The squadron was again activated in the
reserve in 1947. In April 1951, the squadron was called to active duty for the
Korean War. It moved to Japan, and again flew combat airlift missions, earning a
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. In January 1953, the squadron was relieved from active duty, transferring its planes and personnel to a regular unit. It was activated the same day in the reserve. The squadron continued to fly airlift missions, and was again called to active service for the
Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Except for a short period, when it was nominally a
special operations unit, it flew airlift missions until 1992, when it converted to the air refueling role.
History
World War II
The 63d flew aerial transportation and casualty evacuation in the South and Southwest Pacific from, 6 August 1943-
c.August 1945, and between Japan and Korea from 19 May-31 December 1952. The squadron received a
Navy Unit Commendation for its service at part of the
South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT) from October 1943 to July 1944.[2]
Air reserve operations
The squadron conducted tactical
airlift operations from 1953 to 1969 and 1971 to 1992 and trained for tactical air support missions from 1969 to 1971. It deployed personnel to
Southwest Asia in 1990 and 1991 during
Operations Desert Shield and
Desert Storm. It has flown air refueling missions since 1992.
Lineage
Constituted as the 63rd Troop Carrier Squadron on 7 December 1942
Activated on 12 December 1942
Inactivated on 15 May 1946
Activated in the reserve on 21 June 1947
Redesignated 63rd Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 27 June 1949
Ordered to active service on 1 April 1951
Inactivated on 1 January 1953
Activated in the reserve on 1 January 1953
Ordered to active service on 28 October 1962
Relieved from active service on 28 November 1962
Redesignated 63d Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1967
Redesignated 63d Tactical Air Support Squadron on 26 June 1969
Redesignated 63d Tactical Airlift Squadron on 29 June 1971
Redesignated 63d Airlift Squadron on 1 February 1992
Redesignated 63d Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Oct 1992[1]
927th Troop Carrier Group (later 927th Tactical Air Support Group, 927th Tactical Airlift Group, 927th Airlift Group, 927th Air Refueling Group), 11 Feb 1963