, ▁Ohio , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁first ▁activ ated ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁om ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁as ▁the ▁ 9 1 2 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Group . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 1 2 th ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁res erves ▁as ▁an ▁air l ift ▁unit ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁activ ated ▁as ▁a ▁systems ▁development ▁organization ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁M ater iel ▁Command ▁Trans formation . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Airl ift ▁ ▁After ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁reserve ▁flying ▁force ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁tro op ▁car rier ▁squad rons ▁assigned ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁tro op ▁car rier ▁wings . ▁ ▁The ▁squad rons ▁were ▁not ▁all ▁located ▁with ▁their ▁parent ▁wings , ▁but ▁were ▁spread ▁over ▁thirty - five ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Navy ▁and ▁civil ian ▁air fields ▁under ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Det ached ▁Squadron ▁Con cept . ▁ ▁However , ▁under ▁this ▁concept , ▁all ▁support ▁organizations ▁were ▁located ▁with ▁the ▁wing ▁headquarters . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁problem ▁when ▁the ▁entire ▁wing ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁active ▁service , ▁mobil izing ▁a ▁single ▁flying ▁squad ron ▁and ▁elements ▁to ▁support ▁it ▁proved ▁difficult , ▁ ▁To ▁resolve ▁this , ▁Cont inental ▁Air ▁Command , ▁( Con AC