{"product_id":"1-200-inflight200-ifkc10usaf433-mcdonnell-douglas-kc10a-extender-90433-mcguire-afb-element-ofjoint-base-mcguire-dix-lakehurst-new-jersey-305th-amw-514th-amw-amc-u-s-a-f-lmited-edition-2024-release","title":"1\/200 Inflight200 (IFKC10USAF433) McDonnell Douglas KC10A Extender (90433) McGuire AFB element ofJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, 305th \u0026 AMW 514th AMW, AMC, U.S.A.F (Lmited Edition) 2024 Release","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e 1\/200 Inflight200 (IFKC10USAF433) McDonnell Douglas KC10A Extender (90433) \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"McGuire AFB\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McGuire_AFB\"\u003eMcGuire AFB\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eelement of \u003cspan\u003eJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey\u003c\/span\u003e, 305th \u0026amp; AMW 514th AMW, AMC, U.S.A.F (Lmited Edition) 2024 Release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-page-title-main\"\u003e514th Air Mobility Wing  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"419\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 399.865px;\" class=\"infobox\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 127.021px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width: 99.6929%; height: 127.021px;\" colspan=\"2\" class=\"infobox-above\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e514th Air Mobility Wing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"mw-halign-center\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:AFR_Shield.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/AFR_Shield.svg\/60px-AFR_Shield.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"58\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/AFR_Shield.svg\/120px-AFR_Shield.svg.png 1.5x\" data-file-width=\"489\" data-file-height=\"475\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 253.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 99.6929%; height: 253.25px;\" colspan=\"2\" class=\"infobox-image\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:A_U.S._Air_Force_C-17_Globemaster_III_aircraft,_carrying_Vice_President_Joe_Biden,_arrives_at_Sather_Air_Base,_Iraq,_Aug._30,_2010_100830-F-MG591-007.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fd\/A_U.S._Air_Force_C-17_Globemaster_III_aircraft%2C_carrying_Vice_President_Joe_Biden%2C_arrives_at_Sather_Air_Base%2C_Iraq%2C_Aug._30%2C_2010_100830-F-MG591-007.jpg\/330px-A_U.S._Air_Force_C-17_Globemaster_III_aircraft%2C_carrying_Vice_President_Joe_Biden%2C_arrives_at_Sather_Air_Base%2C_Iraq%2C_Aug._30%2C_2010_100830-F-MG591-007.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fd\/A_U.S._Air_Force_C-17_Globemaster_III_aircraft%2C_carrying_Vice_President_Joe_Biden%2C_arrives_at_Sather_Air_Base%2C_Iraq%2C_Aug._30%2C_2010_100830-F-MG591-007.jpg\/500px-A_U.S._Air_Force_C-17_Globemaster_III_aircraft%2C_carrying_Vice_President_Joe_Biden%2C_arrives_at_Sather_Air_Base%2C_Iraq%2C_Aug._30%2C_2010_100830-F-MG591-007.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fd\/A_U.S._Air_Force_C-17_Globemaster_III_aircraft%2C_carrying_Vice_President_Joe_Biden%2C_arrives_at_Sather_Air_Base%2C_Iraq%2C_Aug._30%2C_2010_100830-F-MG591-007.jpg\/960px-A_U.S._Air_Force_C-17_Globemaster_III_aircraft%2C_carrying_Vice_President_Joe_Biden%2C_arrives_at_Sather_Air_Base%2C_Iraq%2C_Aug._30%2C_2010_100830-F-MG591-007.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"4256\" data-file-height=\"2832\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"infobox-caption\"\u003eA wing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/C-17_Globemaster_III\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"C-17 Globemaster III\"\u003eC-17 Globemaster III\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaircraft carrying Vice President\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Biden\" title=\"Joe Biden\"\u003eJoe Biden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earrives at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sather_Air_Base\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Sather Air Base\"\u003eSather Air Base\u003c\/a\u003e, Iraq\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width: 31.1264%; height: 19.5938px;\" scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 68.5665%; height: 19.5938px;\" class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-page-title-main\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e514th Air Mobility Wing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wing (air force unit)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wing_(air_force_unit)\"\u003ewing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"United States Air Force\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Air_Force\"\u003eUnited States Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebased at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"McGuire AFB\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McGuire_AFB\"\u003eMcGuire AFB\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eelement of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joint_Base_McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst\"\u003eJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst\u003c\/a\u003e, New Jersey. The 514th is an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Air Force Reserve Command\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Force_Reserve_Command#Associate_Program\"\u003eassociate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAir Force reserve unit. The wing flies aircraft assigned to the active-duty\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"305th Air Mobility Wing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/305th_Air_Mobility_Wing\"\u003e305th Air Mobility Wing\u003c\/a\u003e, also based at McGuire. The 514th shares the responsibility of maintaining and flying the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_C-17_Globemaster_III\"\u003eMcDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wing was organized in June 1949, when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Continental Air Command\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Continental_Air_Command\"\u003eContinental Air Command\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereorganized its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Military reserve force\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_reserve_force\"\u003ereserve\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunits under the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Hobson Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hobson_Plan\"\u003ewing base organization\u003c\/a\u003e. It was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mobilization\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mobilization\"\u003emobilized\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Korean