▁G lob em aster ▁II ▁aircraft ▁from ▁C ars well . ▁It ▁was ▁activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁The ▁group ▁supported ▁miss ions ▁included ▁military ▁air l ift ▁to ▁South ▁Vietnam ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁to ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁during ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁crisis . ▁It ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁numerous ▁human itar ian ▁air l ift ▁miss ions . ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁performed ▁tact ical ▁air l ift ▁miss ions ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁ 3 0 1 st ▁F ighter ▁Wing ▁( under ▁various ▁design ations ) ▁has ▁trained ▁at ▁C ars well ▁as ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁Command ▁unit , ▁training ▁for ▁tact ical ▁air ▁miss ions , ▁including ▁counter - air , ▁inter diction , ▁and ▁close ▁air ▁support . ▁Origin ally ▁gained ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁T act ical ▁Air ▁Command ▁( TAC ), ▁the ▁unit ▁is ▁now ▁operation ally ▁gained ▁by ▁Air ▁Com bat ▁Command ▁( AC C ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 0 1 st ▁replaced ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ' s ▁ 9 1 6 th ▁Military ▁Airl ift ▁Group ▁( 9 1 6 ▁M AG ), ▁which ▁was ▁in activ ated . ▁The ▁ 3 0 1 st ' s ▁ 4 5 7 th ▁T act ical ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁fle w ▁the ▁F - 1 0 5 ▁Th under ch ief