10th Airlift Squadron

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unit_name= 10th Airlift Squadron


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dates= 1 January 1938 - Present
country= United States
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type= Airlift
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garrison= McChord Air Force Base
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battle_honours=The 10th Airlift Squadron (10 AS) is part of the 62d Airlift Wing as McChord Air Force Base, Washington. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.

Mission

Train and equip C-17 aircrews for global air-land and airdrop operations.

History

During World War II the 10th participated in airborne invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Greece; support of partisans in the Balkans, and transportation in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The 10th took part in the Berlin Airlift from 1948-1949 and continued airlift operations in Europe until 1961. It conducted airlift in connection with aircraft delivery from 1969-1970 and performed the airlift portion of the European Distribution System from 1983-1990.

Operations

*World War II
*Operation Deep Freeze

Previous designations

*10th Transport Squadron (1938 – 1942)
*10th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942 – 1948)
*10th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1948)
*10th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy (1948 – 1949)
*10th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949 – 1969)
*10th Air Transport Squadron (1969 – 1983)
*10th Military Airlift Squadron (1983 – 2002)
*10th Airlift Squadron (2002– Present)

Assignments

*60th Troop Carrier Group (1940 - 1945)
*60th Troop Carrier Group (1946 - 1958)
*322d Air Division (1958 - 1961)
*2d Aircraft Delivery Group (1969 - 1970)
*322d Airlift Division (1984)
*608th Military Airlift Group (1984 - 1991)
*62d Airlift Wing (2003 - Present)

Bases stationed

*Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania (1940 - 1941)
*Westover Field, Massachusetts (1941 - 1942)
*RAF Chelveston, United Kingdom (1942)
*RAF Aldermaston, United Kingdom (1942)
*Algeria (1942 – 1943)
*El Djem, Tunisia (1943)
*Gela, Sicily (1943)
*Gerbini, Sicily (1943)
*Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy (1943 – 1944, 1944 - 1945)
*Brindisi, Italy (1944)
*Waller Field, Trinidad (1945)
*Munich, Germany (1946 – 1948)
*Kaufbeuren Air Base, Germany (1948)
*Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany (1948 - 1949)
*Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany (1949 – 1955)
*Dreux-Louvillier Air Base, France (1955 - 1961)
*Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois (1969 - 1970)
*Zweibrücken Air Base, Germany (1984 - 1991)
*McChord Air Force Base, Washington (2003 – Present)

Aircraft operated

*C-47 Skytrain (1942 – 1945, 1946 - 1948)
*C-54 Skymaster (1948 – 1949)
*C-82 Packet (1949 – 1953)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1953 – 1960)
*VT-29A (1969 – 1970)
*C-131 Samaritan (1969 - 1970)
*C-23 (1984 - 1990)
*C-17 Globemaster III (2003 – Present)

External links

* [http://public.mcchord.amc.af.mil/units/10thairliftsquadron/index.asp 10th AIrlift Squadron Home Page]