War\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_War\"\u003eKorean War\u003c\/a\u003e, serving at its home station as part of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Eighteenth Air Force\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eighteenth_Air_Force\"\u003eEighteenth Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e, which was initially composed of reserve troop carrier units. The wing was released from active duty and inactivated in February 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wing was reactivated in April 1953. In 1968, it lost its aircraft and became an associate unit, flying and maintaining aircraft of the regular\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"438th Military Airlift Wing\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/438th_Military_Airlift_Wing\"\u003e438th Military Airlift Wing\u003c\/a\u003e, and later of the 305th Air Mobility Wing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"History\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wing was first activated at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Birmingham Municipal Airport\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Birmingham_Municipal_Airport\"\u003eBirmingham Municipal Airport\u003c\/a\u003e, Alabama in June 1949 as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e514th Troop Carrier Wing\u003c\/b\u003e, assuming the resources of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"19th Air Division\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/19th_Air_Division\"\u003e19th Air Division\u003c\/a\u003e, while its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"514th Troop Carrier Group\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Troop_Carrier_Group\"\u003e514th Troop Carrier Group\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereplaced the inactivating\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"99th Bombardment Group\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/99th_Bombardment_Group\"\u003e99th Bombardment Group\u003c\/a\u003e. It trained under the supervision of the 2587th Air Force Reserve Training Center. Only four months after activation, it moved on paper to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mitchel Air Force Base\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitchel_Air_Force_Base\"\u003eMitchel Air Force Base\u003c\/a\u003e, New York, where it replaced the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"84th Combat Sustainment Wing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/84th_Combat_Sustainment_Wing\"\u003e84th Fighter Wing\u003c\/a\u003e, while the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"319th Bombardment Wing\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/319th_Bombardment_Wing\"\u003e319th Bombardment Wing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eassumed its personnel and equipment in Birmingham.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Ravenstein514MAW_5-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-Ravenstein514MAW-5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Mitchel, the wing trained under the supervision of the 2233d Air Reserve Training Center until it was mobilized for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Korean War\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_War\"\u003eKorean War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein May 1951. The wing was one of six\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Curtiss C-46 Commando\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Curtiss_C-46_Commando\"\u003eCurtiss C-46 Commando\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewings mobilized for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Tactical Air Command\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tactical_Air_Command\"\u003eTactical Air Command\u003c\/a\u003e. These wings formed the basis for the formation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Eighteenth Air Force\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eighteenth_Air_Force\"\u003eEighteenth Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-6\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt served on active duty at Mitchel until inactivated in February 1953.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Ravenstein514MAW_5-2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-Ravenstein514MAW-5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"Troop_carrier_operations\"\u003eTroop carrier operations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wing was again activated in the reserves in April 1953 and, again, trained under the 2233d Center, initially with Commandos but with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar\"\u003eFairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby August 1954. In the summer of 1956, the wing participated in Operation Sixteen Ton during its two weeks of active duty training. Sixteen Ton was performed entirely by reserve troop carrier units and moved\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"United States Coast Guard\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Coast_Guard\"\u003eUnited States Coast Guard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eequipment From\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Floyd_Bennett_Naval_Air_Station\"\u003eFloyd Bennett Naval Air Station\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Isla Grande Airport\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isla_Grande_Airport\"\u003eIsla Grande Airport\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Puerto Rico and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"San Salvador\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Salvador\"\u003eSan Salvador\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the Bahamas. After the success of this operation, the wing began to use inactive duty training periods for Operation Swift Lift, transporting high priority cargo for the Air Force and Operation Ready Swap, transporting aircraft engines between\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Air Materiel Command\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Materiel_Command\"\u003eAir Materiel Command\u003c\/a\u003e's depots.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e4\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1958, the 2233d Center was inactivated and some of its personnel were absorbed by the wing. In place of active duty support\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003ed\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor reserve units, ConAC adopted the Air Reserve Technician program, in which a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Cadre (military)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cadre_(military)\"\u003ecadre\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the unit consisted of full-time personnel who were simultaneously civilian employees of the Air Force and also held military rank as members of the reserves.