30th Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 30th Airlift Squadron


caption= 30th Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 25 July 1942 - 1 September 1943
20 July 1952 - 25 June 1965
13 January 1967 -
1 July 2006 - Present
country= United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Airlift
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command_structure= Air Mobility Command
18th Air Force
463d Airlift Group
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garrison= Cheyenne Regional Airport
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motto= Ubivis Quando Vis
Anytime, Anywhere
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The 30th Airlift Squadron (30 AS) is part of the 463d Airlift Group. It is the Air Force's first active-duty associate unit, working with the 187th Airlift Squadron at Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyoming. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft conducting tactical airlift missions.

Mission

History

The 30th ferried bombers and P-38 aircraft over the North Atlantic route to England from, August 1942-August 1943. It provided air transport for the Atlantic Division of the Military Air Transport Service from, July 1952-June 1965 and conducted worldwide airlift from, August 1967 including support for operations in Southwest Asia from, August 1990-June 1991. [http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10192 AFHRA 30 AS Page] ]

On 8 July 2006 the 30th became the first active-duty associate unit partnering with the Air National Guard's 153d Airlift Wing. [ [http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023056 30 AS Reactivation New Story] ]

=Operations=

*World War II
*Vietnam War
*Operation Just Cause
*Operation Desert Storm

=Lineage=

*30th Ferrying Squadron (1942 - 1943)
*30th Transport Squadron (1943 - 1952)
*30th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy (1952 - 1954)
*30th Air Transport Squadron, Medium (1954 - 1967)
*30th Military Airlift Squadron (1967 - 1991)
*30th Airlift Squadron (1991 - Present)

=Assignments=

*8th Transport Group (1942 - 1943)
*1600th Air Transport Group (1952 - 1955)
*1611th Air Transport Wing (1955 - 1965)
*Military Airlift Command (1967)
*438th Airlift Wing (1967 - 1993)
*374th Airlift Wing (1993 - 2004)
*463d Airlift Group (2006 - Present)

=Bases stationed=

*Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine (1942)
*Bluie West One, Greenland (1942 - 1943)
*Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts (1952 - 1955)
*McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey (1955 - 1965, 1967 - 1993)
*Yokota Air Base, Japan (1993 - 2004)
*Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyoming (2006 - Present)

=Aircraft Operated=

*C-118 Liftmaster (1952 - 1965)
*C-141 Starlifter (1967 - )
*C-130 Hercules (2006 - Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10192 AFHRA 30th Airlift Squadron History]
* [http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023056 Active-Duty Associate New Story]
* [http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123033749 30th Airlift Squadron News Story]

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