322d Airlift Division

322d Airlift Division
322d Airlift Division emblem
Active	4 December 1944 – 15 February 1946; 12 June 1947 – 27 June 1949; 1 March 1954 – 24 December 1968; 13 June 1978 – 1 April 1992
Country	United States
Branch	Air Force
Part of	see "Assignments" section below
Garrison/HQ	see "Stations" section below
Equipment	see "Major Aircraft Operated" section below
Decorations	see "Lineage and honors" section below

The 322d Airlift Division (322d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Military Airlift Command, assigned to Twenty-First Air Force, being stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It was inactivated on 1 April 1992.

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During World War II, the 322d Troop Carrier Wing primarily carried high priority cargo destined for Air Corps organizations in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA). Besides carrying passengers and cargo, it evacuated wounded personnel and flew courier routes in SWPA.

Active in the Reserve from June 1947 – June 1949, it supervised subordinate unit training.

From March 1954, the 322d Air Division was responsible for airlifting personnel, cargo, and mail in Europe. Almost immediately after it commenced operations in Europe, the 322d became involved in a major airlift of French troops (Project Bali Hai) from bases in France to Indochina. Initially concerned only with operations in West Germany and France, it soon began operating throughout the entire USAFE area of responsibility. In addition to its routine duties, the division supported numerous humanitarian missions to Turkey, Iran, Morocco, and Pakistan, among other states.