516th Troop Carrier Group

The 516th Troop Carrier Group was an airlift unit of the United States Air Force, activated during World War II in 1944. Initially assigned to the I Troop Carrier Command, the group trained with C-47 Skytrains and was prepared for operations in the European Theater, but the war ended before it saw overseas combat. Reactivated during the Korean War, the group operated C-119 Flying Boxcars, providing vital airlift and resupply missions throughout the Korean Peninsula. The 516th was inactivated in 1953 as part of a broader reorganization of Air Force airlift units.