- 4th Airlift Squadron
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 4th Airlift Squadron
caption= 4th Airlift Squadron Patch
dates=1 March 1935 - 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
62d Airlift Wing
62d Operations Group
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garrison=McChord Air Force Base
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nickname= Fighting Forth
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battle_honours=The 4th Airlift Squadron (4 AS) is part of the
62d Airlift Wing atMcChord Air Force Base ,Washington . It operatesC-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting theUnited States Air Force global reach mission world wide.Mission
Provide services and support, which promote quality of life and project global power through combat-proven airlift and
airdrop .History
During
World War II the 4th actions included airborne assaults on Sicily, Myitkyina,Burma , and on Southern France. It support of partisans in NorthernItaly and theBalkans . It also conducted aerial transportation inMediterranean Theater of Operations and, briefly, inChina-Burma-India Theater . In all the 4th earned nine campaign ribbons during the Second World War.When the
Korean War broke out the 4th conducted aerial transportation from the U.S. toJapan , and subsequently between Japan andKorea in the period1 December 1950 -16 November 1951 .The 4th also airdropped of heavy equipment and personnel during the invasion of Panama on
20 December 1989 . It assisted in the evacuation of U.S. personnel from thePhilippines following the June1991 eruption ofMt. Pinatubo . Subsequently the 4th has conducted aerial delivery of rations to towns and villages inAfghanistan duringOperation Enduring Freedom and conducted airlift operations worldwide in support of the GlobalWar on Terrorism .Operations
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World War II
*Korean War
*Operation Just Cause
*Operation Deep Freeze
*Operation Enduring Freedom
*Operation Iraqi Freedom Previous designations
*4th Provisional Transport Squadron (1935)
*4th Transport Squadron (1935 – 1942)
*4th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942 – 1948)
*4th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1948 - 1949)
*4th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy (1949 – 1962)
*4th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy (1962 – 1966)
*4th Military Airlift Squadron (1966 – 1991)
*4th Airlift Squadron (1991 – Present)Assignments
*Rockwell Air Depot (1935 – 1937)
*10th Transport Group (1937 – 1941)
*62d Troop Carrier Group (1941 - 1945, 1946 - 1947)
**Attached: 64th Troop Carrier Group (April - June 1944)
*62d Airlift Wing (1947 - Present)
**Attached: 374th Troop Carrier Wing (December 1950)
**Attached: 6122d Air Base Group (December 1950 - January 1951)
**Attached: 315th Air Division (January - October 1951)
**Attached: Far East Air Force (October - November 1951)Bases stationed
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Rockwell Field ,California (1935 – 1938)
*Sacramento , California (1938 – 1942)
*Kellogg Field,Michigan (1942)
* Florence,South Carolina (1942)
*RAF Keevil ,England (1942)
*Algeria (1942, 1943)
*Casablanca ,French Morocco (1942 – 1943)
*Goubrine,Tunisia (1943)
*Ponte Olivo,Sicily (1943 – 1944)
*India (1944)
*Italy (1944 – 1945)
*Bergstrom Field , Texas (1946 – 1947)
*McChord Air Force Base ,Washington (1947 – 1950)
*Ashiya,Japan (1950 – 1951)
*Tachikawa , Japan (1951)
*McChord Air Force Base, Washington (1951 – 1952)
*Larson Air Force Base , Washington (1952 - 1960)
*McChord Air Force Base, Washington (1960 – Present)Aircraft Operated
*C-27 Airbus (1935 – 1937)
*C-33 (1936 – 1941)
*C-39 (1938 – 1942)
*C-47 Skytrain (1942 – 1945)
*C-46 Commando (1946 – 1947)
*C-82 Packet (1947 – 1949)
*C-54 Skymaster (1949 – 1951)
*C-124 Globemaster II (1951 – 1969)
*C-141 Starlifter (1966 – 2000)
*C-17 Globemaster III (2000 – Present)External links
* [http://public.mcchord.amc.af.mil/units/4thairliftsquadron/index.asp 4th Airlift Squadron Home Page]
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