In 1962, it established airlift support for the expanding conflict in Southeast Asia.

Elevated to active-duty in January 1968 to provide additional airlift support for the Vietnam War.

The 23d Helicopter Squadron provided very useful general airlift support throughout France.

Congo Crisis 1967 - Provided airlift support for supplies, Congolese troops, and refugees.

Provides airlift support for peacetime, contingency, and wartime mobility operations.

We can send no airlift support.

The wing maintained its ability to drop airborne forces into a combat operation, but intra-theater airlift support became its primary mission.

Over the next 38 years Detachment 1 employed more than 20 different types of aircraft to provide worldwide airlift support for both military and civilian passengers.

It provides coalition tactical airlift support with aerial port operations.

The 179th's mission is to utilize the C-27 Spartan to provide direct airlift support to the United States Army.