433d Airlift Wing
433d Airlift Wing
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433d Airlift Wing - C-5A Galaxy 69-0016
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| Active | 1949–1952; 1955–present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Type | Wing |
| Role | Airlift |
| Size | 3,400 |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Kelly Field Annex, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas |
| Nickname(s) | The Alamo Wing |
| Decorations |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel William W. Whittenberger, Jr. |
| Insignia | |
| 433d Airlift Wing emblem (approved 4 August 1995 |  |
| Patch with 433d Troop Carrier Wing emblem (approved 7 July 1961) |  |
| Tail stripe | Forward, blue with white star; aft, red and white (Texas flag) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | C-5 Galaxy |
The 433d Airlift Wing is an Air Reserve component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Fourth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. If mobilized, the wing is gained by Air Mobility Command.
The 433d Airlift Wing, the "Alamo Wing", organizes, equips and trains its approximately 3,100 ready reservists to achieve combat readiness according to training standards established by Air Mobility Command (AMC) and Air Education and Training Command (AETC).
The Wing performs peacetime missions and Air Expeditionary Force tasking compatible with Air Force Reserve Command training requirements and maintenance of mobilization readiness. When mobilized, the 433d Airlift Wing provides the aircraft, crews, support personnel and equipment necessary to meet combat readiness objectives established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, AMC, AETC and the gaining theater Combatant Commanders.
The Alamo Wing is also the Air Force Reserve's only Formal Training Unit (FTU) providing initial and advanced Lockheed C-5 Galaxy flight qualification for the total force - Reserve, Active Duty and National Guard.
The 433d Airlift Wing consists of the following major units:
The wing was first activated in the reserve as the 433d Troop Carrier Wing, replacing the 12th Air Division at Cleveland Municipal Airport on 27 June 1949 when Continental Air Command (ConAC) reorganized its reserve units under the wing base organization system. The ConAC reorganization also reflected President Truman’s reduced 1949 defense budget, which required reductions in the number of units in the Air Force, The wing was manned at 25% of normal strength but its combat group was authorized four squadrons rather than the three of active duty units. The wing flew various trainer aircraft and Curtiss C-46 Commandos.
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