61st Air Base Group
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The 61st Air Base Group is a United States Air Force
unit assigned to the 61st Air Base Wing
of Air Force Space Command
. The unit is stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base
, California.
The 61st Air Base Group operates Los Angeles AFB and supports the Space and Missile Systems Center.
The unit's World War II
predecessor unit, the 61st Troop Carrier Group was a C-47 Skytrain
transport unit assigned to both Twelfth and Ninth Air Force
s in North Africa, Italy and Western Europe. The 61 TCG was highly decorated for its combat parachute infantry drops during the Invasion of Sicily
(Operation Husky); Invasion of Italy
(Operation Avalanche); Invasion of France (Operation Overlord
); the airborne invasion of the Netherlands
(Operation Market-Garden); and the airborne crossing of the Rhine River, (Operation Varsity
).
in the southeast United States Trained in paratroop missions and glider towing. Was deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations
(MTO) and flew combat missions in the North African and Tunisian Campaigns under Twelfth Air Force.
It flew airborne
assault and resupply airdrop
missions during the invasion
s of Sicily
and Italy
in 1943 and transported cargo and personnel throughout the North African and Mediterranean
theaters
.
Reassigned to Ninth Air Force
and was moved to England in the European Theater of Operations
(ETO).
Flew airborne assault missions during the Normandy invasion and later supported Operation Market Garden
in Holland. In 1945 it participated in the airborne assault across the Rhine. Also provided transport services in the European theater, hauling gasoline, ammunition, food, medicine, and other supplies, and evacuating wounded personnel.
Moved to Trinidad in May 1945. Assigned to Air Transport Command. Used C-47's to transport troops returning to the US. Inactivated in Trinidad on 31 July 1945
. Redesignated 61st Troop Carrier Group (Medium) in July 1948, and 61st Troop Carrier Group (Heavy) in August 1948. In Germany, the group participated in the Berlin Airlift, from June 1948 to May 1949, the group's C-54 aircraft ferried coal, flour, and other cargo into Berlin.
In 1950, the group moved to the United States shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War
for duty with Military Air Transport Service
. Attached to Far East Air Forces, it flew airlift missions on the Northern Pacific Route from the United States to Japan in support of UN forces in Korea
before moving to Japan and conducting airlift missions from Japan to Korea from 1950–1952.
Returned to the US in November 1952 to join Tactical Air Command
, to which the group had been assigned in October 1951. Converted from C-54 to C-124 aircraft and carried out worldwide strategic
airlift
operations from 1952–1959. Inactivated on 8 October 1959.
The 61st Military Airlift Group was reactivated at Howard AFB, Panama on 1 December 1984. At Howard, the group was the parent unit for the 310th Military Airlift Squadron (310th MAS) with a diverse array of aircraft (C-21A, CT-43A, C-130E/H, C-27A). The C-21 and CT-43 provided VIP airlift support for the Commander-In-Chief, U.S. Southern Command (CINCSOUTH). The C-130s and C-27s flew tactical
airlift operations in Central
and South America from 1984–1992. The unit was deactivated and its assets absorbed by the 24th Wing
when the 310th's mission was transferred to Air Combat Command
on 1 June 1992.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit assigned to the 61st Air Base Wing
61st Air Base Wing
The 61st Air Base Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California....
of Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations....
. The unit is stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base
Los Angeles Air Force Base
Los Angeles Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located in El Segundo, California. Los Angeles Air Force Base houses and supports the headquarters of the Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center . The center manages research, development and acquisition of military...
, California.
The 61st Air Base Group operates Los Angeles AFB and supports the Space and Missile Systems Center.
The unit's World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
predecessor unit, the 61st Troop Carrier Group was a C-47 Skytrain
C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
transport unit assigned to both Twelfth and Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
s in North Africa, Italy and Western Europe. The 61 TCG was highly decorated for its combat parachute infantry drops during the Invasion of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
(Operation Husky); Invasion of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(Operation Avalanche); Invasion of France (Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings...
); the airborne invasion of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
(Operation Market-Garden); and the airborne crossing of the Rhine River, (Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity was a successful joint American–British airborne operation that took place toward the end of World War II...
).
World War II
Established in 1941 as a C-47 Skytrain transport squadron, trained under I Troop Carrier CommandI Troop Carrier Command
The I Troop Carrier Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, based at Stout Army Air Field, Indiana.Its primary mission was theater troop and logistics transport training...
in the southeast United States Trained in paratroop missions and glider towing. Was deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army was originally called North African Theater of Operations and is an American term for the conflict that took place between the Allies and Axis Powers in North Africa and Italy during World War II...
