it ary ▁facility ▁with ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁International ▁Airport . ▁The ▁wing ' s ▁ 1 7 0 7 th ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Group ▁was ▁its ▁oper ational ▁unit ▁until ▁the ▁wing ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 7 th ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Wing . ▁ ▁The ▁wing ' s ▁first ▁main ▁activity ▁was ▁the ▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁buildings ▁to ▁res ume ▁military ▁operations . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁operating ▁the ▁active ▁Air ▁Force ▁portion ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach , ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁ 1 7 0 7 th ▁was ▁training ▁US AF ▁personnel ▁on ▁operation ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁M AT S ▁heavy - l ift ▁trans ports . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁" Univers ity ▁of ▁M AT S ", ▁training ▁included ▁Douglas ▁C - 1 2 4 ▁G lob em aster ▁II , ▁Douglas ▁C - 1 1 8 ▁L ift master , ▁Bo eing ▁C - 9 7 ▁Str at of re ighter , ▁and ▁Douglas ▁C - 5 4 ▁Sk ym aster ▁maintenance ▁training ▁along ▁with ▁air cre w ▁and ▁transition ▁pilot ▁training . ▁The ▁wing ▁later ▁added ▁Bo eing ▁C - 1 3 5 ▁training ▁to ▁its ▁curr icul um . ▁Near ly ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁air men ▁were ▁trained ▁at ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁wing ▁also ▁trained ▁Gr um man ▁SA - 1 6 ▁Al bat ross ▁cre ws ▁for ▁M AT S ' ▁Air ▁Res cue ▁Service