317th Airlift Wing, US Air Force
317TH AIRLIFT WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 317 Troop Carrier Wing, Heavy, on 10 August 1948. Activated on 18 August 1948. Inactivated on 14 September 1949. Redesignated as 317 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, on 3 July 1952. Activated on 14 July 1952. Inactivated on 25 September 1958. Activated on 13 March 1963. Organized on 15 April 1963. Redesignated as: 317 Troop Carrier Wing on 1 March 1966; 317 Tactical Airlift Wing on 1 May 1967; 317 Airlift Wing on 1 January 1992. Inactivated on 18 August 1993. Redesignated as 317 Airlift Group on 31 March 1997. Activated on 1 April 1997. Redesignated as 317 Airlift Wing on 6 July 2017. Provided airlift service in the Far East, 1948. At the end of 1948, moved to Germany, where it participated in the Berlin Airlift from January until inactivation in September 1949. From July 1952 to September 1958, provided airlift service for USAFE, NATO and the UN, participating in numerous training exercises and humanitarian missions. From April 1963 to June 1964, provided airlift for USAFE. Moved to Ohio in June 1964, becoming involved in the TAC’s worldwide airlift operations, with emphasis on airborne training. Provided C-130 crew replacement training support for PACAF, October 1965-July 1971 and August-December 1971. Trained C-123 combat crews for the U.S. and Republic of Vietnam between September 1969 and August 1971. Tested adverse weather delivery system (AWADS) equipment in combat operations in Southeast Asia from September 1977 to January 1978, and trained aircrews in the system for a C-130 squadron in Europe. Since 1979, supported the nation’s new rapid deployment forces. Participated in exercises with other Air Force commands, sister services, and with U.S. allies. Provided airlift, combat control, medical evacuation, and security police support for Operation Urgent Fury, the rescue and evacuation of American citizens from Grenada, October-November 1983. Between 1983 and 1993, participated in training exercises, special assignment airlift missions, channel missions for Military Airlift Command and Air Mobility Command, and national airlift competitions. Crews and aircraft of assigned squadrons rotated periodically to England for European intra-theater airlift. Trained jointly with Army airborne forces from Fort Bragg, NC. Tested container delivery system for parachute dropping of heavy equipment. Deployed crews and aircraft worldwide as needed. Took part in Operation Just Cause in Panama. After an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, transported troops, equipment, and supplies to Southwest Asia as part of Operation Desert Shield. Participated in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. In 1992, took part in humanitarian airlifts to Bosnia (Operation Provide Promise) and Somalia (Operation Provide Relief). Transported relief workers and supplies to Florida after Hurricane Andrew. From 1997 to present, deployed personnel and equipment worldwide to provide all phases of combat delivery, air-land, airdrop, airlift maintenance and recovery, operations support and deployable air mobility command and control.
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The Emblem was approved on 15 May 1958; newest rendition 12 September 2012.
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