History
- For additional history and lineage, see 446th Operations Group
The 446th Airlift Wing was first activated in the Air Force Reserve in 1955 at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas as the 446th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium under the wing-base (Hobson Plan) organization. The 446th Troop Carrier Group was assigned as its operational component, equipped with C-46 Commando transports. The wing was assigned to Fourteenth Air Force and operationally gained by Tactical Air Command (TAC).
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