 The wing earned the Presidential Unit Citation for its Vietnam war service from September 1972 through January 1973.In March 1973, A-7D aircraft drawn from the deployed Myrtle Beach squadrons were formed into the 3d Tactical Fighter Squadron and permanently assigned to the host 388 TFW at Korat.The 3 TFS's A-7D's were tail coded "JH" and remained at Korat until the base's closure.