History
In 1951, the USAF created the 581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing (ARCW), which by 1952 had relocated to Clark Air Base in the Philippines. This consisted of three units. The 581st Air Resupply Squadron (ARS), the 581st Holding and Briefing Squadron (HBS), and the 581st Reproduction Squadron. The mission of the 581st ARS was the infiltration, resupply, and exfiltration of guerrilla-type personnel, and the aerial delivery of PSYWAR materiel (leaflets and other similar materiels). In early 1952, the 581st ARCW received orders to forward deploy to Clark AB, Philippines, and to be assigned to Thirteenth Air Force. The first to deploy overseas, the composite wing arrived at Clark AB in July 1952 with six squadrons specifically tailored to perform the PSYWAR mission. Of the six squadrons assigned to the wing, the 581st Air Resupply Squadron (ARS) was the lone squadron devoted to flying operations.
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