(MTO) and flew combat missions in the North African and Tunisian Campaigns under Twelfth Air Force.
It flew airborne
Airborne forces
Airborne forces are military units, usually light infantry, set up to be moved by aircraft and 'dropped' into battle. Thus they can be placed behind enemy lines, and have an ability to deploy almost anywhere with little warning...
assault and resupply airdrop
Airdrop
An airdrop is a type of airlift, developed during World War II to resupply otherwise inaccessible troops, who themselves may have been airborne forces. In some cases, it is used to refer to the airborne assault itself. Early airdrops were conducted by dropping or pushing padded bundles from...
missions during the invasion
Invasion
An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all, or large parts of the armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of either conquering, liberating or re-establishing control or authority over a...
s of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in 1943 and transported cargo and personnel throughout the North African and Mediterranean
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army was originally called North African Theater of Operations and is an American term for the conflict that took place between the Allies and Axis Powers in North Africa and Italy during World War II...
theaters
Theater (warfare)
In warfare, a theater, is defined as an area or place within which important military events occur or are progressing. The entirety of the air, land, and sea area that is or that may potentially become involved in war operations....
.
Reassigned to Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
and was moved to England in the European Theater of Operations
European Theater of Operations
The European Theater of Operations, United States Army was a United States Army formation which directed U.S. Army operations in parts of Europe from 1942 to 1945. It referred to Army Ground Forces, United States Army Air Forces, and Army Service Forces operations north of Italy and the...
(ETO).
Flew airborne assault missions during the Normandy invasion and later supported Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden was an unsuccessful Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War. It was the largest airborne operation up to that time....
in Holland. In 1945 it participated in the airborne assault across the Rhine. Also provided transport services in the European theater, hauling gasoline, ammunition, food, medicine, and other supplies, and evacuating wounded personnel.
Moved to Trinidad in May 1945. Assigned to Air Transport Command. Used C-47's to transport troops returning to the US. Inactivated in Trinidad on 31 July 1945
Cold War
It was reactivated in Germany on 30 September 1946. Assigned to United States Air Forces in EuropeUnited States Air Forces in Europe
The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces...
. Redesignated 61st Troop Carrier Group (Medium) in July 1948, and 61st Troop Carrier Group (Heavy) in August 1948. In Germany, the group participated in the Berlin Airlift, from June 1948 to May 1949, the group's C-54 aircraft ferried coal, flour, and other cargo into Berlin.
In 1950, the group moved to the United States shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
for duty with Military Air Transport Service
Military Air Transport Service
The Military Air Transport Service is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy Naval Air Transport Service and the United States Air Force Air Transport Command into a single, joint, unified command...
. Attached to Far East Air Forces, it flew airlift missions on the Northern Pacific Route from the United States to Japan in support of UN forces in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
before moving to Japan and conducting airlift missions from Japan to Korea from 1950–1952.
Returned to the US in November 1952 to join Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
, to which the group had been assigned in October 1951. Converted from C-54 to C-124 aircraft and carried out worldwide strategic
Military strategy
Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations to pursue desired strategic goals. Derived from the Greek strategos, strategy when it appeared in use during the 18th century, was seen in its narrow sense as the "art of the general", 'the art of arrangement' of troops...
airlift
Airlift
Airlift is the act of transporting people or cargo from point to point using aircraft.Airlift may also refer to:*Airlift , a suction device for moving sand and silt underwater-See also:...
operations from 1952–1959. Inactivated on 8 October 1959.
The 61st Military Airlift Group was reactivated at Howard AFB, Panama on 1 December 1984. At Howard, the group was the parent unit for the 310th Military Airlift Squadron (310th MAS) with a diverse array of aircraft (C-21A, CT-43A, C-130E/H, C-27A). The C-21 and CT-43 provided VIP airlift support for the Commander-In-Chief, U.S. Southern Command (CINCSOUTH). The C-130s and C-27s flew tactical
Military tactics
Military tactics, the science and art of organizing an army or an air force, are the techniques for using weapons or military units in combination for engaging and defeating an enemy in battle. Changes in philosophy and technology over time have been reflected in changes to military tactics. In...
airlift operations in Central
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and South America from 1984–1992. The unit was deactivated and its assets absorbed by the 24th Wing
24th Wing
The 24th Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Twelfth Air Force, stationed at Howard Air Force Base, Panama...
when the 310th's mission was transferred to Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
on 1 June 1992.