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-9\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAfter 1958, the wing increasingly participated in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Humanitarian aid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Humanitarian_aid\"\u003ehumanitarian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand other airlift missions. By the mid-1960s, it was augmenting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Military Air Transport Service\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_Air_Transport_Service\"\u003eMilitary Air Transport Service\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eairlift operations on a regular basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"Dispersed_squadrons\"\u003eDispersed squadrons\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting in late 1955,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Continental Air Command\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Continental_Air_Command\"\u003eContinental Air Command\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(ConAC) began to disperse some of its reserve flying squadrons to separate bases in order to improve recruiting and avoid public objection to entire wings of aircraft being stationed near large population centers under what was called the Detached Squadron Concept.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-10\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e6\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe wing's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"337th Troop Carrier Squadron\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/337th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron\"\u003e337th Troop Carrier Squadron\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas activated at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bradley Air National Guard Base\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bradley_Air_National_Guard_Base\"\u003eBradley Field\u003c\/a\u003e, Connecticut in July 1958 and its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"336th Troop Carrier Squadron\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/336th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron\"\u003e336th Troop Carrier Squadron\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emoved to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Stewart Air Force Base\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stewart_Air_Force_Base\"\u003eStewart Air Force Base\u003c\/a\u003e, New York in April 1961 as part of this program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn April 1959, the wing reorganized under the Dual Deputy system. Its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"514th Troop Carrier Group\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Troop_Carrier_Group\"\u003e514th Troop Carrier Group\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas inactivated\u003csup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\"\u003e[\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2016)\"\u003ecitation needed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"335th Troop Carrier Squadron\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/335th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron\"\u003e335th\u003c\/a\u003e, 336th and 337th Troop Carrier Squadrons were assigned directly to the wing.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-514AMWfacts_2-2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-514AMWfacts-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"Activation_of_groups_under_the_wing\"\u003eActivation of groups under the wing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the dispersal of flying units was not a problem when the entire wing was called to active service, mobilizing a single flying squadron and elements to support it proved difficult. This weakness was demonstrated in the partial mobilization of reserve units during the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Berlin Crisis of 1961\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berlin_Crisis_of_1961\"\u003eBerlin Crisis of 1961\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTo resolve this, at the start of 1962, ConAC determined to reorganize its reserve wings by establishing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Group (military aviation unit)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Group_(military_aviation_unit)\"\u003egroups\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith support elements for each of its troop carrier squadrons. This reorganization would facilitate mobilization of elements of wings in various combinations when needed. However, as this plan was entering its implementation phase, another partial mobilization occurred for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Cuban Missile Crisis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuban_Missile_Crisis\"\u003eCuban Missile Crisis\u003c\/a\u003e. The formation of troop carrier groups was delayed until January for wings that had not been mobilized.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-11\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e7\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"903d Troop Carrier Group\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/903d_Troop_Carrier_Group\"\u003e903d Troop Carrier Group\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat McGuire, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"904th Troop Carrier Group\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/904th_Troop_Carrier_Group\"\u003e904th Troop Carrier Group\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat Stewart, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"905th Troop Carrier Group\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/905th_Troop_Carrier_Group\"\u003e905th Troop Carrier Group\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat Bradley were all assigned to the wing on 17 January.