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The 915th TCG was one of three [[C-119 Flying Boxcar]] groups assigned to the 435th TCW in 1963, the others being the [[916th Troop Carrier Group]] at [[Donaldson AFB]], South Carolina and the [[917th Troop Carrier Group]] at [[Barksdale AFB]], Louisiana. |
The 915th TCG was one of three [[C-119 Flying Boxcar]] groups assigned to the 435th TCW in 1963, the others being the [[916th Troop Carrier Group]] at [[Donaldson AFB]], South Carolina and the [[917th Troop Carrier Group]] at [[Barksdale AFB]], Louisiana. |
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Transferred from TAC to [[Military Air Transport Service]] (later [[Military Airlift Command]]) control, being upgraded to a [[C-124 Globemaster II]] long range intercontinental transport group in 1965. Operated aircraft on flights to Europe, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Supported [[Vietnam War]], by the end of 1966, the unit had flown several missions into [[Tan Son Nhut Air Base]] in South Vietnam. Ordered to Active Service to support airlift to Japan and South Korea in 1968 in support of the Pueblo incident. Relieved and returned to the reserve in June 1969. Inactivated in 1971 as part of phaseout of C-124 Globemaster. |
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Replaced by [[482d Tactical Fighter Wing]] |
Replaced by [[482d Tactical Fighter Wing]] |
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: Re-designated: '''915th Air Transport Group''', 1 December 1965 |
: Re-designated: '''915th Air Transport Group''', 1 December 1965 |
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: Re-designated: '''915th Military Airlift Group''', 1 January 1966 |
: Re-designated: '''915th Military Airlift Group''', 1 January 1966 |
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: Ordered to Active Service on 26 January 1968 |
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: Relieved from Active Duty on 1 June 1969 |
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: Inactivated on 21 April 1971 |
: Inactivated on 21 April 1971 |
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* Re-designated: '''915th Airborne Early Warning and Control Group''', and activated, 1 December 1976 |
* Re-designated: '''915th Airborne Early Warning and Control Group''', and activated, 1 December 1976 |
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Revision as of 15:09, 22 August 2012
| 915th Tactical Fighter Group | |
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 915th Tactical Fighter Group - Emblem | |
| Active | 1963-1981 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force Reserve |
| Role | Tactical Fighter |
The 915th Tactical Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve unit. It was last active with the Tenth Air Force, based at Homestead Air Force Base, Delaware. It was inactivated on 1 April 1981.
History
Activated in 1963 to organize, recruit and train Air Force Reserve personnel to provide tactical airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems for Tactical Air Command airlift operations.
The 915th TCG was one of three C-119 Flying Boxcar groups assigned to the 435th TCW in 1963, the others being the 916th Troop Carrier Group at Donaldson AFB, South Carolina and the 917th Troop Carrier Group at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
Transferred from TAC to Military Air Transport Service (later Military Airlift Command) control, being upgraded to a C-124 Globemaster II long range intercontinental transport group in 1965. Operated aircraft on flights to Europe, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Supported Vietnam War, by the end of 1966, the unit had flown several missions into Tan Son Nhut Air Base in South Vietnam. Ordered to Active Service to support airlift to Japan and South Korea in 1968 in support of the Pueblo incident. Relieved and returned to the reserve in June 1969. Inactivated in 1971 as part of phaseout of C-124 Globemaster.
Replaced by 482d Tactical Fighter Wing
Lineage
- Established as 915th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, and activated, on 28 December 1962
- Organized in the Reserve on 17 January 1963
- Re-designated: 915th Air Transport Group, 1 December 1965
- Re-designated: 915th Military Airlift Group, 1 January 1966
- Ordered to Active Service on 26 January 1968
- Relieved from Active Duty on 1 June 1969
- Inactivated on 21 April 1971
- Re-designated: 915th Airborne Early Warning and Control Group, and activated, 1 December 1976
- Re-designated: 915th Tactical Fighter Group, 1 October 1978
- Inactivated on 1 April 1981
Assignments
- Continental Air Command, 28 Dec 1962-17 January 1963
- 435th Troop Carrier Wing, 17 January 1963-1 December 1965
- 445th Air Transport (later Military Airlift) Wing, 1 December 1965-26 January 1968
- 459th Military Airlift Wing, 26 January 1968 – 1 September 1969
- 445th Military Airlift Wing, 1 September 1969-21 April 1971
- 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing, 1 December 1976-1 October 1978
- Tenth Air Force, 1 October 1978-1 April 1981
Components
- 76th Troop Carrier (later Air Transport, Military Airlift) Squadron, 17 January 1963-1 April 1966
- 79th Military Airlift Squadron, 1 April 1966-21 April 1971
- 79th Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron, 1 December 1976-1 October 1978
- 93d Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1 October 1978-1 April 1981
Stations
- Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, 17 January 1963-21 April 1971; 1 December 1976-1 April 1981
Aircraft
- C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1963-1966
- C-124 Globemaster II, 1966-1971
- C-121 Constellation, 1976-1978
- F-4C Phantom II, 1978-1981
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989
- AFHRA search 915th Tactical Fighter Group