Modern era
The 61st Air Base Group has operated Los Angeles AFB and supported the Space and Missile Systems Center since 1994.Lineage
- Established as 61st Transport Group on 20 November 1940
- Activated on 1 December 1940
- Redesignated 61st Troop Carrier Group on 4 July 1942
- Inactivated on 31 July 1945
- Activated on 30 September 1946
- Redesignated: 61st Troop Carrier Group, Medium, on 1 July 1948
- Redesignated: 61st Troop Carrier Group, Heavy, on 15 August 1948
- Inactivated on 8 October 1959
- Redesignated 61st Military Airlift Group, and activated, on 1 December 1984
- Inactivated on 1 June 1992
- Redesignated 61st Air Base Group on 16 September 1994
- Activated on 1 October 1994.
Assignments
- Unknown, 1 December 1940 – 31 March 1942
- 50th Transport Wing, 31 March 1942
- 51st Transport (later, Troop Carrier) Wing51st Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 51st Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe. It was inactivated on 5 January 1948....
, 1 June 1942 - 52d Troop Carrier Wing52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 52d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air National Guard. It was inactivated on 31 October 1950....
, 6 August 1942 - 50th Troop Carrier Wing, 12 October 1942
- 53d Troop Carrier Wing53d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 53d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the IX Troop Carrier Command, based at Camp Shanks, New York. It was inactivated on 12 August 1945....
, 3 November 1942 - 52d Troop Carrier Wing52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 52d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air National Guard. It was inactivated on 31 October 1950....
, 15 February 1943 - Air Transport CommandAir Transport CommandAir Transport Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its mission was to meet the urgent demand for the speedy reinforcement of the United States' military bases worldwide during World War II, using an air supply system to supplement surface transport...
, 7 May 1945 - Attached to: Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command, 29 May – 31 July 1945
- 51st Troop Carrier Wing (known as European Air Transport Service, Provisional)51st Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 51st Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe. It was inactivated on 5 January 1948....
, 30 September 1946 - United States Air Forces in EuropeUnited States Air Forces in EuropeThe United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces...
, 20 December 1947 - 61st Troop Carrier Wing, 1 July 1948
- Attached to: 1st Airlift Task Force, 5–26 November 1948
- Attached to: Airlift Wing [Provisional], 26 November 1948 – 20 January 1949
- Attached to: 7497th Airlift Wing, 20 January – 10 July 1949
- Attached to: Military Air Transport ServiceMilitary Air Transport ServiceThe Military Air Transport Service is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy Naval Air Transport Service and the United States Air Force Air Transport Command into a single, joint, unified command...
, 21–26 July 1950 - Attached to: North Pacific Air Transport Wing, Provisional, 26 July – 24 August 1950
- Attached to: 1705th Air Transport Wing, 24 August – 10 December 1950
- Attached to: Far East Air Force Combat Cargo Command, Provisional, 10 December 1950 – 1 January 1951
- 1705th Air Transport Wing, 1 January 1951
- Attached to: Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command, Provisional, 1–25 January 1951
- Attached to: 315th Air Division315th Air DivisionThe 315th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Pacific Air Forces, based at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated in April 1969.-History:...
, 25 January – 1 October 1951- Eighteenth Air ForceEighteenth Air ForceEighteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force component of the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It was activated on 1 October 2003 and headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois...
, 1 October 1951
- Eighteenth Air Force
- Attached to: 315th Air Division315th Air DivisionThe 315th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Pacific Air Forces, based at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated in April 1969.-History:...
, 1 October – 5 November 1951 - Attached to: 6122 Air Base Wing, 5 November 1951 – 26 March 1952
- Attached to: 374th Troop Carrier Wing374th Airlift WingThe 374th Airlift Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Fifth Air Force. It is stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is part of Pacific Air Forces ....
, 26 March – 21 November 1952 - Attached to: 62d Troop Carrier Wing62d Airlift WingThe 62d Airlift Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. It is assigned to the Eighteenth Air Force of Air Mobility Command and is active duty host wing on McChord. The wing is composed of more than 7,200 active duty military and civilian...
, 21 November 1952 – 25 August 1954 - Attached to: 63d Troop Carrier Wing63d Airlift WingThe 63d Airlift Wing is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with Air Mobility Command, being stationed at Norton Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on April 1, 1994.-Origins:...
, 25 August 1954 – 1 July 1957- 63d Troop Carrier Wing, 1 July 1957 – 8 October 1959
- Twenty-First Air ForceTwenty-First Air ForceThe 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command. It is headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey$3...
, 1 December 1984 – 1 June 1992 - 61st Air Base Wing61st Air Base WingThe 61st Air Base Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California....
