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Vietnam and other points in the Far East. In 1976 and 1977, the wing was re-designated as the 403rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing and gained the 301st, 303d, 304th, and 305th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons (ARRS). Although the 403rd Wing added four Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons, only the 305th ARRS operated at Selfridge Air Force Base. The 301st AARS conducted rescue missions out of Homestead Air Force Base in Florida, while the 303d AARS did the same in March Field, California, and the 304th in Portland, Oregon. Airmen performed search and rescue, and aeromedical evacuation missions. In 1977 the 920th Weather Reconnaissance Group was also assigned to the 403rd as was the 815th Weather Reconnassiance Squadron. Its crews and aircraft conducted aerial weather reconnaissance missions and flew into hurricanes to determine their intensities and movements. In 1978, after a mass suicide at Jonestown in Guyana, the wing helped recover the bodies of US citizens. After the eruption of Mount St. Helens (Washington) in 1980, the wing participated in search and rescue efforts.
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Pacific Areas, and Airmen conducted the first parachute drop and first air evacuation in the South Pacific. Airmen at first were sent to Tontouta, New Caledonia, where the group provided immediate support of cargo and passengers to Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands and Guadalcanal. 403rd Airmen also provided paratrooper drop support of U.S. and Australian paratroopers during the Lae Campaign in New Guinea in September 1943. 403rd Airmen were also involved in the February 1944 invasion of the Philippines to liberate the islands from Japanese control. Flying C-47s, Airmen brought in cargo and high priority personnel into the archipelago and evacuated wounded personnel on their way back. Airmen continued to work throughout 1944 to move troops, supplies, and other cargo to advance bases in the Pacific. Over the course of two years of flying during the war, the Group flew 247,660 hours and completed 201,422 missions. Airmen flew approximately 43, 211, 326 mission miles, and Airmen earned 546 Distinguished Flying Cross Medals, 1 Soldier’s Medal, and 1 Legion of Merit.
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themselves “The
Sandmen,” after their beloved commander Colonel Harry Sands Jr., whom they called “The Old Man,” “The Colonel,” and “Colonel Bud.” They all agreed that Colonel Sands was a “great leader” and a “Good Joe,” and they followed his leadership into battle after only a few months of training in the heartland.
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Dominican Republic and airlifted Christmas gifts destined for US servicemen in Vietnam. In January 1963 the wing also headed a mission to provide support for the Cuyamel Mission Clinic in Cuyamel, Honduras, and airlifted eight tons of medical supplies to the
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Established on 7 December 1942 and activated on 12 December 1942, the 403rd Troop Carrier Group mobilized in Bowman Field, Kentucky, as a response to U.S. involvement in World War II. The unit quickly moved to Alliance, Nebraska, for further training. Airmen of the 403rd Troop Carrier Group called
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were pressuring the Air Force to provide more wartime airlift. At the same time, about 150 C-119s became available from the active force. Consequently, in November 1956 the Air Force directed ConAC to convert three fighter bomber wings to the troop carrier mission by September 1957. In addition,
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with 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, which included the 403rd Wing,
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Although 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
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and replaced by the troop carrier mission. Cuts in the budget in 1957 also led to a reduction in the number of reserve wings from 24 to 15 and of squadrons from 55 to 45. The reduction impacted the 403rd Wing, which was replaced at Portland by a single squadron, the
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and Inherent Resolve. During one deployment in May 2018, 403rd Airmen deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, participated in the first dual-mission combat airdrop with Airmen assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
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Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was activated. The 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron transferred from Pope Field, North Carolina in February 2016, while the 12th Operational Weather flight was also re-assigned to the 403rd in October 2017.
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over 18,000 tons and evacuated almost 14,000 patients. After twenty-one months of active service, the 403rd Troop Carrier Wing was inactivated on 1 January 1953 and its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the
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1806:. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program.
