Lineage. Established as 433 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on 10 May 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to active service on 15 Oct 1950. Inactivated on 14 Jul 1952. Activated in the Reserve on 18 May 1955. Redesignated as: 433 Tactical Airlift Wing on 1 Jul 1967; 433 Military Airlift Wing on 25 Jul 1969; 433 Tactical Airlift Wing on 29 Jun 1971; 433 Military Airlift Wing on 1 Apr 1985; 433 Airlift Wing on 1 Feb 1992.
Assignments. Ninth Air Force, 27 Jun 1949; First Air Force, 1 Aug 1950; Tactical Air Command, 16 Oct 1950; Eighteenth Air Force, 1 Jun 1951 (attached to Twelfth Air Force, 5-7 Aug 1951); Twelfth Air Force, 8 Aug 1951-14 Jul 1952. Fourteenth Air Force, 18 May 1955; Tenth Air Force, 25 Mar 1958; Fourth Air Force Reserve Region, 1 Sep 1960; Central Air Force Reserve Region, 31 Dec 1969; Fourth Air Force, 8 Oct 1976-.
Components. Groups. 433 Troop Carrier (later, Operations): 27 Jun 1949-14 Jul 1952; 18 May 1955-14 Apr 1959; 1 Aug 1992-. 901 Tactical Airlift: 1 Oct 1982-1 Apr 1985. 908 Tactical Airlift: 1 Mar 1968-25 Apr 1969. 916 Troop Carrier (later, Military Airlift): 18 Mar-1 Jul 1963; 21 Apr 1971-8 Jul 1972. 921 Troop Carrier (later, Military Airlift; Tactical Airlift): 17 Jan 1963-26 Jan 1968; 2 Jun 1969-1 Nov 1974. 922 Troop Carrier (later, Tactical Airlift): 17 Jan 1963-30 Jun 1974. 923 Troop Carrier: 17 Jan 1963-25 Nov 1965. 924 Tactical Airlift: 1 Jul 1972-1 Apr 1981. 926 Tactical Airlift: 1 Mar 1968-1 Oct 1969. 929 Troop Carrier: 1 Jan 1964-1 Jul 1966. 934 Tactical Airlift: 1 Oct 1981-1 Apr 1985. Squadrons. 67 Troop Carrier:14 Apr 1959-17 Jan 1963. 68 Troop Carrier (later, Tactical Airlift; Airlift): 14 Apr 1959-17 Jan 1963; 1 Nov 1974-1 Aug 1992. 69 Troop Carrier: 14 Apr 1959-17 Jan 1963. 705 Tactical Airlift Training: 1 Jul-1 Sep 1972.
Stations. Cleveland Muni Aprt, OH, 27 Jun 1949; Greenville (later, Donaldson) AFB, SC, 16 Oct 1950-20 Jul 1951; Rhein-Main AB, Germany, 5 Aug 1951-14 Jul 1952. Brooks AFB, TX, 18 May 1955; Kelly AFB (later, Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB; Kelly Field Annex, JBSA Lackland), TX, 1 Nov 1960-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul-31 Dec 1964; 16 Jul 1977-15 Jul 1979; 1 Oct 1981-30 Sep 1983; 1 Oct 1986-30 Sep 1988; 12 Sep 2000-11 Sep 2002; 1 Sep 2004-31 Aug 2006; 1 Jan 2007-31 Dec 2008. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966-28 Jun 1971.
Bestowed Honors. Authorized to display honors earned by the 433 Operations Group before 27 Jun 1949. Service Streamers. None. Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Japan; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; Ryukyus. Decorations. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).
Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 5 Sep 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 15 Jun 2012.
Emblem. Approved on 4 Aug 1995; latest rendering, 24 Apr 2023.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.