, 1 October 1994–present
Components
- 4th Troop Carrier Squadron: attached 10 December 1950 – 24 July 1951
- 12th Troop Carrier Squadron12th Troop Carrier SquadronThe 12th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 322d Air Division stationed at Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base, France...
: attached 30 September – 15 October 1946
- 13th Transport (later, 13th Troop Carrier) Squadron13th Troop Carrier SquadronThe 13th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with the 403d Troop Carrier Group, stationed at Nichols Field, Luzon, Philippines. It was inactivated on 15 October 1946.-Overview:...
: 1 December 1940-c. 10 October 1942 - 14th Transport (later, 14th Troop Carrier) Squadron14th Airlift SquadronThe 14th Airlift Squadron is part of the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.-Mission:...
: 4 December 1940 – 31 July 1945; 30 September 1946-8 October 1959 (detached c. 5 December 1950 – 26 March 1952; 21 November – 1 December 1952; August 1956 – March 1957; August-8 October 1959) - 15th Transport (later, 15th Troop Carrier) Squadron15th Airlift SquadronThe 15th Airlift Squadron is part of the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.-History:...
: 4 December 1940 – 31 July 1945; 30 September 1946-8 October 1959 (detached February–August 1957) - 53d Transport (later, 53d Troop Carrier) Squadron53d Airlift SquadronThe 53d Airlift Squadron is part of the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft for airlift and airdrop operations.-History:...
: 1 June 1942 – 31 July 1945; 30 September 1946-8 October 1959 (detached 26 March – 14 September 1952; September 1958-c. March 1959) - 59th Troop Carrier Squadron: 23 October 1942 – 31 July 1945
- 310th Military Airlift Squadron: 1 December 1984 – 1 June 1992.
Stations
- Olmsted Army Airfield, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, 1 December 1940 - Daniel Field, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, 9 July 1941 - Pope Field, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, 26 May 1942 - Lubbock Army Airfield, Texas, 23 September 1942
- Pope Field, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, 26 February 1943 – 4 May 1943 - Lourmel AirfieldLourmel AirfieldLourmel Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Algeria, located in the El Amria area.During World War II it was a civil airport seized by the United States Army during the Operation Torch landings in November 1942...
, Morocco, 15 May 1943 - Kairouan AirfieldKairouan AirfieldKairouan Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 11 km south-southeast of Kairouan, 126 km south of Tunis. It was a major Troop Carrier unit base of the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign...
, Tunisia, 21 June 1943 - Licata AirfieldLicata AirfieldLicata Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located in the vicinity of Licata, Sicily. It was a temporary fighter airfield constructed in the immediate aftermath of Operation Husky by Army Engineers using Pierced Steel Planking for its runway, parking and dispersal...
, Sicily, 1 September 1943 - Sciacca Airfield, SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, 6 October 1943 - RAF Barkston HeathRAF Barkston HeathRAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force station near Grantham, Lincolnshire.RAF Barkston Heath is the home of the Defence Elementary Flying Training School which, for a period between approximately 1995-2010 operated the Slingsby T67M260 Firefly two seat trainer. The school now operates the Grob...
(AAF-483), England, 18 February 1944 - Abbeville/Drucat Airfield (B-92), France, 13 March – 19 May 1945
- Waller Field, TrinidadTrinidadTrinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
, 29 May – 31 July 1945 - AAF Station EschbornEschborn AirfieldEschborn Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Germany located approximately 10km northwest of Frankfurt am Main and 435km southwest of Berlin....
, Germany, 30 September 1946 - Rhein Main ABRhein-Main Air BaseRhein-Main Air Base was a U.S. Air Force / NATO military airbase near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It occupied the south side of Frankfurt International Airport. Its airport codes are discontinued....
, Germany, 11 February 1947 – 21 July 1950 - McChord AFB, Washington, 26 July – 5 December 1950
- Ashiya Air Base, Japan, 10 December 1950
- Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, 26 March – 15 November 1952
- Larson AFB, Washington, 21 November 1952
- Donaldson AFB, South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, 25 August 1954 – 8 October 1959 - Howard AFB, Panama, 1 December 1984 – 1 June 1992
- Los Angeles AFB, California, 1 October 1994–present
Aircraft
- C-47 SkytrainC-47 SkytrainThe Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
, 1942–1945; 1946–1948 - CG-4 Waco (Glider), 1942–1945
- C-54 SkymasterC-54 SkymasterThe Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces and British forces in World War II and the Korean War. Besides transport of cargo, it also carried presidents, British heads of government, and military staff...
, 1948–1952 - C-124 Globemaster, 1952–1959
- C-130 HerculesC-130 HerculesThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...
, 1984–1992.