Trained as a military airlift wing , 1966 – 1972 ; as a tactical airlift wing , 1972 – 1976 . From 1957 to 1976 the 452nd participated in troop carrier and airlift joint training exercises with ground forces and performed routing , special transport , and humanitarian missions within the U.S . In the early 1960s began flying missions to Alaska , including airlift support for exercises and humanitarian relief missions for the 1964 Alaska earthquake . Airlifted troops and cargo to the Dominican Republic during the 1965 contingency operation ( Power Pack ) to restore a stable government there . In 1965 began flying airlift missions worldwide , but especially to the Far East and Southeast Asia . Was the base host organization at Hamilton Air Force Base , 1 October 1973 – December 1975
1964 Alaska earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake
452nd Air Mobility Wing