437 Airlift Wing (AMC)

Lineage.  Established as 437 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, on 10 May 1949.  Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949.  Ordered to active service on 10 Aug 1950.  Inactivated on 10 Jun 1952.  Activated in the Reserve on 15 Jun 1952.  Inactivated on 16 Nov 1957. Redesignated as 437 Military Airlift Wing, and activated, on 27 Dec 1965.  Organized on 8 Jan 1966.  Redesignated as 437 Airlift Wing on 1 Oct 1991.

Assignments.  Tenth Air Force, 26 Jun 1949; Tactical Air Command, 14 Aug 1950; Fifth Air Force, 8 Nov 1950 (attached to FEAF Combat Cargo Command, Provisional, 8 Nov 1950-); 314 Air Division, 1 Dec 1950 (remained attached to FEAF Combat Cargo Command, Provisional, through 24 Jan 1951); 315 Air Division (Combat Cargo), 25 Jan 1951-10 Jun 1952. Tenth Air Force, 15 Jun 1952-16 Nov 1957.  Military Air Transport Service (later, Military Airlift Command), 27 Dec 1965; Twenty-First Air Force, 8 Jan 1966; Eighteenth Air Force, 1 Oct 2003-.

Operational Components.  Group437 Troop Carrier (later, 437 Operations): 27 Jun 1949-10 Jun 1952; 15 Jun 1952-16 Nov 1957; 1 Oct 1991-.  Squadrons3 Military Airlift: 8 Jan 1966-1 Aug 1973.  17 Military Airlift: 8 Jan 1966-8 Apr 1969; 1 Aug 1987-1 Oct 1991.  20 Military Airlift: 1 Aug 1973-1 Oct 1991.  41 Military Airlift: 8 Jan 1966-1 Oct 1991.  76 Military Airlift: 8 Jan 1966-1 Oct 1991.  1300 Military Airlift: 1 Mar 1978-1 Dec 1982.

Stations.  Chicago-Orchard Airport (later, O’Hare Field-Chicago Intl Airport), IL, 27 Jun 1949; Shaw AFB, SC, 14 Aug-16 Oct 1950; Brady Field, Japan, 8 Nov 1950-10 Jun 1952.  O’Hare Intl Airport, IL, 15 Jun 1952-16 Nov 1957.  Charleston AFB, SC, 8 Jan 1966-.

Service Streamers.  Global War on Terrorism - Service (GWOT-S).

Campaign Streamers.  Korea:  CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  Grenada, 1983; Panama, 1989-1990.

Decorations.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat “V” Device:  11 Sep 2001-30 Jun 2003.  Meritorious Unit Awards:  1 Jul 2009-30 Jun 2010; 1 Jul 2012-30 Jun 2013; 1 Jul 2013-30 Jun 2014; 1 Jul 2014-30 Jun 2015; 1 Jul 2016-30 Jun 2017; 1 Jul 2017-30 Jun 2018; 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2019; 1 Jul 2019-30 Jun 2020; 1 Jul 2020-30 Jun 2021.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:  11 Jul 1966-10 Jul 1967; 11 Jul 1967-10 Jul 1968; 11 Jul 1968-12 Jun 1969; 13 Jun 1969-12 Jun 1970; 13 Jun 1970-30 Jun 1972; 1 Jul 1972-30 Jun 1973; 1 Jul 1982-30 Jun 1984; 1 Jul 1984-30 Jun 1986; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1989; 1 Jul 1989-30 Jun 1990; 21 Sep-31 Oct 1989; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1995; 1 Jul 1995-30 Jun 1997; 1 Jul 1997-30 Jun 1998; 1 Jul 1998-30 Jun 2000; 1 Jul 2005-30 Jun 2007; 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2008; 1 Jul 2015-30 Jun 2016.  Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation:  1 Jul 1951-[10 Jun 1952].

Bestowed Honors.  Authorized to display honors earned by the 437 Troop Carrier Group prior to 27 Jun 1949.  Service Streamers.  World War II American Theater.  Campaign Streamers.  World War II:  Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.  Decorations.  Distinguished Unit Citation: France, [6-7] Jun 1944.

Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 12 Jun 2023.

Supersedes statement prepared on 28 Aug 2012.

Emblem.  Approved on 24 Nov 1953; latest rendering, 15 Apr 2019.

Prepared by Melissa Lahue.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.