435th Air Ground Operations Wing, US Air Force
435TH AIR GROUND OPERATIONS WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Lineage. Established as 435 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on 10 May 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 26 Jun 1949. Ordered to Active Service on 1 Mar 1951. Inactivated on 1 Dec 1952. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Dec 1952. Redesignated as 435 Troop Carrier Wing, Heavy on 18 Sep 1961. Ordered to Active Service on 1 Oct 1961. Relieved from Active Duty on 27 Aug 1962. Redesignated as 435 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on 1 Jul 1963. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Dec 1965. Redesignated as 435 Military Airlift Support Wing on 25 Nov 1968. Activated on 24 Dec 1968. Redesignated as: 435 Tactical Airlift Wing on 1 Jul 1975; 435 Airlift Wing on 1 Apr 1992. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1995. Redesignated as 435 Air Expeditionary Wing, and converted to provisional status, on 5 Feb 2001. Returned to permanent status on 10 Dec 2003. Redesignated as 435 Air Base Wing on 15 Dec 2003. Activated on 15 Jan 2004. Redesignated as 435 Air Ground Operations Wing on 16 Jul 2009.
Operations. Trained in the Reserve as a troop carrier wing from Jul 1949 to Feb 1951, and again from Dec 1952-Dec 1958. From Mar 1951 to Dec 1952, the wing served on active duty with Tactical Air Command and trained C-46 aircrews for assignment to the Far East. The 435 Troop Carrier Wing (TCW) was replaced by the 456 TCW in Dec 1952 and itself replaced the 482 TCW as the Miami-based Reserve wing. By 1956, the wing was capable of flying overseas missions, particularly in the Caribbean area to Central America. Two squadrons converted to C-124s in 1961 just before being ordered to active service. After training to become combat ready, participated in worldwide airlift and tactical exercises. Returned to reserve status in Aug 1962 and regained its C-119 squadron that had not been on active duty. Switched completely to C-119s in 1963. Inactivated in 1965. From Dec 1968 to Jul 1975, served as a support wing of Military Airlift Command, providing deployed airlift control elements and aircraft maintenance at aerial ports in portions of Europe, the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and Africa. Combined with a tactical wing in Jul 1975 and, while continuing to function as a tactical and support wing, gained the mission of aeromedical evacuation in Europe and the Middle East. Provided airlift support for EUCOM/Hq USAFE, from Mar 1977 until Jun 1978. Provided airlift for the theater, first with rotational C-130 forces until early 1978, afterward with an assigned airlift squadron. Participated in joint and combined paratroop training and exercises, as well all manner of theater humanitarian airlift, including relief for natural disasters, evacuation of civilians from hostile situations, and aeromedical evacuation from combat areas. Had host responsibilities for Rhein-Main AB, beginning Jul 1975, which included operating the busiest U.S. air terminal in Europe and supporting CONUS-based strategic airlift transiting Rhein-Main AB. The 37 Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) plus additional wing personnel deployed to Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from mid-Aug 1990 to late Mar 1991, to provide airlift during the Persian Gulf War. On 1 Apr 1992, the wing and Rhein-Main AB returned to USAFE control; a MAC airlift support group activated to take over operation of the air terminal and support transiting strategic aircraft. From Jul 1992 through Sep 1994, the wing controlled the massive airlift effort (Operation Provide Promise) to provide airland and airdrop humanitarian airlift to war-torn areas of the former Yugoslavia. In Feb 1994, began returning portions of Rhein-Main AB to German control; drawdown continued until wing inactivated effective 1 Apr 1995. Converted to a provisional expeditionary wing, Feb 2001-Dec 2003, but never activated. Assumed host wing responsibility for Ramstein AB, Germany, 15 Jan 2004-16 Jul 2009 and performed the air base wing mission for the Kaiserslautern Military Community. The Jul 2009 redesignation converted the wing from an air base support mission to a theater-wide, expeditionary operations and support mission that focuses on contingency response and air-ground operations.
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Emblem approved on 4 May 2004; newest rendition 10 Nov 2014.
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