436th Airlift Wing, US Air Force
436TH AIRLIFT WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 436 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, on 10 May 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to active service on 1 Apr 1951. Inactivated on 16 Apr 1951. Activated in the Reserve on 18 May 1955. Inactivated on 15 May 1958. Redesignated as 436 Military Airlift Wing, and activated, on 27 Dec 1965. Organized on 8 Jan 1966. Redesignated as 436 Airlift Wing on 1 Dec 1991.
Operations. Trained as a Reserve troop carrier wing Jun 1949-Apr 1951, under supervision of the 2236 Air Force Reserve Training Center, and again during May 1955-Nov 1957, under supervision of the 2230 Air Reserve Flying Center. In between, ordered to active service and inactivated almost immediately, personnel serving as fillers for other USAF units. Replaced the 1607 Air Transport Wing in Jan 1966 as the host wing at Dover AFB, DE. Initially flew C-124, C-133, and C-141 aircraft, but gradually replaced C-124 and C-133 types with C-5s. By mid-1973, flew only the C-5. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, flew numerous missions to Southeast Asia, although primary wing routes served Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Participated in joint training with US Army; took part in numerous tactical exercises in the United States and overseas, particularly in support of NATO. Flew worldwide airlift, including mail and other high priority cargo, aeromedical evacuation, personnel transport, humanitarian, and diplomatic missions. Wing aircrews were augmented by attached Reserve aircrews. Airlifted personnel and equipment for operations in Grenada, 24 Oct-18 Dec 1983; and Panama, 19 Dec 1989-14 Jan 1990. Deployed an Airlift Control Element (ALCE) at Tocumen International Airport, Panama on 19 Dec 1989. Provided airlift of personnel and equipment, and logistical support for operations in Southwest Asia, Aug 1990-May 1991. Served as the only combat ready C-5 wing capable of airdrop and special operations procedures in support of tactical forces and national objectives. Flew special mortuary airlift missions from Iraq and Afghanistan and operated the only joint services mortuary on the East coast, 1991-present. Accepted first C-17 Globemaster aircraft , named Spirit of the Constitution, in Jun 2007; in Jul 2007 flew first mission to deliver cargo to Kabul, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Emblem. Approved on 14 Jul 1966; latest rendering, 26 Jul 2021.
Literature:Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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