was redesignated the 927th Tactical Airlift Group (927 TAG) in 1967 and flew the C-119 until 1969. The group was then redesignated as the 927th Tactical Air Support Group (927 TASG) on 18 June 1969 and flew the Cessna U-3 Blue Canoe aircraft until 1971. The group was once again redesignated as the 927th Tactical Airlift Group (927 TAG) on 29 June 1971 and converted to the Lockheed C-130A Hercules aircraft. Days later, on 1 July 1971, Selfridge Air Force Base was transferred to the Michigan Air National Guard and was renamed Selfridge Air National Guard Base, becoming the first major active Air Force base to come under control of the Air National Guard. The 927 TAG then became an Air Force Reserve (AFRES} tenant command at Selfridge ANGB. During the Vietnam War, the 927 TAG's flying squadron routinely ferried dismantled aircraft and delivered equipment and supplies to South Vietnam with its C-119 and later C-130 aircraft. Unit personnel also supported humanitarian relief efforts during the 1973 New York and Pennsylvania floods, as well as hurricane disaster relief to Honduras in 1974 and for Hurricane Hugo victims in 1989. In 1975, with TAC's divestment of the C-130 fleet, the operational gaining command for the 927 TAG shifted to the Military Airlift Command (MAC). During 1990, the 927 TAG deployed more than 400 airmen, plus unit aircraft and supplies, for six months to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Air Refueling 1992 saw numerous changes for the unit. The 927 TAG relinquished their C-130A aircraft, converted to an air refueling mission with Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft, and was redesignated the 927th Air Refueling Group (927 ARG). This also coincided with major organizational changes across the Air Force the same year with Strategic Air Command (SAC), the former operator of KC-135 aircraft, being disestablished, and all KC-135 assets other than those in Alaska, Hawaii, Europe, and Asia being transferred to the newly-established Air Mobility Command (AMC). As a result, if mobilized to active duty, the 927 ARG would now be operationally-gained by AMC. On 1 October 1994, the 927 ARG was redesignated as the 927th Air Refueling Wing (927 ARW). From 1995 through 2004, the wing participated in missions, operations and exercises around the world, including Operation Northern Watch; the Somalia Pullout; Atlantic Express; airlift to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras; AWACS support to Geilenkirchen,