94th Airlift Wing
Activation of groups under the wing
### Activation of groups under the wing

Although the dispersal of flying units 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](/wiki/Berlin_Crisis_of_1961 "Berlin Crisis of 1961") To resolve this, at the start of 1962, Continental Air Command determined to reorganize its reserve wings by establishing [groups](/wiki/Group_%28military_aviation_unit%29 "Group (military aviation unit)") with support elements for each of its troop carrier squadrons. This reorganization would facilitate mobilization of elements of wings in various combinations when needed. However, as this plan was entering its implementation phase, another partial mobilization, which included the 94th Wing, occurred for the [Cuban Missile Crisis](/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis "Cuban Missile Crisis"), with the units being released on 22 November 1962\. The formation of troop carrier groups was delayed until February for wings that had been mobilized.Cantwell, pp. 189–191

The wing also participated in contingency operations in the [Dominican Republic](/wiki/Dominican_Civil_War "Dominican Civil War") in 1965\.

The 902d Group at Grenier was inactivated in January 1966, when the station was turned over to the [New Hampshire Air National Guard](/wiki/New_Hampshire_Air_National_Guard "New Hampshire Air National Guard"), but was replaced by the [905th Troop Carrier Group](/wiki/905th_Troop_Carrier_Group "905th Troop Carrier Group"), which had recently moved to [Westover Air Force Base](/wiki/Westover_Air_Force_Base "Westover Air Force Base"), Massachusetts, in July. The wing's two groups converted to [Douglas C\-124 Globemaster IIs](/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II "Douglas C-124 Globemaster II") that year, and traded the "troop carrier" in their names for "military airlift" as the wing became the **94th Military Airlift Wing**. The wing flew strategic airlift including troop and cargo\-carrying missions to Southeast Asia until 1971, augmenting the airlift resources of [Military Airlift Command](/wiki/Military_Airlift_Command "Military Airlift Command") and [Tactical Air Command](/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command "Tactical Air Command").

In February 1972, the 905th Group was reassigned to the [459th Military Airlift Wing](/wiki/459th_Military_Airlift_Wing "459th Military Airlift Wing"), leaving the wing with only a single group. In July, it moved back to its original base at Dobbins and became the **94th Tactical Airlift Wing**. It was assigned the [908th](/wiki/908th_Tactical_Airlift_Group "908th Tactical Airlift Group") and [918th Tactical Airlift Groups](/wiki/918th_Tactical_Airlift_Group "918th Tactical Airlift Group"), flying the [de Havilland Canada C\-7 Caribou](/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_C-7_Caribou "De Havilland Canada C-7 Caribou"). The wing's primary operations now involved support of [Army](/wiki/United_States_Army "United States Army") [airborne forces](/wiki/Airborne_forces "Airborne forces"), tactical cargo airlift, and air evacuation missions.

From July 1973 to May 1975, the wing flew missions in Puerto Rico, airdropping 1\.2 billion sterile screwworm flies as part of a project to eradicate the screwworm menace to Puerto Rico's livestock. It controlled the [907th Tactical Airlift Group](/wiki/907th_Tactical_Airlift_Group "907th Tactical Airlift Group") with an aerial spraying mission between 1981 and 1989\. In 1981, the 94th became the second largest wing in the Air Force Reserve, flying three different types of transport aircraft. By 1987, it had given up C\-7 and C\-123 aircraft, retaining only C\-130s. In 1990–1991, wing personnel transported passengers and materiel between the United States and Southwest Asia.

Elements of the wing rotated regularly to Panama during the 1980s and 1990s. The wing participated in numerous humanitarian airlift and contingency operations worldwide, especially in the areas of Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean Sea. In the spring of 1996, wing personnel and aircraft deployed to Europe in support of peacekeeping operations in Bosnia.

Recent operations have been the Haiti invasion preparations; deployment to [Ramstein Air Base](/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base "Ramstein Air Base"), Germany for Bosnian airlift support; Somalian aeromedical evacuation; air logistic support from [Incirlik Air Base](/wiki/Incirlik_Air_Base "Incirlik Air Base"), Turkey; and preparations of hurricane relief supplies. In addition. Until its closure in 1999, the wing also routinely rotated aircraft/crews to the former [Howard Air Force Base](/wiki/Howard_Air_Force_Base "Howard Air Force Base"), Panama, for Latin and South American logistic support, a mission that has since shifted to [Muñiz Air National Guard Base](/wiki/Mu%C3%B1iz_Air_National_Guard_Base "Muñiz Air National Guard Base"), Puerto Rico. On nearly a daily basis, unit personnel fly airlift missions throughout the United States and overseas.


What types of aircraft did the wing's two groups convert to in 1966?