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The wing was mobilized on 1 April 1951 for duty during the
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The USAF in Korea, Campaigns, Units and Stations 1950-1953
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683:403rd WG Lockheed Martin WC-130J Hercules 98-5307
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919:Fifth Air Force Reserve Region, 1 September 1960
1900:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1855:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
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958:Twenty-Second Air Force, 1 April 1997 – present
937:Western Air Force Reserve Region, 15 March 1976
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1312:Col James H. McPartlin, 15 Nov 1957
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1330:Lt Col Elmer C. Apel, 17 Aug 1976
1309:Col Robert W. Sheets, by Jan 1954
1288:Col Sidney S. Murphy, c. Jul 1951
674:
300:403rd Operations Support Squadron
3423:38th Photographic Reconnaissance
3418:36th Photographic Reconnaissance
3205:
3154:
2778:
2738:
2691:
2690:
2589:Division of Military Aeronautics
2114:
2013:Under Secretary of the Air Force
1786: This article incorporates
1781:
1318:Col George L. Kittle, 1 Dec 1970
1222:
1082:: 15 March 1976 – 1 October 1987
1067:: 15 March 1976 – 1 October 1987
1022:931st Tactical Air Support Group
997:: 21 April 1971 – 8 January 1976
985:: 1 August 1992 – 1 October 1994
940:Fourth Air Force, 8 October 1976
910:Fourth Air Force, 1 January 1953
550:Move to Selfridge Air Force Base
215:
209:403rd Troop Carrier Wing emblem
200:
160:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
79:
61:
33:
1892:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
1828:Endicott, Judy G., ed. (2001).
1776:
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1436:
1427:
1327:Col James S. Brown, 22 Jul 1976
1300:Col Philip H. Best, 14 Apr 1952
1185:Sikorsky HH-3 Jolly Green Giant
1036:: 1 April 1985 – 1 October 1987
1024:: 1 June 1970 – 15 January 1971
1018:: 1 June 1970 – 15 January 1971
955:Tenth Air Force, 1 October 1994
590:Niagara Falls Municipal Airport
319:12th Operational Weather Flight
3193:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
2500:Reserve Officer Training Corps
2457:Judge Advocate General's Corps
2099:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
2077:House Armed Services Committee
1571:
1562:
1541:
1532:
1417:
1408:
1200:Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules
1073:: 15 March 1976 – 1 April 1985
1016:930th Special Operations Group
882:
699:United States Southern Command
626:Air Reserve Technician Program
596:, while the 65th replaced the
456:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars
344:403rd Security Forces Squadron
316:5th Operational Weather Flight
1:
3582:1949 establishments in Oregon
3464:United States Army Air Forces
2648:Women Airforce Service Pilots
1852:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
1396:
1213:
1148:Douglas C-54 Skymaster (1952)
962:
809:Inactivated on 1 January 1953
705:, the 1989 action to replace
598:713th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
418:wing base organization system
2861:Air Reserve Personnel Center
1798:Cantwell, Gerald T. (1997).
1315:Col Gari F. King, 1 Aug 1961
1028:934th Tactical Airlift Group
995:914th Tactical Airlift Group
989:913th Tactical Airlift Group
606:O'Hare International Airport
505:more than 10,000 personnel,
483:187th Regimental Combat Team
450:Upon arrival at Ashiya, the
341:403rd Force Support Squadron
338:403rd Mission Support Group
7:
2003:Department of the Air Force
1505:"Factsheet 403 Wing (AFRC)"
1379:
1123:
1095:
1050:53rd Troop Carrier Squadron
862:403rd Tactical Airlift Wing
841:403rd Tactical Airlift Wing
827:403rd Tactical Airlift Wing
721:to Bosnia and Herzegovina;
610:97th Troop Carrier Squadron
586:64th Troop Carrier Squadron
540:65th Troop Carrier Squadron
518:Reactivation in the reserve
460:21st Troop Carrier Squadron
353:403rd Communications Flight
196:(approved 19 December 1995)
10:
3598:
3188:USAAF in the South Pacific
2008:Secretary of the Air Force
1193:Bell UH-1 Huey (1979–1987)
788:
731:Operation Uphold Democracy
729:fleeing Iraqi oppression;
578:63d Troop Carrier Squadron
362:
327:403rd Maintenance Squadron
259:
3459:
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1995:
977:403rd Troop Carrier Group
723:Operation Provide Comfort
715:Operation Provide Promise
665:929th Troop Carrier Group
661:928th Troop Carrier Group
657:927th Troop Carrier Group
574:439th Fighter-Bomber Wing
566:304th Air Rescue Squadron
476:403rd Troop Carrier Group
452:314th Troop Carrier Group
422:403rd Troop Carrier Group
350:41st Aerial Port Squadron
242:Air Force Reserve Command
211:(approved 9 January 1953)
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111:Air Force Reserve Command
106:
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2510:Airman Leadership School
2312:Thirteenth Expeditionary
2150:Field Operating Agencies
1131:Beechcraft T-7 Navigator
1111:Selfridge Air Force Base
796:403rd Troop Carrier Wing
739:Operation Provide Relief
594:445th Troop Carrier Wing
570:Selfridge Air Force Base
524:454th Troop Carrier Wing
402:403rd Troop Carrier Wing
324:403rd Maintenance Group
286:
254:Dobbins Air Reserve Base
2495:Officer Training School
1989:United States Air Force
1922:Rogers, Brian. (2005).
