5 3 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁▁ 1 7 4 1 st ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Squadron ▁( Trans ition ▁Training ▁Unit ), ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁▁ 1 7 4 2 d ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Squadron ▁( Trans ition ▁Training ▁Unit ), ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁▁ 2 1 5 6 th ▁Air ▁Res cue ▁Squadron ▁( Trans ition ▁Training ▁Unit ) ▁( l ater ▁ 1 7 0 7 th ▁Training ▁Squadron ▁( Am ph ib ious ), ▁ 1 7 0 7 th ▁F lying ▁Training ▁Squadron ▁( Am ph ib ious )), ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁– ▁c . ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁▁ 5 6 5 th ▁Air ▁Force ▁Band , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁( not ▁man ned ▁after ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁ ▁St ations ▁▁ ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Florida , ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁ ▁T ink er ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Oklahoma , ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁▁▁ ▁Bo eing ▁W B - 5 0 ▁Super fort ress ▁ ▁Douglas ▁C - 5 4 ▁Sk