757th Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 757th Airlift Squadron


caption= 757th Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 19 May 1943 - Present
country= United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Airlift
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command_structure= Air Force Reserve Command
910th Airlift Wing
910th Operations Group
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garrison= Youngstown Air Reserve Station
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nickname= Blue Tigers
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decorations= Distinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
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The 757th Airlift Squadron was on a regular U.S. Air Force squadron from the 1940's to 1973. The unit was assigned to the USAF Reserve in 1973. The unit relocated in 1992 from 907 AW Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio to 910 AW at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The mission of the 757th Airlift Squadron is to maintain a large-area fixed-wing aerial application capability to control disease vectors in combat areas and on Department of Defense installations; to maintain a large-area application capability to control vegetation and pests of vegetation on DoD installations; and to provide aerial spray training.

The 757th operates 8 C-130H2 aircraft, four of which are modified to accept the Modular Aerial Spray System. Each MASS has a capacity of 2,000 gallons; which can be delivered at a flow rate of 232 gallons per minute, at an altitude of 100 Feet for a total spray-on time of 8 minutes and 30 seconds.