the United Nations forces advanced into North Korea, forces from the Communist China stepped in to help their North Korean allies. The UN advance ground to a halt in December, then retreated south in early 1951 while tactical aircraft continued to support of United Nations forces. Eventually, the line stabilized along the 38th Parallel, where a stalemate ensued for the next two years. Known TAC units and aircraft deployed to Far East Air Forces (1950–1953) Units and aircraft were stationed both in South Korea and Japan and attached to Fifth Air Force during their deployment to Far East Air Forces (FEAF). This list does not include ConAC, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard tactical air units federalized and deployed to FEAF during the Korean War. 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing (F-86 Sabre) Deployed from: New Castle Airport, Delaware 474th Fighter-Bomber Group Wing (F-84 Thunderjet) Deployed from: Clovis AFB, New Mexico 452nd Bombardment Wing (Light) (B-26 Invader) Deployed from: George AFB, California 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (RF-80, RF-86, RB-26) Deployed from: March AFB, California 314th Troop Carrier Wing (Medium) (C-119 Flying Boxcar) Deployed from: Smyrna AFB, Tennessee 403rd Troop Carrier Wing (Medium) (C-119, C-47, C-54) Portland Airport, Oregon United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Even with the active war in Korea raging, in the early 1950s Europe received a higher priority of air power than Korea by the Truman Administration and the Department of Defense. Deterring the threat of a Communist takeover of Western Europe was considered more important to the long-term survival of the United States than a Communist victory in Korea. In September 1950, NATO's Military Committee had called for an ambitious buildup of conventional forces to meet the Soviets, subsequently reaffirming this position at the February 1952 meeting of the Atlantic Council in Lisbon which had established a goal of ultimately fielding 96 divisions in the event of a conventional war in 1954. In support of this, the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), which consisted of 16 wings totaling 2,100 aircraft, was programmed to expand to 28 wings, 22 of them in NATO's Central Region alone, backed by deployed Strategic Air Command units sent from CONUS. The USAF reassigned combat wings from TAC to USAFE during the period from April 1951 through December 1954. These were: 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing Reassigned to: RAF Bentwaters, United Kingdom 47th Bombardment Wing, Light Deployed to: RAF Sculthorpe, United Kingdom (Remained