1640:Ravenstein, pp. 236–236
1529:Ravenstein, pp. 215–216
1173:Lockheed C-130 Hercules
950:Twenty-Second Air Force
798:, Medium on 10 May 1949
536:Continental Air Command
512:483d Troop Carrier Wing
468:Douglas C-54 Skymasters
410:Continental Air Command
396:was first activated at
238:United States Air Force
184:Colonel Stuart M. Rubio
116:Twenty-Second Air Force
87:United States Air Force
52:1949–1953; 1953–present
2825:Minneapolis-Saint Paul
2538:Awards and decorations
2171:District of Washington
2164:Direct Reporting Units
1788:public domain material
1117:Keesler Air Force Base
766:815th Airlift Squadron
758:345th Airlift Squadron
684:
464:Douglas C-47 Skytrains
389:
304:815th Airlift Squadron
296:403rd Operations Group
267:Department of Commerce
246:Keesler Air Force Base
128:Keesler Air Force Base
27:
2581:Aeronautical Division
1742:Cantwell, pp. 189–191
1697:Cantwell, pp. 149–150
1604:Cantwell, pp. 168–169
1167:Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
1155:Cessna U-3 Blue Canoe
682:
644:Berlin Crisis of 1961
556:Joint Chiefs of Staff
406:Curtiss C-46 Commando
387:
26:
3163:Thirteenth Air Force
2452:Aeronautical ratings
2051:Three-star generals
1511:on 13 September 2016
1386:Thirteenth Air Force
1246:improve this section
1161:Cessna O-2 Skymaster
944:Fourteenth Air Force
907:after 14 April 1952)
901:Eighteenth Air Force
895:Tactical Air Command
834:403rd Composite Wing
762:Air Mobility Command
709:as ruler of Panama;
703:Operation Just Cause
653:Cuban Missile Crisis
618:Air Materiel Command
544:Paine Air Force Base
437:Eighteenth Air Force
433:Tactical Air Command
400:in June 1949 as the
274:Air Mobility Command
43:over coastal Georgia
3392:550th Night Fighter
3387:419th Night Fighter
3382:418th Night Fighter
3314:4th Reconnaissance
2249:Numbered Air Forces
2030:Vice Chief of Staff
1953:Official fact sheet
1688:Maurer, pp. 325–326
1679:Maurer, pp. 713–714
1670:Maurer, pp. 247–248
1649:Maurer, pp. 242–243
1559:Endicott, pp. 98–99
1306:Unknown, 1 Jan 1953
983:908th Airlift Group
864:on 31 December 1987
836:on 31 December 1969
794:Established as the
770:Pope Air Force Base
733:, the removal of a
713:in Southwest Asia;
244:. It is located at
137:Spectate ad Caelum
3439:13th Troop Carrier
3330:403d Troop Carrier
3094:514th Air Mobility
3089:452nd Air Mobility
3079:349th Air Mobility
2607:The U.S. Air Force
2520:Fitness Assessment
2477:Chief of Chaplains
2396:Civilian auxiliary
2145:Air National Guard
2047:Four-star generals
1760:on 28 January 2016
1577:Ravenstein, p. 250
916:, 16 November 1957
905:315th Air Division
871:on 1 February 1992
869:403rd Airlift Wing
779:440th Airlift Wing
685:
663:at O'Hare and the
659:at Selfridge, the
561:Air National Guard
390:
388:Wing C-119 in 1952
368:Initial activation
194:403rd Wing emblem
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2490:Air Force Academy
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925:, 28 October 1962
923:Twelfth Air Force
857:on 1 January 1977
717:, the airlift of
651:occurred for the
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1202:(1998 – present)
889:Fourth Air Force
850:on 15 March 1976
743:Somali Civil War
719:humanitarian aid
416:units under the
412:reorganized its
398:Portland Airport
240:assigned to the
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2643:National Museum
2601:Army Air Forces
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2482:Chief Scientist
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2467:Security Forces
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