▁headquarters ▁of ▁S AC ' s ▁three ▁Number ed ▁Air ▁Forces . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 1 3 th ▁received ▁Bo eing ▁EC - 1 3 5 C ▁aircraft ▁to ▁operate ▁S AC ' s ▁Central ▁A ux ili ary ▁Command ▁Post ' s ▁air bor ne ▁element . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 1 3 th ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁P AC CS ▁aircraft ▁until ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁when ▁S AC ▁re organ ized ▁its ▁air bor ne ▁command ▁post ▁aircraft ▁and ▁with d rew ▁them ▁from ▁vulner able ▁bases ▁near ▁the ▁coast s ▁like ▁B ark sd ale ▁and ▁assigned ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 d , ▁ 3 d , ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Command ▁and ▁Control ▁Squad rons , ▁station ed ▁at ▁bases ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁heart land ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 1 3 th ▁began ▁supporting ▁S AC ▁operations ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁increased ▁its ▁support ▁of ▁these ▁operations ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁From ▁May ▁to ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁all ▁but ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁K C - 1 3 5 s ▁and ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁cre ws ▁were ▁on ▁loan ▁to ▁other ▁S AC ▁units . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁its ▁assets , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁operations ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁ 9 1