834th Airlift Division The 834th Airlift Division ( 834 AD ) is an inactive United States Air Force organization . Its last assignment was with Military Airlift Command , assigned to Twenty - Second Air Force , being stationed at Hickam Air Force Base , Hawaii . It was inactivated on 1 April 1992 . History . Initially assumed command and control over two fighter bomber wings and the 834th Air Base Group at England AFB , Louisiana in September 1957 . As an intermediate echelon between the wings and Tactical Air Command ' s Ninth , Twelfth and Eighteenth air forces , the division supervised operations and training , tactical exercises firepower demonstrations , and conducted periodic evaluations and inspections to ensure combat readiness of aircrews and equipment . Vietnam War . By June 1964 , the conflict in Southeast Asia demanded much of the 834th ' s efforts . Late in 1966 the division was reassigned without personnel or equipment , to Tan Son Nhut Air Base , South Vietnam , to join Pacific Air Forces Seventh Air Force as the controlling agency for troop carrier , later tactical airlift , operations in South Vietnam . The division included the 315th Air Commando Wing , which operated C - 123s , and the 483rd Troop Carrier Wing , which activated in October 1966 as the parent unit for former US Army Caribous which had transferred to the Air Force . The division also included the 2nd Aerial Port Group . In addition , 834th had operational control over 315th Air Division C - 130s assigned on temporary duty in South Vietnam . Detachment One , 834th AD , controlled C - 130s operating from Tan Son Nhut while Detachment Two controlled operations from Cam Ranh Bay . Through December 1971 it served as a single manager for all tactical airlift operations in South Vietnam , using air transport to haul cargo and troops , which were air - landed or air - dropped , as combat needs dictated . In addition , the 834th supervised transport operations ( primarily C - 47 ' s ) of the Vietnamese Air Force and six A - 4 Wallaby transports operated by the Royal Australian Air Force . The 834th ' s flying components also performed defoliation missions , propaganda leaflet drops , and other special missions . During its last few months , the 834th worked toward passing combat airlift control to Seventh Air Force . The 834th Air Division was awarded two Presidential Unit Citations , the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat " V " and the Fourragere of the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for its heroic achievements in the Vietnam War . Tactical Air Command . Reassigned back to the United States and TAC as part of the US withdrawal from South Vietnam in 1972 . From March 1972 to December 1974 the division supervised Twelfth Air Force C - 130 tactical airlift operations and participated in a series of tactical airlift exercises and joint training missions with U . S . Army units . Squadrons and detachment - size elements frequently deployed to points in Europe , the Canal Zone , Africa , Thailand , and elsewhere . The 834th flew many humanitarian missions to such widespread places as Africa , the Philippines , Colombia , and Honduras . Military Airlift Command . Reassigned to Military Airlift Command in December 1974 as part of TAC ' s turnover of the theater airlift mission to MAC . Inactivated on 31 December 1974 and assigned airlift units turned over to Twenty - First Air Force . Reactivated in October 1978 , it assumed responsibility for managing Military Airlift Command resources in the Pacific . For this mission , the 834th provided a single commander for MAC airlift units in the Pacific theater ; command and control of theater - assigned airlift forces for Pacific Air Forces ; theater tactical airlift war planning and Pacific exercise planning ; and aerial ports in the Pacific area to support the air movement of personnel , cargo , equipment , patients , and mail . The division participated in tactical exercises such as Team Spirit , Ulchi Focus Lens , and Capstan Dragon . Inactivated in June 1992 as part of the inactivation of Military Airlift Command . Components . Center Wings Group