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The 915th was one of three C-119 groups assigned to the 435th Wing in 1963, the others being the 916th Troop Carrier Group at Donaldson Air Force Base, South Carolina and the 917th Troop Carrier Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
On 11 February 1963, the 915th Troop Carrier Group (915 TCG) was activated as a TAC-gained AFRES organization at Homestead AFB under the 435 TCW, with the 76 TCS as a subordinate unit. 1965 and 1966 also saw significant changes to AFRES and Air National Guard (ANG) operations at Homestead AFB.
0–9. 1st Troop Carrier Group (Provisional) 60th Troop Carrier Group; 61st Troop Carrier Group; 62d Troop Carrier Group; 63d Troop Carrier Group; 64th Troop Carrier Group
906th Troop Carrier Group; 907th Troop Carrier Group; 908th Troop Carrier Group; 909th Troop Carrier Group; 910th Troop Carrier Group; 911th Troop Carrier Group; 912th Troop Carrier Group; 913th Troop Carrier Group; 915th Troop Carrier Group; 916th Troop Carrier Group; 917th Troop Carrier Group; 921st Troop Carrier Group; 922d Troop Carrier ...
The group was equipped with Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars for Tactical Air Command airlift operations. The 916th was one of three C-119 groups assigned to the 435th Troop Carrier Wing in 1963, the others being the 915th Troop Carrier Group at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida and the 917th Troop Carrier Group at Barksdale Air Force Base ...
903d Troop Carrier Group; 907th Air Refueling Squadron; 908th Air Refueling Squadron; 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron; 909th Air Refueling Squadron; 915th Tactical Fighter Group; 918th Troop Carrier Group; 919th Troop Carrier Group; 920th Troop Carrier Group; 927th Troop Carrier Group; 928th Troop Carrier Group; 929th Troop Carrier Group
The 435th Troop Carrier Group was inactivated on 14 April 1959 when the 435th Wing adopted the Dual Deputy organization and the group's squadrons were assigned directly to the wing. [ 23 ] [ 21 ] [ 20 ] [ 18 ] In 1960, the wing left busy Miami International Airport and moved south to Homestead Air Force Base , Florida.
The group was organized at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Vietnam in December 1962 as the 315th Troop Carrier Group, Assault. It replaced the Combat Cargo Group, Provisional, 6492d at Tan Son Nhut. [ 27 ] The group was initially composed of a provisional transport squadron, an aerial port squadron and a maintenance squadron and was part of the 315th Air ...