| Although references can be found to the
483rd Troop Carrier Group, Medium as early as 1956, the 483rd
Troop Carrier Wing was activated at Cam Ranh Bay on 15 October 1966.
The name later was changed to the 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing
and finally, during 1971, to the 483rd Composite Wing.
The 483rd Composite Wing was inactivated on 15 May 1972.
Robert Blaylock has provided a very comprehensive history. |
483rd Wing Commanders |
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| 4 Nov 1966 — 7 Oct 1967 | Colonel Paul J. Mascot (Deceased 26 March 2003) |
| 8 Oct 1967 — 29 Sep 1968 | Colonel William H. Mason (Deceased 23 June 2003) |
| 30 Sep 1968 — 3 Sep 1969 | Colonel Wilbert Turk (Association Member) |
| 4 Sep 1969 — 22 Mar 1970 | Colonel Keith L. Christensen (Deceased 17 August 2002) |
| 23 Mar 1970 — 10 Apr 1971 | Colonel Abbott C. Greenleaf (Deceased 22 June 2002) |
| 11 Apr 1971 — 24 Feb 1972 | Colonel Rodney H. Newbold |
| 25 Feb 1972 — 15 May 1972 | Colonel Duane H. Erickson (Association Member) |
483rd Vice Wing Commanders |
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| Aug 1966 — Aug 1967 | Colonel Ralph Bullock |
| 8 Oct 1967 — 29 Sep 1968 | |
| 30 Sep 1968 — 3 Sep 1969 | |
| 4 Sep 1969 — 22 Mar 1970 | Colonel Abbott C. Greenleaf (Deceased 22 June 2002) |
| 23 Mar 1970 — 10 Apr 1971 | Colonel Stephen King (Association Member) |
| 11 Apr 1971 — 24 Feb 1972 | |
| 25 Feb 1972 — 15 May 1972 | |
Cam Ranh Bay WeatherJoel Rosenbaum, a former USAF Weather Officer stationed at Cam Ranh, sent this detailed weather log. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later) |
The Caribou ClarionThe Caribou Clarion was a newsletter published by the 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing. John Richards sent copies of a couple of them to me for posting. I want to tell you that these things are a bear to convert to PDF format, but I think it is worth the effort. Here they are:
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