The 923rd Troop Carrier Group is an inactive
United States Air Force Reserve
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unit. It was last active with the
433rd Troop Carrier Wing at
Carswell Air Force Base
Carswell Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located northwest of Fort Worth, Texas. For most of its operational lifetime, the base's mission was to train and support heavy strategic bombing groups and wings.
Carswe ...
, Texas, where it was inactivated on 25 November 1965.
History
Need for reserve troop carrier groups
After May 1959, the reserve flying force consisted of 45 troop carrier squadrons assigned to 15 troop carrier wings.
[There were an additional four rescue squadrons not assigned to the wings. Cantwell, p. 156] The squadrons were not all located with their parent wings, but were spread over thirty-five Air Force, Navy and civilian airfields under what was called the Detached Squadron Concept. The concept offered several advantages. Communities were more likely to accept the smaller
squadrons
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than the large
wings
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and the location of separate squadrons in smaller population centers would facilitate recruiting and manning. However, under this concept, all support organizations were located with the wing headquarters. Although this was not a problem when the entire wing was called to active service, mobilizing a single flying squadron and elements to support it proved difficult. This weakness was demonstrated in the partial mobilization of reserve units during the
Berlin Crisis of 1961
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. To resolve this, at the start of 1962,
Continental Air Command
Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948–1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
During the Korean War, ConAC provided the necessary aug ...
, (ConAC) determined to reorganize its reserve wings by establishing groups with support elements for each of its troop carrier squadrons. This reorganization would facilitate mobilization of elements of wings in various combinations when needed.
Activation of the 923rd Troop Carrier Group
As a result, the 923rd Troop Carrier Group was activated at
Hensley Field
The Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex or Grand Prairie AFRC (formerly Naval Air Station Dallas or Hensley Field) is a former United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas. The installation was ...
, Texas on 17 January 1963 as the headquarters for the
69th Troop Carrier Squadron
The 69th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active with the 916th Troop Carrier Group, based at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 25 November 1965.
History World War II
Establish ...
, which had been stationed there since November 1957.
[Maurer, p. 258] Along with group headquarters, a Combat Support Squadron, Materiel Squadron and a Tactical Infirmary were organized to support the 69th. Shortly after its organization, the group and its elements moved to nearby
Carswell Air Force Base
Carswell Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located northwest of Fort Worth, Texas. For most of its operational lifetime, the base's mission was to train and support heavy strategic bombing groups and wings.
Carswe ...
.
[Mueller, p. 70]
If mobilized, the group was gained by
Tactical Air Command
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, which was also responsible for its training. Its mission was to organize, recruit and train Air Force reservists in the tactical
airlift
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Airlifting consists of two distinct types: strategic and tactical. Typically, strategic airlifting involves moving material lo ...
of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems.
The group was one of three groups assigned to the
433rd Troop Carrier Wing in 1963, the others being the
921st and
922nd Troop Carrier Group at
Kelly Air Force Base
Kelly Field (formerly Kelly Air Force Base) is a Joint-Use facility located in San Antonio, Texas. It was originally named after George E. M. Kelly, the first member of the U.S. military killed in the crash of an airplane he was piloting.
I ...
, Texas
Operated at Carswell until November 1965 when inactivated as part of a ConAC reorganization of C-119 reserve units. Personnel eventually transferred to incoming
512th Troop Carrier Wing 51 may refer to:
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Lineage
* Established as the 922nd Troop Carrier Group, Medium and activated on 28 December 1962 (not organized)
: Organized in the Reserve on 17 January 1963
: Inactivated on 25 November 1965
* Redesignated 922nd Military Airlift Group on 31 July 1985
[Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations]
Assignments
* Continental Air Command, 28 December 1962 (not organized)
* 433rd Troop Carrier Wing, 17 January 1963 – 25 November 1965
Components
*
69th Troop Carrier Squadron
The 69th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active with the 916th Troop Carrier Group, based at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 25 November 1965.
History World War II
Establish ...
, 17 January 1963 – 25 November 1965
Stations
* Hensley Field, Texas, 17 January 1963
* Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, 2 February 1963 - 25 November 1965
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Aircraft
* Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) is an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, Litter (rescue basket), litte ...
, 1963-1965
References
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* {{cite book, last=Ravenstein, first=Charles A., title=Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977, url=https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave, year=1984, publisher=Office of Air Force History, location=Washington, DC, isbn=0-912799-12-9, url-access=registration
External links
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