516th Troop Carrier Wing
| 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Type | Aeronautical Systems |
| Part of | Air Force Material Command |
| Insignia | |
| 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing emblem |  |
| Patch with 516th Troop Carrier Wing emblem (Approved 9 September 1954) |  |
The 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing (AESW) is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was last assigned to the Aeronautical Systems Center of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
The 516th AESW was responsible for modernization, development, test, production, deployment and sustainment of new and existing aircraft systems to meet Air Mobility Command, Air Force Reserve Command, Air National Guard, and Special Operations Forces in global mobility mission areas. The wing executed a $16.9 billion budget.
Assigned to the reserves in the 1949 conversion to the Wing Base reorganization as the 516th Troop Carrier Wing, the wing performed reserve troop carrier training under the supervision of the 2584th Air Force Reserve Training Center at Memphis Municipal Airport (MAP), Tennessee until April 1951. Upon entering active duty in place that month the wing assumed responsibility for operating and maintaining the USAF portion of Memphis MAP and participated in tactical exercises and worldwide airlift. The wing converted from Curtiss C-46 Commando to Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft in 1952. It was replaced by 463d Troop Carrier Wing in January 1953.
The wing replaced the 64th Troop Carrier Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in January 1963. Until it was replaced by 463d Tactical Airlift Wing in June 1972, it performed worldwide tactical airlift and participated in a constant stream of tactical exercises and operations. The wing frequently deployed squadrons overseas to Europe, the Far East, and the Canal Zone. It conducted de Havilland Canada C-7 Caribou combat crew training in addition to other missionsfrom August 1969 to May 1972 for USAF personnel and for three months in 1971 for South Vietnamese crews. It was inactivated on 1 June 1972.
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