1 00:00:00,230 --> 00:00:02,960 For the past 75 years . The 60 th air 2 00:00:02,970 --> 00:00:04,869 mobility wing has delivered in 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,102 countless operations around the globe . 4 00:00:08,329 --> 00:00:10,440 During the Berlin Airlift , the 60 th 5 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,899 troop carrier wing was activated at Kaf 6 00:00:13,310 --> 00:00:15,560 Boen Air Base , Germany on July 1st 7 00:00:15,569 --> 00:00:16,760 1948 . 8 00:00:19,559 --> 00:00:22,799 In 1958 the 60 th carry wing was 9 00:00:22,809 --> 00:00:24,976 inactivated ending its first period of 10 00:00:24,979 --> 00:00:27,819 honorable service headquarters . 11 00:00:27,829 --> 00:00:30,299 Military airlift command redesignated 12 00:00:30,309 --> 00:00:32,680 the 60 th troop carrier wing as the 60 13 00:00:32,689 --> 00:00:34,349 th military airlift wing and 14 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,610 reactivated the unit in 1965 . In 15 00:00:37,619 --> 00:00:40,650 1966 the six th became the new host 16 00:00:40,659 --> 00:00:42,630 unit at Travis Air Force Base . 17 00:00:44,450 --> 00:00:46,080 Later that year , the 60 th 18 00:00:46,090 --> 00:00:48,509 transitioned to the C five galaxy 19 00:00:48,540 --> 00:00:50,762 becoming the military airlift command's 20 00:00:50,762 --> 00:00:52,930 first operational squadron to fly the 21 00:00:52,939 --> 00:00:55,450 new transport aircraft . In the spring 22 00:00:55,459 --> 00:00:58,759 of 1973 the 60 th military airlift wing 23 00:00:58,770 --> 00:01:01,103 became a major participant in operation , 24 00:01:01,103 --> 00:01:03,490 homecoming the repatriation of American 25 00:01:03,500 --> 00:01:05,760 prisoners of war from North Vietnam . 26 00:01:05,769 --> 00:01:08,629 In 1974 the sixties began supporting 27 00:01:08,639 --> 00:01:11,010 operation deep freeze missions . The 28 00:01:11,019 --> 00:01:13,186 annual resupply of scientific research 29 00:01:13,186 --> 00:01:14,559 teams in the Arctic , 30 00:01:19,290 --> 00:01:21,489 a highly visible instrument of us 31 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:23,556 foreign policy . The 60 th played an 32 00:01:23,556 --> 00:01:25,444 important role in maintaining the 33 00:01:25,444 --> 00:01:27,611 balance of power in the world . During 34 00:01:27,611 --> 00:01:28,611 the 1980 s . 35 00:01:34,510 --> 00:01:36,343 In the early nineties , military 36 00:01:36,343 --> 00:01:38,566 airlift command became the air mobility 37 00:01:38,566 --> 00:01:41,209 command or A MC and redesignated the 38 00:01:41,220 --> 00:01:43,959 sixth military airlift wing as the 60 39 00:01:43,970 --> 00:01:44,970 th Airlift wing . 40 00:01:49,790 --> 00:01:51,790 Later that year , the 60 s played a 41 00:01:51,790 --> 00:01:53,790 vital role throughout the course of 42 00:01:53,790 --> 00:01:55,846 operation , Desert Shield and Desert 43 00:01:55,846 --> 00:01:56,846 Storm . 44 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,260 In 1994 the wing received its first KC 45 00:02:05,269 --> 00:02:08,380 10 Extender air fueling squadron with 46 00:02:08,389 --> 00:02:10,389 its combined mission of airlift and 47 00:02:10,389 --> 00:02:12,259 tanker operations . Air mobility 48 00:02:12,270 --> 00:02:14,880 command redesignated the 60 th Airlift 49 00:02:14,889 --> 00:02:17,559 wing as the 60 th air mobility wing 50 00:02:18,940 --> 00:02:21,509 beginning in 2001 . The 60 th air 51 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,710 mobility wing helped the US take the 52 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,679 global war on terrorism to Afghanistan 53 00:02:26,690 --> 00:02:29,839 in operation enduring freedom . In 2003 , 54 00:02:29,850 --> 00:02:32,389 the 60 th supported operation Iraqi 55 00:02:32,399 --> 00:02:34,910 freedom and later operation new dawn . 56 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,960 The wing received the first of 13 c 17 , 57 00:02:37,970 --> 00:02:41,309 a Globemaster three aircraft in 2006 . 58 00:02:42,649 --> 00:02:45,470 In early 2010 , the wing provided us 59 00:02:45,479 --> 00:02:47,720 humanitarian response to the massive 60 00:02:47,729 --> 00:02:49,729 Haitian earthquake during operation 61 00:02:49,729 --> 00:02:52,850 unified response . In late 2012 , the 62 00:02:52,860 --> 00:02:55,199 sixties rapidly responded to restore 63 00:02:55,210 --> 00:02:56,910 utilities in the areas of the 64 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,990 northeastern US devastated by 65 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,759 Superstorm sandy in 2014 , the 60 66 00:03:02,779 --> 00:03:05,380 along with the tenant units , the 3 49 67 00:03:05,389 --> 00:03:07,419 air mobility wing and the 6 21 68 00:03:07,429 --> 00:03:09,860 contingency response wing provided 69 00:03:09,869 --> 00:03:11,925 support to America's response to the 70 00:03:11,925 --> 00:03:15,009 Ebola crisis in Africa . In 2018 , the 71 00:03:15,020 --> 00:03:18,089 wing broke ground on the new KC 46 3 72 00:03:18,100 --> 00:03:20,110 bay hangar in preparation for the 73 00:03:20,119 --> 00:03:23,539 arrival of the KC 46 in 74 00:03:23,550 --> 00:03:25,960 2021 . Travis airman participated in 75 00:03:25,970 --> 00:03:28,289 operation allies . The largest non 76 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:31,000 combatant evacuation in us history . 77 00:03:41,839 --> 00:03:44,160 Throughout our lineage , our 60th air 78 00:03:44,169 --> 00:03:46,520 mobility wing airmen have proven their 79 00:03:46,529 --> 00:03:48,929 ability to rapidly project American 80 00:03:48,940 --> 00:03:51,410 power any time anywhere .