314th Airlift Wing, US Air Force
314TH AIRLIFT WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 314 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, on 4 October 1948. Activated on 1 November 1948. Redesignated as: 314 Troop Carrier Wing on 1 January 1967; 314 Tactical Airlift Wing on 1 August 1967; 314 Airlift Wing on 1 December 1991. From activation until December 1965, the wing served as a primary troop carrier unit in the eastern United States, participating in joint airborne training with Army forces, developing assault airlift operations, and performing in aerial demonstrations, exercises, maneuvers, and joint operations. Wing operations extended worldwide. Between January 1966 and May 1971, it operated from Taiwan to provide passenger and cargo airlift throughout the Far East and combat airlift in Southeast Asia. Between 1 September 1966 and 15 March 1968, Detachment 1 of the wing served at Nha Trang Air Base in Vietnam. The detachment’s service there earned it two Presidential Unit Citations, one for the period 20 October 1966 to 15 March 1968, and one for the period 1 July 1967 to 1 March 1968. Returning to the US in May 1971, the wing acquired the assets of the inactivated 64 Tactical Airlift Wing and incurred host organization responsibilities of Little Rock AFB, AR. It operated C-130 training schools, providing classroom instruction and flying training to all branches of the US military and allied nations and served as a tactical airlift wing involved in worldwide airborne training, airlift, and special operations including deployments in support of the Commander-in-Chief, United States Air Forces in Europe. The wing also provided joint airborne communications center and command post support for the United States Readiness Command. In October 1983, the wing provided Joint Airborne Communications Center/Command Post equipment in support of the rescue of US nationals in Grenada. During December 1989 and January 1990, it provided airlift support for US intervention in Operation Just Cause in Panama. The 314th conducted airlift control support in addition to airlift of troops and equipment to the Middle East in support of the liberation of Kuwait, August 1990–March 1991. From 1991 to present, in addition to its primary mission of aircrew training, the wing conducted numerous disaster relief and humanitarian support missions including airdrop of US Army Troops; humanitarian aid; emergency supplies; and medical evacuations in addition to airlifting passengers and equipment. During September 2005 flew Hurricane Katrina relief missions. Deployed some personnel to Southwest Asia in support of Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), 2005-.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved on 17 June 1954 and modified on 13 February 1995.
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