: 716:C-46 Commando 715: 712: 709: 707: 704: 699: 697:C-46 Commando 696: 693: 690: 688: 685: 680: 678:C-47 Skytrain 677: 674: 671: 669: 666: 661: 659:C-46 Commando 658: 655: 652: 650: 647: 642: 640:C-47 Skytrain 639: 636: 633: 631: 628: 623: 621:C-46 Commando 620: 617: 614: 612: 609: 604: 602:C-46 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