129th Air Resupply Squadron

  April 1955 to present

  United States of America

TYPE: USAF unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS:Hayward, CA (1955-1980), NAS Moffett Field, CA (since 1980)

OTHER NAMES: 129^th Troop Carrier Squadron (1958-1962), 129^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1962-1963), 129^th Air Commando Squadron (1963-1968), 129^th Special Operations Squadron (1968-1975), 129^th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (1975-1989), 129^th Air Rescue Squadron (1989-1992), 129^th Rescue Squadron (since 1992)

The 129^th Air Resupply Squadron was established in April 1955 as a new California ANG unit. It was allocated to the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and equipped with Commandos. Its mission at the time was Psychological Warfare to support USAF unconventional warfare in a guerrilla environment, direct action (commando-type raids), strategic reconnaissance (intelligence gathering), and PSYWAR operations. The Commando was supplemented by the Grumman SA-16 Albatross from 1956, and completely replaced by it in 1963.

1955* to 1963*

• Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando: 44-78052