- 14th Airlift Squadron
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 14th Airlift Squadron
caption= 14th Airlift Squadron Patch
dates=20 November 1940 - 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
437th Airlift Wing
437th Operations Group
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garrison=Charleston Air Force Base
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nickname= The Pelicans
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battle_honours=The 14th Airlift Squadron (14 AS) is part of the
437th Airlift Wing atCharleston Air Force Base ,South Carolina . 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 15th participated in airborne assaults on Sicily, Normandy, Holland, andGermany . It also conducted aerial transportation inMediterranean Theater of Operations andEuropean Theater of Operations .During the
Cold War the 4th was involved in theBerlin Airlift from1948 –1949 , aerial transport from the U.S. toJapan , August–Dececember1950 , and between Japan andKorea ,16 November 1951 –1 December 1952 , worldwide airlift since1953 , including toSoutheast Asia from1966 –1973 and supporting military operations in Grenada, October–November1983 , Panama,18 December 1989 –8 January 1990 , and toSouthwest Asia , August1990 –January1991 .Operations
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World War II
*Korean War
*Operation Urgent Fury
*Operation Just Cause
*Operation Desert Storm
*Operation Fiery Vigil
*Operation Provide Hope
*Operation Provide Comfort
*Operation Provide Relief
*Operation Restore Hope
*Operation Southern Watch
*Operation Uphold Democracy
*Operation Support Hope
*Operation Joint Endeavor Previous designations
*14th Transport Squadron (1940 – 1942)
*14th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942 – 1948)
*14th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1948)
*14th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy (1948 – 1966)
*14th Military Airlift Squadron (1966 – 1992)
*14th Airlift Squadron (1992 – Present)Assignments
*61st Troop Carrier Group (1940 – 1945, 1946 – 1959)
**Attached 62d Troop Carrier Wing (5 December 1950 – 16 November 1951)
*63d Military Airlift Wing (1959 – 1992)
*437th Airlift Wing (1992 - Present)Bases stationed
*Duncan Field,
Texas (1940 – 1941)
*Augusta, Georgia (1941 – 1942)
*Pope Field,North Carolina (1942, 1943)
*Lockbourne ,Ohio (1942)
*Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas (1942 – 1943)
*Lourmel,Algeria (1943)
*Kairouan ,Tunisia (1943)
*Sicily (1943 – 1944)
*RAF Barkston Heath ,England (1944 – 1945)
*Abbeville ,France (1945)
*Waller Field,Trinidad (1945)
*Eschborn Air Base,Germany (1946 – 1947)
*Rhein-Main Air Base , Germany (1947 – 1950)
*McChord Air Force Base ,Washington (1950 – 1951)
*Tachikawa ,Japan (1951 – 1952)
*Larson Air Force Base , Washington (1952 - 1954)
*Donaldson Air Force Base ,South Carolina (1954 - 1963)
*Hunter Air Force Base , Georgia (1963 – 1967)
*Norton Air Force Base ,California (1967 – 1992)
*Charleston Air Force Base , South Carolina (1992 – Present)Aircraft operated
*C-33 (1941)
*C-39 (1941 – 1942)
*C-47 Skytrain (1942 – 1945, 1946 – 1948)
*C-54 Skymaster (1948 – 1952)
*C-124 Globemaster II (1952 – 1967)
*C-141 Starlifter (1967 – 1995)
*C-17 Globemaster III (1995 – Present)External links
* [http://public.charleston.amc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4172 14th Airlift Squadron Home Page]
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