183rd Airlift Squadron
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The 183rd Airlift Squadron is a unit of the
Its mission is to provide airlift and supporting units; provide for the airlift of troops and passengers, military equipment, cargo and aeromedical airlift and to participate in operations involving the airland or airdrop of troops, equipment and supplies when required.
It was called to federal service during the first
History
Reconnaissance
The
The 183rd was initially equipped with
Strategic airlift
In 1957, the B-26 was reaching the end of its operational service. The squadron's mobilization gaining command became
The group received the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II heavy intercontinental transport was received in 1966 which meant supplies and equipment could be carried around the world along with personnel.[2] 1966 was also marked by a change of mobilization command to Military Airlift Command (MAC) and the name to 183rd Military Airlift Squadron[2]
Theater airlift
The C-124 was being retired in the early 1970s and the 183rd was realigned to a theater transport mission, and equipped with
Return to strategic airlift
On 12 July 1986 the first
In March 1988 the squadron took part in the airlift of approximately 3200 troops and almost 1000 tons of cargo on an exercise to
From 20 December 1989 to 12 January 1990 the 183rd flew 21 sorties in support of
In 2000, the squadron received the C-141C with an electronic "glass cockpit". In October 2000 after the
On 17 December 2003, Lt. Gen. Daniel James III, Director, Air National Guard, handed off the "keys" of the first C-17 Globemaster III (S/N 02-1112) to Maj. Gen. James H. Lipscomb III, adjutant general of the Mississippi National Guard. This plane was also the first Globemaster III assigned to the Air National Guard and was named the "Spirit of the Minutemen".[2]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 183rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Night Photographic and allotted to the National Guardin 1953
- Activated and extended federal recognition on 1 July 1953
- Redesignated 183rd Aeromedical Transport Squadron, Light on 1 July 1957
- Redesignated 183rd Air Transport Squadron, Heavy on 1 July 1962
- Redesignated 183rd Military Airlift Squadron on 1 January 1966
- Redesignated 183rd Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 May 1972
- Redesignated 183rd Military Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1986
- Federalized and placed on active duty on 24 August 1990
- Released from active duty and returned to Mississippi state control on 30 May 1991
- Redesignated 183rd Airlift Squadron on 16 March 1992
Assignments
- 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 1 July 1953
- 106th Aeromedical Transport Group, 1 July 1957
- 118th Air Transport Wing1 January 1963
- 172nd Air Transport Group(later 172nd Military Airlift Group, 172nd Tactical Airlift Group, 172nd Military Airlift Group), 10 December 1963
- 315th Military Airlift Wing, 24 August 1990
- 172nd Military Airlift Group (later 172nd Airlift Group), 30 May 1991
- 172nd Operations Group, 1 October 1995 – Present
Stations
- Hawkins Field, Mississippi, 1 July 1953
- Allen C. Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi, c. 10 December 1963
- Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, 24 August 1990
- Allen C. Thompson Field (later Allen C. Thompson Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi, 30 May 1991 – present
Aircraft
- Douglas RB-26C Invader, 1953-1957
- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1957-1962
- Lockheed C-121 Constellation, 1962-1966
- Douglas C-124C Globemaster II, 1966-1972
- Lockheed C-130E Hercules, 1972-1980
- Lockheed C-130H Hercules, 1980-1986
- Lockheed C-141B Starlifter, 1986-2000
- C-141C Starlifter, 2000-2004
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, 2004–Present
Decorations
- 12 time recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[4]
References
Notes
- ^ Phot taken in South Vietnam on the occasion of the 1,000th Air National Guard flight to Vietnam.
Citations
- ^ "Boeing Delivers First C-17 to Mississippi Air National Guard". Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "172ND AIRLIFT WING (ANG) / 183RD AIRLIFT SQDN (ANG)". Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "172nd Airlift Wing". Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991) Archived 2 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Rogers, Brian. (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications. ISBN 1-85780-197-0.
- Rosenfeld, Susan; Gross, Charles J. (2007). Air National Guard at 60: A History (PDF). Bolling AFB, DC: Air National Guard History Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.