1700th Air Transport Group

1700th Air Transport Group
	Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II 50-083, 1700th Air Transport Group, 1952
Active	1947–1957
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift

Last updated March 02, 2019

The 1700th Air Transport Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the Continental Division, Military Air Transport Service, stationed at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 May 1957.

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces, and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially formed as a part of the United States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September 1947 with the passing of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the youngest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the fourth in order of precedence. The USAF is the largest and most technologically advanced air force in the world. The Air Force articulates its core missions as air and space superiority, global integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.

The Military Air Transport Service (MATS) is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy's Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) and the United States Air Force's Air Transport Command (ATC) into a single joint command. It was inactivated and discontinued on 8 January 1966 when the Air Force and Military Airlift Command (MAC) as a separate strategic airlift command and returned shore-based Navy cargo aircraft to Navy control as operational support airlift (OSA) aircraft.

History

Established at Kelly Field after World War II concurrently with the establishment of the Military Air Transport Service Continental Division Headquarters. With Material Command's large aircraft depot maintenance and supply facilities at Kelly, provided worldwide transport of supplies and equipment to all parts of the world. Operated large fleets of C-54s, C-97s and primarily C-124 Globemaster II transports, frequently forming transport squadrons then once trained and equipped would reassign them to new MATS organizations. During the 1950s, the 1700th operated most of the MATS transport aircraft as well as passenger aircraft.

Inactivated in May 1957 when Air Force Logistics Command became controlling organization at Kelly AFB, and MATS realigned its organization to focus more on overseas transports and the inactivation of its Continental Division.

Lineage

Established as: 5th Air Transport Group (Provisional), 12 Jun 1947

Disestablished on 1 Jun 1948

Established as: 518th Air Transport Group, 1 Jun 1948

Redesignated: 1700th Air Transport Group, 1 Oct 1948

Inactivated on 1 May 1957

Assignments

Domestic Wing, Air Transport Service, 12 Jun 1947 – 1 Jun 1948; 1 Jun 1948
Continental Division, Military Air Transport Service, 1 Jul 1948 – 1 May 1957

Components

33d Air Transport Squadron (Provisional), 12 June 1947 – 28 Jun 1948 (C-54)
34th Air Transport Squadron (Provisional), 12 June 1947 – 28 Jun 1948 (C-54)

Activated 10th Air Transport Squadron Assuming assets of 34th ATS(P), 1 Jun 1948 (C-54)

Redesignated 1734th Air Transport Squadron, 1 Oct 1948 – 18 Sep 1953 (C-97)

51st Air Transport Squadron (Provisional), 12 June 1947 – 1 Jun 1948 (C-54)

Activated 8th Air Transport Squadron, Assuming assets of 51st ATS(P), 1 Jun 1948 (C-54)

Redesignated 1255th Air Transport Squadron, 1 Oct 1948 – 23 Apr 1949 (C-54)

52d Air Transport Squadron (Provisional), 12 June 1947 – 1 Jun 1948 (C-54)

Activated 9th Air Transport Squadron, Assuming assets of 52d ATS(P), 1 Jun 1948 (C-54)

Redesignated 1256th Air Transport Squadron, 1 Oct 1948 – 20 Jul 1952 (C-97)

Activated 57th Air Transport Squadron, Assuming assets of 1256th ATS, 20 Jul 1952 – 1 May 1957 (C-54)

1274th Air Transport Squadron, 25 Oct 1949 – 1 Aug 1952 (C-97)
1262d Air Transport Squadron, 24 May 1950 – 20 Jul 1952 (C-97)

Activated 55th Air Transport Squadron, Assuming assets of 1262d ATS, 20 Jul 1952 – 20 Oct 1953 (C-124)

1275th Air Transport Squadron, 24 May 1950 – 20 Jul 1952 (C-97)

Activated 56th Air Transport Squadron, Assuming assets of 1275th ATS, 20 Jul 1952 – 25 Mar 1954 (C-124)

1280th Air Transport Squadron, 24 Oct 1951 (C-124)

Redesignated 1286th Air transport Squadron, 7 Mar 1952 – 20 Jul 1952 (C-124)

Activated 58th Air Transport Squadron, Assuming assets of 1286th ATS, 20 Jul 1952 – 30 Jun 1955 (C-124)

1291st Air Transport Squadron, 24 Jul 1951 (C-124)

Redesignated 1289th Air transport Squadron, 7 Mar 1952 – 20 Jul 1952 (C-124)

Activated 76th Air Transport Squadron, Assuming assets of 1289th ATS, 20 Jul 1952 – 1 Feb 1956 (C-124)

78th Air Transport Squadron, 14 Jul 1953 – 1 Jul 1955 (C-124)
46th Air Transport Squadron, 18 Jul 1954 – 8 Apr 1956 (C-54)

Stations

Kelly Field (later AFB), Texas, 12 Jun 1947 – 1 May 1957

Aircraft

C-54 Skymaster, 1947–1948
C-97 Stratofreighter, 1948–1952
C-124 Globemaster II, 1952–1957
C-118 Liftmaster, 1954–1956

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/ .

Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989

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