March 1966 – 15 December 1969 5th Air Commando (later, 5th Special Operations): 8 March 1966 – 15 October 1969 6th Air Commando: 29 February – 15 July 1968 9th Air Commando (later, 9th Special Operations): 25 January 1967 – 30 September 1971 14th Air Commando: 25 October 1967 – 1 May 1968 15th Air Commando (later, 15th Special Operations): 15 March 1968 – 31 October 1970 17th Special Operations: 1 June 1969 – 30 September 1971 18th Special Operations: 1 October 1969 – 25 August 1971 20th Air Commando (later, 20th Special Operations): 8 March 1966 – 1 September 1971 37th Flying Training: 1 June 1972 – 15 December 1991 42d Flying Training: 25 June 1990 – 15 December 1991 43d Flying Training: 25 June 1990 – 15 December 1991 49th Flying Training: 25 June 1990 – 15 December 1991 50th Flying Training: 1 June 1972 – 15 December 1991 71st Special Operations: 20 December 1968 – 10 June 1969 90th Special Operations: 31 October 1970 – 1 September 1971 602d Air Commando: 8 March 1966 – 8 April 1967 604th Air Commando (later, 604th Special Operations): 15 November 1967 – 1 March 1970 (detached) 3588th Flying Training: 1 October 1990 – 18 October 1991 Stations Dow Field (later Dow Air Force Base), Maine, 15 August 1947 – 2 October 1949 Nha Trang Air Base, South Vietnam, 8 March 1966 Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam, 15 October 1969 – 30 September 1971 Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, 1 June 1972 – present Aircraft F-84 Thunderjet (1947–1949) A-1 Skyraider (1966–1968) AC-47 Spooky (1966–1969) C-47 Skytrain (1966–1971) HC-47 (1966–1969) U-10 Super Courier (1966–1969) CH-3 Jolly Green Giant (1966–1969) O-2 Skymaster (1967–1971) UH-1 Iroquois (1967–1971) C-130E(I) Combat Talon (1968–1971) C-123 Provider (1968–1971) AC-130 Spectre (1968) AC-119G Shadow /AC-119K Stinger (1968–1971) T-41 Mescalero (1972–1973) T-37 (1972–2008) T-38 Talon (1972–present) AT-38 Talon (1993–2000 and 2007–present) T-1 Jayhawk (1996–present) T-6 Texan II (2006–present) References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Lambert, John W. The 14th Fighter Group in World War II. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2008. . Martin, Patrick. Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings. Schiffer Military Aviation History, 1994. . External links Columbus AFB Home Page USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers—1908 to present Military units and formations of the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War 0014 Military units and formations established in 1972 Military units and formations in