Lineage. Established as 911 Troop Carrier Group, Medium, and activated, on 28 Dec 1962. Organized in the Reserve on 17 Jan 1963. Redesignated as: 911 Military Airlift Group on 1 Jan 1967; 911 Tactical Airlift Group on 1 Mar 1972; 911 Airlift Group on 1 Feb 1992; 911 Airlift Wing on 1 Oct 1994.
Assignments. 459 Troop Carrier (later, 459 Military Airlift) Wing, 17 Jan 1963; 94 Military Airlift Wing, attached 1-20 Apr 1971; assigned 21 Apr 1971; 302 Tactical Airlift Wing, 25 Feb 1972; 439 Tactical Airlift (later, 439 Military Airlift; 439 Airlift) Wing, 1 Oct 1980; 94 Airlift Wing, 1 Aug 1992; Tenth Air Force, 1 Oct 1994; Twenty-Second Air Force, 1 Apr 1997-.
Components. Group. 911 Operations: 1 Aug 1992-. Squadron. 758 Troop Carrier (later, 758 Military Airlift; 758 Tactical Airlift; 758 Airlift): 17 Jan 1963-1 Aug 1992.
Stations. Greater Pittsburgh Aprt (later, Greater Pittsburgh IAP-Air Reserve Facility; Greater Pittsburgh IAP-ARS; Pittsburgh IAP-ARS), PA, 17 Jan 1963-.
Commanders. Col Donald M. Reed, 17 Jan 1963; Col Howard W. Dye Jr., 25 Aug 1968 (temp); Col Leroy C. Felton, 22 Sep 1968; Lt Col William F. Haney Jr., by Oct 1972; Lt Col Jimmy C. Brown, Mar 1974; Col William J. McQuade, by Sep 1976; Col Samuel G. Woodrow, 13 Jan 1985; Col James D. Copenhaver, 28 Aug 1988; Col Christopher M. Joniec, 24 Jan 1990; Col Thomas W. Spencer, 21 Aug 1994; Col Francis Baxter Lane, 7 Jun 1998; Col Carl E. Vogt, Jul 2002; Col Randel Bright, 1 Aug 2005; Col Gordon Elwell Jr., July 2007; Col Jeffrey T. Pennington, 2010; Col Craig C. Peters, May 2012; Col Jeffrey A Vandootingh, Aug 2014-.
Aircraft. C-119, 1963-1967; C-124, 1966-1972; C-123, 1972-1980; C-130, 1980-.
Operations. Trained for and participated in air transport of airborne forces, equipment and supplies with delivery by airdrop, extraction, and airlanding, as well as air evacuation within a theater of operations, 1963-. Provided airlift to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and for other contingency operations, such as the Dominican crisis in 1965, as well as numerous humanitarian flights. Periodically rotated flight crews and other personnel to Panama, and later Puerto Rico, to support SOUTHCOM commitments beginning in 1973. In the 1990s, periodically deployed personnel in support of contingency operations in Southwest Asia and the Balkans. Since 1990s, trained for and took part in airlift operations and missions as needed.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan 1977-31 Dec 1978; 1 Aug 1987-31 Jul 1989; 15 Sep 1990-14 Sep 1992; 16 Sep 2006-15 Sep
2008. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Jan 1968-29 Feb 1972.
Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 5 Aug 2016
Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through May 2012.
Supersedes statement prepared on 20 Mar 2013.
Emblem. Approved on 22 Mar 1995.
Prepared by TSgt David Dollman.