62nd Airlift Wing

62nd Airlift Wing
McChord Air Force Base, Washington
Motto(s)	Combat Airlift
Engagements	Armed Forces Expeditionary Grenada, 1983
Decorations	Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (12x)
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Sergio E. Anaya[1]
Notable commanders	Duncan McNabb George Scratchley Brown
Insignia
62nd Airlift Wing Emblem

The 62nd Airlift Wing, sometimes written as 62d Airlift Wing, (62 AW) is a wing of the

4th Airlift Squadron (4 AS)

7th Airlift Squadron (7 AS)

8th Airlift Squadron (8 AS)

62d Operations Support Squadron (62 OSS)

• 62d Maintenance Group (62 MXG)
• 627th Air Base Group (627 ABG) )
• 62d Medical Squadron (62 MDS)
• 62d Comptroller Squadron (62 CPTS)

History

The 62d Airlift Wing was first constituted as the 62nd Troop Carrier Wing on 28 July 1947, at McChord Field, Washington. It owes its numerical designation, and its first seven years of history prior to 1947, to the present day

Cold War

After the wing was established in 1947 it conducted troop carrier operations, tactical exercises, and humanitarian missions. The wing operated from McChord Air Force Base, Washington until late 1951 when it moved to Larson Air Force Base. From Larson the wing routinely performed troop carrier, air transport, and humanitarian missions on a global scale: flying mail to Japan for U.S. troops in Korea in 1952; bringing medical supplies to the flooded areas of Pakistan in 1954; and transporting French troops and equipment from France to

In the summer of 1975, the wing assumed control of the

In 1992, 62 AW flew relief mission to

2009 Air Mobility Rodeo

In 2009 the 62 AW won the Best Air Mobility Wing at the Air Mobility Rodeo, a biennial, international airlift competition hosted by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command. In addition to taking the top prize, the 62 AW also won Best C-17 Team and Best Airdrop Team. Beyond the major awards, sub-category awards won include Best Aerial Port Challenge Course Team, Best Joint Inspection Team, Best C-17 Low-level Airdrop Crew, Best C-17 Aircrew, and Best C-17 Post-flight Team.^[3]

Recent activities

Following the

On 8 May 2020, the 62 AW saluted the healthcare workers at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19 by performing a 2.5-hour C-17 Globemaster III two-ship formation flyover throughout Washington State's Puget Sound Region.

In August 2021, aircraft from 62 AW joined efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghan Allies from Kabul during the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban, during the 2021 Taliban offensive and the subsequent Fall of Kabul.

Lineage

• Established as 62nd Troop Carrier Wing on 28 July 1947

Organized on 15 August 1947

Redesignated: 62nd Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, on 22 August 1948

Redesignated: 62nd Troop Carrier Wing, Heavy, on 12 October 1949

Inactivated on 1 June 1950

• Activated on 17 September 1951

Redesignated: 62nd Air Transport Wing, Heavy, on 1 January 1965

Redesignated: 62nd Military Airlift Wing on 8 January 1966

Redesignated: 62d Airlift Wing on 1 December 1991.

• Designated 62d Air Expeditionary Wing in September 2001 when wing elements deployed to combat areas.

Assignments

Components

Wings

• 302d Troop Carrier Wing
  : attached 27 June 1949 – 5 May 1950

Groups

• 61st Troop Carrier Group
  : attached 21 November 1952 – 24 August 1954
• 62nd Troop Carrier (later, 62 Operations) Group: 15 August 1947 – 1 June 1950 (detached 2 May – 1 June 1950); 1 October 1951 – 15 January 1960; 1 December 1991–present

Squadrons

• 4th Troop Carrier (later, 4 Air Transport; 4 Military Airlift; 4 Airlift) Squadron: attached 8–14 January 1960, assigned 15 January 1960 – 1 December 1991
• 7th Troop Carrier (later, 7 Air Transport; 7 Military Airlift) Squadron: attached 8–14 January 1960, assigned 15 January 1960 – 22 December 1969
• 8th Troop Carrier (later, 8 Air Transport; 8 Military Airlift) Squadron: attached 8–14 January 1960, assigned 15 January 1960 – 1 December 1991.
• 10th Airlift Squadron: 1 October 2003 – 6 December 2016
• 19th Air Transport (later 19th Military Airlift) Squadron: 1 July 1963 – 22 December 1969
• 28th Air Transport (later 28th Military Airlift) Squadron
  : 1 July 1963 – 22 December 1969
• 36th Tactical Airlift (later, 36 Military Airlift) Squadron: 1 July 1975 – 1 December 1991.

Stations

• McChord Field (later, McChord AFB), Washington
  , 15 August 1947 – 1 June 1950; 17 September 1951
• Larson AFB, Washington
  , 21 April 1952
• McChord Air Force Base (Later became part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord), Washington, 13 June 1960–present

Aircraft

Operations

Unit shields

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  62 AW
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  62 CPTS
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  62 OG
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  4 AS
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  7 AS
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  8 AS
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  10 AS
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  62 OSS
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  62 MXG
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  62 AMXS
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  62 MXS
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  62 MOS
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  62 MSG
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  62 APS
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  62 CES
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  62 CS
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  62 CONS
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  62 LRS
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  62 MSS
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  62 SFS
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  62 MDG
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  Historical Wing Shields

References