[4] The wing was relocated to Standiford Municipal Airport, Kentucky in October 1950, and flew cargo and trainer aircraft under the supervision of the 2236th Air Force Reserve Training Center.

[4] During this transition, the 436 MAW took part in Operation Eagle Thrust, transporting over 10,000 infantry soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division and more than 5,000 tons of cargo from Fort Campbell, Kentucky to Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam.

[2] The wing flew 71 missions over a 32-day airlift, delivering Patton tanks, helicopters, howitzers, tractors, and radar systems, totaling more than 22,000 tons of cargo.

[9] Augmented by attached reserve aircrews from the 512th Airlift Wing, the 436 MAW continued to provide critical support throughout the 1970s, including the dropping and test-firing of a LGM-30 Minuteman missile,[11] the delivery of a 40-ton superconducting magnet from O'Hare International Airport, Illinois to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow,[10] and supporting anti-rebel efforts in Zaire,[10] earning the wing two consecutive Mackay Trophies in 1977 and 1978.

[15] While attending the June 1989 Airlift Rodeo, a 436 MAW C-5 set a National Aeronautic Association world record when it airdropped 95 tons of equipment and personnel.

[20] For the remainder of 1991, the 436 MAW airlifted 580 tons of fire-fighting equipment to help extinguish oil field fires set by Iraqi forces as they retreated to Iraq.

[19] Following the Gulf War, the USAF underwent reorganization, and Air Mobility Command (AMC) replaced MAC as the manager of the United States' airlift fleet.

[21][2] From October–November 1994, the wing successfully removed nearly half a ton of enriched uranium from Oskemen, Kazakhstan as part of Project Sapphire, completing the longest C-5 flight in USAF history.

[24] In August 1999, the wing airlifted 28 tons of equipment and a 70-person search and rescue team to Turkey as part of Operation Avid Response, after the devastating effects of the İzmit earthquake.

Personnel assigned to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron prepared over 450,000 tons of equipment–including daily rations, blankets and other necessities–for the 436 AW to transport in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

[28] In December 2003, the 436 AW provided assistance in transporting equipment from Urban Search and Rescue Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF1) to Bam, Iran following an earthquake in Kerman province.

[28] From 2004–2005, the wing helped airlift medical supplies and search and rescue personnel as part of the United States' humanitarian response to the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.