 The group was one of three C-119 groups assigned to the 403d Troop Carrier Wing (403 TCW) in 1963, the others being the 927th Troop Carrier Group, at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan and the 928th Troop Carrier Group at O'Hare International Airport, Illinois.In 1963, the group moved US troops to the Dominican Republic and airlifted Christmas gifts destined for US servicemen in Vietnam.Reassigned to the 433d Troop Carrier Wing (443 TCW) at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas in 1964, the 929th, however, remained at Davis Field.