22d Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 22d Airlift Squadron


caption= 22d Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 3 April 1942 - 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
60th Air Mobility Wing
60th Operations Group
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garrison= Travis Air Force Base
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nickname= Mulies
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decorations= Distinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
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The 22d Airlift Squadron (2d AS) is part of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California. It operates C-5 Galaxy aircraft supporting the United 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

22d operations during World War II include paratroop drops at Nadzab, New Guinea, in September 1942 as well as aerial transportation in the Pacific Theater.

The 22d also participated in the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and aerial transportation in Far East during the Korean War. It flew extensive support missions to, and intra-theater combat support missions in Vietnam, 4 August 1964-2 April 1969. It flew frequent missions to Southeast Asia from March 1972-April 1975. The 22d supported operations in Grenada, 25 October 1983 – 7 November 1983, Panama on 20 December 1989, and on-going operations in Southwest Asia since August 1990. The squadron also supported Operation Provide Comfort for Kurdish refugees, supported the evacuation of military personnel and their dependents from the Philippines through Operation Fiery Vigil in 1991. It played a major role in the relief effort for the famine-plagued country of Somalia during Operation Provide Relief and Restore Hope in 1992 and 1993, and provided airlift support to Balkans peacekeeping missions beginning in 1995 with Operation Joint Endeavor, and continuing under Operations Joint Guardian and Joint Forge.

Operations

*World War II
*Korean War
*Operation Urgent Fury
*Operation Just Cause
*Operation Desert Storm
*Operation Southern Watch
*Operation Iraqi Freedom
*Operation Enduring Freedom
*Operation Fiery Vigil
*Operation Provide Relief
*Operation Restore Hope
*Operation Joint Endeavor
*Operation Joint Guardian
*Operation Joint Forge
*Operation Provide Comfort

Lineage

*22d Transport Squadron (1942)
*22d Troop Carrier Squadron (1942 - 1948)
*22d Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy (1948 - 1966)
*22d Military Airlift Squadron (1966 - 1991)
*22d Airlift Squadron (1991 - Present)

Assignments

*374th Troop Carrier Group (1942 – 1946, 1946 – 1958)
*Attached: 317th Troop Carrier Group (19 September – 16 November 1948)
*1503d Air Transport Wing (1958 – 1966)
*65th Military Airlift Wing (1966 - 1969)
*60th Air Mobility Wing (1972 - Present)

Bases stationed

*Essendon Airdrome, Australia (1942)
*Garbutt Field, Australia (1942 - 1943)
*Port Moresby, New Guinea (1943)
*Garbutt Field, Australia (1943 - 1944)
*Finschhafen, New Guinea (1944 - 1945)
*Nielson Field, Luzon (1945 - 1946)
*Nichols Field, Luzon (1946 - 1947)
*Clark Field, Philippines (1947 - 1948)
**Deployed: Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany (18 September - 16 November 1948)
*Tachikawa Air Base, Japan (1948 - 1969)
*Travis Air Force Base, California (1972 - Present)

Aircraft operated

*C-39 (1942)
*C-49 (1942)
*C-53 Skytrooper (1942)
*C-56 Lodestar (1942)
*C-60 Lodestar II (1942)
*B-17 Flying Fortress (1942)
*B-18 Bolo (1942)
*C-47 Skytrain (1942 – 1945)
*C-46 Commando (1945 – 1946, 1946 – 1949)
*C-54 Skymaster (1946 – 1948, 1949 – 1952)
*C-124 Globemaster II (1952 – 1957, 1959 – 1969)
*C-5 Galaxy (1972 – Present)

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