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-514AMWfacts_2-3\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-514AMWfacts-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"Vietnam_War\"\u003eVietnam War\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wing trained\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"South Vietnam\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\"\u003eSouth Vietnamese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaircrews and maintenance personnel and Greek maintenance personnel in C-119 aircraft, 10 August to 18 December 1967. In 1968, it ferried C-119s to South Vietnam. Also in 1968, two of the wing's groups began flying\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Lockheed C-141 Starlifter\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter\"\u003eLockheed C-141 Starlifters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebelonging to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"436th Military Airlift Wing\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/436th_Military_Airlift_Wing\"\u003e436th Military Airlift Wing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Dover Air Force Base\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dover_Air_Force_Base\"\u003eDover Air Force Base\u003c\/a\u003e, Delaware and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"438th Military Airlift Wing\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/438th_Military_Airlift_Wing\"\u003e438th Military Airlift Wing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. A third C-141 group joined the wing in September 1969, associated with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"437th Military Airlift Wing\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/437th_Military_Airlift_Wing\"\u003e437th Military Airlift Wing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Charleston Air Force Base\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charleston_Air_Force_Base\"\u003eCharleston Air Force Base\u003c\/a\u003e, South Carolina. In 1969, the wing gained another group which flew the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"McDonnell Douglas C-9 Nightingale\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_C-9_Nightingale\"\u003eMcDonnell Douglas C-9 Nightingales\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/375th_Aeromedical_Airlift_Wing\"\u003e375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing\u003c\/a\u003e. A C-119 group remained with the wing until mid-1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"Associate_unit\"\u003eAssociate unit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1968 regular air force military airlift squadrons were operating the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Lockheed C-141 Starlifter\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter\"\u003eLockheed C-141 Starlifter\u003c\/a\u003e, while the reserves still flew the obsolete\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Douglas C-124 Globemaster II\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II\"\u003eDouglas C-124 Globemaster II\u003c\/a\u003e. As the Globemaster was retired,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Air Force Reserve\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Force_Reserve\"\u003eAir Force Reserve\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eformed associate units. In this program reserve units flew and maintained aircraft owned by an associated regular unit.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-12\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e8\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn September 1968, the wing gave up its own aircraft and became an associate of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"438th Military Airlift Wing\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/438th_Military_Airlift_Wing\"\u003e438th Military Airlift Wing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat McGuire.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-514AMWfacts_2-4\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/514th_Air_Mobility_Wing#cite_note-514AMWfacts-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Jul 1973, its groups at Dover and Charleston were replaced by new reserve wings, and the 514th Wing absorbed all of the squadrons of what had been its 903d Group at McGuire. Continuing to use C-141 aircraft of the active wing at McGuire Air Force Base (first the 438th and later the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"305th Air Mobility Wing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/305th_Air_Mobility_Wing\"\u003e305th A ir Mobility Wing\u003c\/a\u003e), the wing's crews augmented Military Airlift Command units for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Military strategy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_strategy\"\u003estrategic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eairlift missions worldwide, including contingency and humanitarian operations and took part in strategic mobility exercises for training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOperations in which crews participated were\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Operation Urgent Fury\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Urgent_Fury\"\u003eUrgent Fury\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Grenada\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grenada\"\u003eGrenada\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1983,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Operation Just Cause\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Just_Cause\"\u003eOperation Just Cause\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto Panama in 1989, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Operation Restore Hope\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Restore_Hope\"\u003eOperation Restore Hope\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto Somalia in 1992. In 1993 the wing added aerial refueling to its airlift mission. Since then the wing has been a part of every major conflict including Operations Desert Storm\/Shield,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Operation Uphold Democracy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Uphold_Democracy\"\u003eOperation Uphold Democracy\u003c\/a\u003e, Southern Watch, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. Its members deployed in response to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Hurricane Katrina\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Katrina\"\u003eHurricanes Katrina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Hurricane Rita\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Rita\"\u003eRita\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"airdrop militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46136680087811,"sku":"IF-KC10-USAF-433","price":350.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1031\/8595\/files\/E6563ADB-D0CF-4974-9CC4-04BE29F4DE80.jpg?v=1731610614","url":"https:\/\/airdropmilitaria.com\/products\/1-200-inflight200-ifkc10usaf433-mcdonnell-douglas-kc10a-extender-90433-mcguire-afb-element-ofjoint-base-mcguire-dix-lakehurst-new-jersey-305th-amw-514th-amw-amc-u-s-a-f-lmited-edition-2024-release","provider":"airdrop militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}