Lineage
- Constituted as 53d Troop Carrier Wing On 27 July 1942
- Activated on 1 August 1942
- Inactivated on 11 October 1945
- Redesignated 53d Fighter Wing, and allotted to the National Guard, on 24 May 1946
- Extended federal recognition on 17 January 1947
- Inactivated and allotment to the Air National Guard withdrawn on 31 October 1950
- Disbanded on 15 June 1983
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