60th AMW History 1940 - Present
Unit Designations
Group
Activated as 60th Transport Group 1 December 1940
Re-designated 60th Troop Carrier Group 7 July 1942
Inactivated 31 July 1945
Re-activated 30 September 1946
Re-designated Troop Carrier Group, Medium 1 July 1948
Re-designated Troop Carrier Group, Heavy 5 November 1948
Re-designated Troop Carrier Group, Medium 16 November 1949
Inactivated 12 March 1957
Re-activated as 60th Military Airlift Group 6 March 1978
Inactivated 15 February 1979
Re-activated as 60th Operations Group 1 November 1991
Wing
Activated as 60th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium 1 July 1948
Re-designated 60th Troop Carrier Wing, Heavy 5 November 1948
Re-designated 60th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium 16 November 1949
Inactivated 25 September 1958
Re-activated as 60th Military Airlift Wing 27 December 1965
Re-designated as 60th Airlift Wing 1 November 1991
Re-designated 60th Air Mobility Wing 1 October 1994
Active Duty Service
World War II Nov 1943-Aug 1945
Korean War 1 Apr 1951-31 Dec 1952
Cuban Missile Crisis 28 Oct 1962-28 Nov 1962
Vietnam War 26 Jan 1968-1 Jun 1969
Persian Gulf War 30 Aug 1990-30 Jul 1991
Global War on Terrorism 11 Sept 2001-
Aircraft Flown
Group
C-47 "Skytrain" 1940-1948
C-54 "Skymaster" 1948-1949
C-82 "Packet" 1949-1953
C-119 "Flying Boxcar" 1953-1957
C-141 "Starlifter" 1978-79, 1991-1996
C-5 "Galaxy" 1978-79, 1991-
KC-10 "Extender" 1994-
C-17 "Globemaster III" 2006-
Wing
C-45 "Expeditor" 1948
C-74 "Globemaster" 1948
C-54 "Skymaster" 1949-1955, 1966-1969
C-47 "Skytrain" 1949-1955, 1968-1969
B-17 "Fortress" 1949-1951
B-26 "Marauder" 1953-1951
C-82 "Packet" 1949-1953
L-5 "Sentinel" 1949-1951
C-119 "Flying Boxcar" 1951, 1953-1958
L-20 "Beaver" 1955
C-123 "Provider" 1956-1958
C-124 "Globemaster II" 1966-1967
C-130 "Hercules" 1966
C-133 "Cargomaster" 1966-1971
T-29 "Seastar" 1966-1973
U-3 "Vindicator" 1966-1968
C-141 "Starlifter" 1966-1996
C-131 "Samaritan" 1969-1975
T-39 "Sabreliner" 1969-1975
C-5 "Galaxy" 1970-
KC-10 "Extender" 1994-
C-17 "Globemaster III" 2006-