ift ▁troops , ▁equipment ▁and ▁supplies ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁U . S .- back ed ▁government . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁it ▁fle w ▁the ▁first ▁air l ift ▁mission ▁to ▁Vietnam . ▁Re - design ated ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Airl ift ▁Squadron ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁it ▁converted ▁to ▁C - 1 4 1 ▁aircraft ▁in ▁February – May ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁expanded ▁operations ▁to ▁destin ations ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁Fl ights ▁to ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁combat ▁operations ▁became ▁much ▁more ▁frequent , ▁only ▁ce asing ▁with ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁frequently ▁fle w ▁support ▁miss ions ▁for ▁president ial ▁tri ps , ▁including ▁President ▁Richard ▁M . ▁N ixon ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁air l ift ▁of ▁military ▁supplies ▁to ▁Israel ▁during ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War ▁in ▁October – Nov ember ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁It ▁fle w ▁miss ions ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁and ▁res ett lement ▁of ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁refuge es , ▁as ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁took ▁over ▁South ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁Camb odia ▁between ▁April ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Between ▁