1611th Air Transport

The 1611th Air Transport Wing was a unit of the United States Air Force’s Military Air Transport Service (MATS), activated in June 1948 at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Its primary mission was to provide strategic airlift support, transporting personnel, equipment, and supplies across the Atlantic and to various theaters of operation during the early Cold War period. The wing played a crucial role in supporting U.S. and NATO operations, as well as humanitarian missions. In January 1966, the unit was discontinued as the Air Force reorganized its airlift structure under the newly formed Military Airlift Command (MAC).