914th Air Refueling Wing

914th Airlift Wing
Active	15 January 1963 — present
Country	United States
Branch	Air Force
Type	Airlift
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQ	Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
Decorations	AFOUA RVGC w/ Palm
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Allan Swartzmiller

The 914th Airlift Wing (914 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York.

Overview

The 914th Airlift Wing trains and equips reservists to perform the combat mission of aerial re-supply.

Units

• 914th Operations Group (914 OG)

328th Airlift Squadron (328 AS)

• 914th Maintenance Group (914 MXG)

• 914th Mission Support Group (914 MSG)

History

A 914th AW C-130H at Guantanmo, 2010.

The 914th has trained for and participated in air transport of airborne forces, equipment and supplies with delivery by airdrop, extraction, and airlanding, as well as air evacuation within a theater of operations since its creation in 1963. It provided airlift to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and for other contingency operations, as well as numerous humanitarian missions. Beginning in 1978 the 914th supported the U.S. Southern Command by periodically fulfilling airlift requirements throughout Latin America. Between September 1990 and April 1991 the group deployed all aircraft and numerous aircrews and support personnel to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to provide airlift in support of the war in Southwest Asia, including a tactical resupply airdrop to troops of the XVIII Airborne Corps. A 314th crew provided the first medevac mission of the war. Other personnel deployed to Saudi Arabia and backfilled positions in the U.S. and Europe. Since the early 1990s the wing has frequently deployed personnel in support of contingency operations in Southwest Asia and the Balkans.

Following recommendations out the Base Realignment and Closure progamm, the wing's Lockheed C-130H Hercules aircraft are pooled with the 107th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard, also stationed at Niagara Falls, since 2008.

Lineage

• Established as 914th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, and activated, on 15 Jan 1963

Organized in the Reserve on 11 Feb 1963

Re-designated: 914th Tactical Airlift Group on 1 Jul 1967

Re-designated: 914th Airlift Group on 1 Feb 1992

Re-designated: 914th Airlift Wing on 1 Oct 1994

Assignments

• Continental Air Command, 15 Jan 1963
• 512th Troop Carrier Wing, 11 Feb 1963
• 94th Troop Carrier Wing, 1 Jan 1964
• 302d Troop Carrier (later, 302d Tactical Airlift) Wing, 1 Jul 1966
• 440th Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Sep 1969
• 403d Composite (later, 403d Tactical Airlift) Wing, 21 Apr 1971
• 439th Tactical Airlift (later, 439th Military Airlift; 439th Airlift) Wing, 25 Jan 1976
• 94th Airlift Wing, 1 Aug 1992
• Tenth Air Force, 1 Oct 1994
• Twenty-Second Air Force, 1 Apr 1997-Present

Aircraft

• C-119 Flying Boxcar (1963–1971)
• C-130 Hercules (1971 – Present)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Home Page