15th Airlift Squadron
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The 15th Airlift Squadron is part of the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission worldwide.
Mission
The 15th Airlift Squadron, "Global Eagles", provides combat-ready C-17 aircrews for strategic airlift missions worldwide. The squadron is tasks include emergency nuclear airlift, Presidential support and humanitarian relief efforts.[3]
History
World War II
Constituted 15th Transport Squadron on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 4 Dec 1940 at Duncan Field, TX, and was assigned to the 61st Transport (later, 61st Troop Carrier) Group. The squadron flew the C-33 and then C-39 between 1941 and 1942. Converted to Douglas C-47 Skytrains in early 1942, trained under I Troop Carrier Command for combat operations. Redesignated 15th Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942.[1]
Post WW2
Reactivated on 30 Sep 1946. Redesignated: 15th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, Eschborn AB, Germany. Then, relocated to Rhein-Main AB, Germany, on 9 February 1947, it was redesignated as the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 1 July 1948.[1]
The 15th moved to
The squadron moved to
Global airlift
The 15th relocated to Norton AFB, CA, on 1 April 1967. That same year, it transitioned to the C-141. The squadron was reassigned to the 63rd Military Airlift Group, on 1 October 1978; and to the 63rd Military Airlift Wing, on 1 July 1980. The squadron provided airlift to Southeast Asia, 1966–1973; and to Grenada,
Redesignated as the 15th Airlift Squadron on 1 January 1992 under the 63rd Operations Group, the 15th inactivated on 26 July 1993.[1]
The squadron reactivated on 1 October 1993 at Joint Base Charleston, SC, and was assigned to the 437th Operations Group.[1] The 15th received its first C-17 in June 1993.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 15th Transport Squadron on 20 November 1940
- Activated on 4 December 1940
- Redesignated 15th Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 July 1942
- Inactivated on 31 July 1945
- Activated on 30 September 1946
- Redesignated 15th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 1 July 1948
- Redesignated 15th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy on 15 August 1948
- Redesignated 15th Military Airlift Squadron on 8 January 1966
- Redesignated 15th Airlift Squadron on 1 January 1992
- Inactivated on 26 July 1993
- Activated on 1 October 1993[1]
Assignments
- 61st Transport Group(later 61st Troop Carrier Group), 4 December 1940 – 31 July 1945
- 61st Troop Carrier Group, 30 September 1946
- 63d Troop Carrier Group, 8 October 1959
- 63d Troop Carrier Wing(later 63d Military Airlift Wing), 18 January 1963
- 63d Military Airlift Group, 1 October 1978
- 63d Military Airlift Wing, 1 July 1980
- 63d Operations Group, 1 January 1992 – 26 July 1993
- 437th Operations Group, 1 October 1993 – present[1]
Stations
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Aircraft
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Awards and campaigns
- Campaigns. World War II: Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe. Korea: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korean Summer-Fall, 1952.
- Decorations. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 April 1966 – 8 January 1973.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Factsheet 15 Airlift Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 87–88
- ^ "15th Airlift Squadron". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Station number in Anderson.
- ^ Station number in Johnson.
- ^ Station information in AFHRA Factsheet, 15 Airlift Squadron, except as noted.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Anderson, Capt. Barry (1985). Army Air Forces Stations: A Guide to the Stations Where U.S. Army Air Forces Personnel Served in the United Kingdom During World War II (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL yes: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- Johnson, 1st Lt. David C. (1988). U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO) D-Day to V-E Day (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.