 In November 1965, Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara announced that the 929th Troop Carrier Group would be moved from Davis Field because the facility was inadequate for the Air Force’s newer transport jets that the unit was expected to eventually transition to.Instead of being moved, the unit was instead inactivated on 1 July 1966 due to budget reductions caused by the cost of the Vietnam War.The closure which was completed the following June, affected 798 reservists, eight active duty and Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) personnel and 181 Air Reserve Technician (ART) civilians.