62nd Airlift Wing, US Air Force
62ND AIRLIFT WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 62 Troop Carrier Wing on 28 July 1947. Organized on 15 August 1947. Redesignated as: 62 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, on 22 August 1948; 62 Troop Carrier Wing, Heavy, on 12 October 1949. Inactivated on 1 June 1950. Activated on 17 September 1951. Redesignated as: 62 Air Transport Wing, Heavy, on 1 January 1965; 62 Military Airlift Wing on 8 January 1966; 62 Airlift Wing on 1 December 1991. Conducted troop carrier operations, tactical exercises, and humanitarian missions initially with C-82s and later with C-54s, 1947-1950. Provided training for 302 Troop Carrier Wing, a Reserve corollary, June 1949-May 1950. Not operational 2 May-1 June 1950. Trained in troop carrier operations with C-124s and C-54s at McChord AFB, WA, in late 1951 and early 1952. Moved to Larson AFB, WA, in April 1952 and routinely performed troop carrier, air transport, and humanitarian missions on a global scale. Participated in the airlift of French troops from France to Indo-China in Operation BALI-HAI, April-May 1954. Provided a major portion of the airlift needed to construct the distant early warning (DEW) line in northern Alaska and Canada, 1955-1956, and thereafter periodically resupplied the DEW line stations. During the international geophysical year 1957-1958, and subsequently through 1962, supported scientific stations in the Arctic Ocean by airlanding and airdropping supplies on the drifting ice. Helped transport UN troops and supplies to the Congo in 1960. Assumed responsibility in 1963 for worldwide airlift of nuclear weapons and associated equipment, continuing this mission through early 1971. Assumed airlift of Minuteman missiles from depots to operating sites in April 1971. In 1972, supported Presidential trips to China and the Soviet Union. From 12 February to 1 April 1973, transported former prisoners of war from North Vietnam to the Philippines and the United States. That same year, transported UN troops from Indonesia to Israel and Egypt as part of a peacekeeping effort. From October 1975 to October 1977, maintained a detachment of C-130s in the Canal Zone to support USAF needs in Central and South America. Airlifted troops and supplies during invasion of Grenada and airlifted university students to safety, October-November 1983. Participated in the airdrop of heavy equipment and personnel during military action in Panama, 20 December 1989. Airlifted personnel and equipment in support of American involvement in Southwest Asia and operated airlift control elements at Zaragoza, Spain, to direct cargo and personnel destined for Southwest Asia, August 1990-March 1991. Evacuated and gave assistance to Americans at Clark AFB and Subic Bay Naval Base, who were displaced by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippine Islands, June-July 1991. Supported numerous humanitarian, contingency, and peacekeeping operations in the Balkans, Africa, Russia, and Haiti from 1992-1999. Assumed responsibility for Operation Deep Freeze resupply missions of scientific research stations in Antarctica beginning in 1997. Wing aircraft and aircrews participated in airdrop relief missions over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. Provided combat airlift through worldwide airdrop and airland delivery of troops, equipment and supplies; also served as the nation’s Prime Nuclear Airlift Force Wing, 2003-.
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