Talk:62nd Airlift Wing

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Lineage

Established as 62nd Troop Carrier Wing on 28 July 1947. Organized on 15 August 1947. Redesignated: 62nd Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, on 22 August 1948; 62nd Troop Carrier Wing, Heavy, on 12 October 1949. Inactivated on 1 June 1950. Activated on 17 September 1951. Redesignated: 62nd Air Transport Wing, Heavy, on 1 January 1965; 62d Military Airlift Wing on 8 January 1966; 62nd Airlift Wing on 1 December 1991. [edit]

Assignments

Twelfth Air Force, 15 August 1947; Fourth Air Force, 10 December 1948–1 June 1950. Eighteenth Air Force, 17 September 1951; Twenty-Second Air Force, 1 July 1957; Fifteenth Air Force, 1 July 1993–. [edit]

Components

Wing

*         o 302nd Troop Carrier Wing: attached 27 June 1949–5 May 1950.

Groups

*         o 61st Troop Carrier Group: attached 21 November 1952–24 August 1954. o 62d Troop Carrier Group (later, 62d Operations): 15 August 1947–1 June 1950 (detached 2 May–1 June 1950); 1 October 1951–15 January 1960; 1 December 1991–.

Squadrons.

*         o 4th Airlift Squadron: attached 8–14 January 1960, assigned 15 January 1960–1 December 1991. o 7th Logistic Support Squadron: 1 July 1963–1 July 1964. o 7th Airlift Squadron: attached 8–14 January 1960, assigned 15 January 1960–22 December 1969. o 8th Airlift Squadron: attached 8–14 January 1960, assigned 15 January 1960–1 December 1991. o 19th Logistic Support Squadron(later, 19th Air Transport; 19th Military Airlift): 1 July 1963–22 December 1969. o 28th Airlift Squadron: attached 1–7 July 1967, assigned 8 July 1967–8 April 1969. o 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron (later, 36th Military, 36th Airlift): 1 July 1975–1 December 1991.

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Stations

McChord Field (later, AFB), WA, 15 August 1947–1 June 1950. McChord AFB, WA, 17 September 1951; Larson AFB, WA, 21 April 1952; McChord AFB, WA, 13 June 1960–. [edit]

Commanders

Col Julius A. Kolb, 15 August 1947; Col Fred C. Nelson, 10 April 1948–1 May 1950; none (not manned), 2 May–1 June 1950. Brig Gen Harold W. Bowman, 17 September 1951; Col Edward T. Imparate, 19 March 1952; Brig Gen Harold W. Bowman, Apr 1952; Brig Gen George F. McGuire, 18 September 1954; Col John M. Hutchison, 26 May 1958; Col Harold M. Brecht, 13 June 1960; Col Allison C. Brooks, 15 August 1960; Col Tracy J. Petersen, (by 27) Feb 1963; Col Allison C. Brooks, May 1963; Col Tracy J. Petersen, 3 January 1964; Col Hugh E. Wild, 7 August 1964; Col Theodore P. Tatum, 16 November 1966; Brig Gen Clare T. Ireland, Jr., 9 June 1967; Col John H. Germeraad, 16 February 1969; Brig Gen Arthur W. Cruikshank, Jr., 19 May 1969; Brig Gen John H. Germeraad, 22 August 1969; Brig Gen Van N. Backman, 1 March 1970; Brig Gen Benjamin F. Starr, Jr., 31 May 1973; Col Donald W. Bennett, 12 August 1973; Brig Gen Edward J. Nash, 14 August 1973; Col Allan K. Andreason, 8 August 1975; Col Donald D. Brown, 1 July 1977; Col James D. Kellim, 20 February 1979; Col Donald C. Smith, 18 September 1979; Col Jerry P. Harmon, 24 March 1982; Col Vernon J. Kondra, 23 March 1984; Col Edwin E. Tenoso, 19 May 1986; Col Michael J. McCarthy, 16 August 1989; Col Howard J. Ingersoll, 17 June 1991–. [edit]

Aircraft

C-82, 1947–1950; C-54, 1949–1950. C-124, 1951–1969; C-54, 1952; C-141, 1966–; C-130, 1975–1989. [edit]

Operations

Conducted troop carrier operations, tactical exercises, and humanitarian missions initially with C–82s and later with C–54s, 1947–1950. Provided training for 302d Troop Carrier Wing, a Reserve corollary, Jun 1949–May 1950. Not operational 2 May–1 June 1950. Trained in troop carrier operations with C–124s and C–54s at McChord AFB, WA, in late 1951 and early 1952. Moved to Larson AFB, WA, in Apr 1952. From Larson, routinely performed troop carrier, air transport, and humanitarian missions on a global scale. Participated in the airlift of French troops from France to Indo-China in Operation BALI-HAI, Apr–May 1954. Provided a major portion of the airlift needed to construct the distant early warning (DEW) line in northern Alaska and Canada, 1955–1956, and thereafter periodically resupplied the DEW line stations. During the international geophysical year 1957–1958, and subsequently through 1962, supported scientific stations in the Arctic Ocean by airlanding and airdropping supplies on the drifting ice. Moved to McChord AFB in 1960. Helped transport UN troops and supplies to the Congo in 1960. Assumed responsibility in 1963 for worldwide airlift of nuclear weapons and associated equipment, continuing this mission through early 1971. Assumed airlift of Minuteman missiles from depots to operating sites in Apr 1971. In 1972, supported Presidential trips to China and the Soviet Union. From 12 February to 1 April 1973, transported former prisoners of war from North Vietnam to the Philippines and the United States. That same year, transported UN troops from Indonesia to Israel and Egypt as part of a peacekeeping effort. From Oct 1975 to Oct 1977, maintained a detachment of C–130s in the Canal Zone to support USAF needs in Central and South America. Airlifted troops and supplies during invasion of Grenada, also airlifted university students to safety, Oct–Nov 1983. Participated in the airdrop of heavy equipment and personnel during military action in Panama, 20 December 1989. Airlifted personnel and equipment in support of American involvement in Southwest Asia and operated airlift control elements at Zaragoza, Spain, to direct cargo and personnel destined for Southwest Asia, Aug 1990–Mar 1991. Evacuated and gave assistance to Americans at Clark Air Base and Subic Bay Naval Base, who were displaced by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippine Islands, Jun–Jul 1991. [edit]

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. Grenada, 1983.

Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 January 1961–1 November 1962; 1 July 1965– 15 July 1966; 1 July 1969–30 June 1970; 1 July 1973–30 June 1974; 1 July 1981– 30 June 1983; 1 July 1983–30 June 1985; 14 June–3 July 1991. [edit]

Bestowed honors

Authorized to display honors earned by the 62d Operations Group prior 15 August 1947.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Southern France; North Apennines; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations. None. [edit]

Emblem

Gray, a globe with axis bendwise Azure gridlined of the first above in base two arched olive branches, one to dexter and one to sinister Vert, overall in pale a sword with blade Argent, hilt Or, the blade winged of the last, the point of the blade surmounting a sunburst of the like, all within a diminished bordure Or. Approved on 17 November 1969 (KE 37129); replaced emblem approved on 18 August 1955 (K&KE 9634). Motto: IN OMNIA PARATUS— IN ALL THINGS READY. Approved on 18 August 1955.