95th Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 95th Airlift Squadron


caption= 95th Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 25 May 1943 - 18 October 1945
9 April 1947 - 4 May 1951
15 June 1952 - Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch=United States Air Force
type= Airlift
role=
size=
command_structure= Air Force Reserve Command
4th Air Force
440th Airlift Wing
440th Operations Group
current_commander=
garrison= Pope Air Force Base
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= Flying Badgers
patron=
motto= On Time, On Target
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= Operation Overlord
Operation Dragoon
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Bastogne
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
decorations= Distinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
battle_honours=

The 95th Airlift Squadron (95 AS) is part of the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.

Mission

History

The 97th participated in airborne assaults on Normandy, Southern France, Holland, Germany, relief of Bastogne, and transportation of cargo and personnel in European Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II.

The squadron trained in the Reserve for airlift missions, 1952-1957 and for fighter-bomber operations, 1952-1957. It reverted to an airlift mission in 1957. Th 95th flew airlift missions worldwide, including to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and to Southwest Asia during the Gulf War. It has also participated in training exercises, some involving the dropping or landing of airborne troops, and flew numerous humanitarian airlift missions.

Operations

*World War II
*Vietnam War
*Operation Desert Shield
*Operation Enduring Freedom
*Operation Iraqi Freedom
*Joint Task Force Katrina

Previous designations

*95th Troop Carrier Squadron (1943 – 1949)
*95th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949 – 1952)
*95th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952 – 1957)
*95th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1957 – 1967)
*95th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967 – 1992)
*95th Airlift Squadron (1992 – Present)

Assignments

*440th Troop Carrier Group (1943 - 1945, 1947 - 1951)
*440th Troop Carrier Wing (1952 - 1963)
*933d Tactical Airlift Group (1963 - 1975)
*440th Airlift Wing (1975 - Present)

Bases stationed

*Baer Field, Indiana (1943)
*Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri (1943)
*Alliance Army Air Field, Nebraska (1943 – 1944)
*Pope Field, North Carolina (1944)
*Baer Field, Indiana (1944)
*RAF Bottesford, England (1944)
*RAF Exeter, England (1944)
**Operated: Ombrone Airfield, Italy (18 July – 24 August 1944)
*Reims, France (1944)
*Le Mans, France (1944)
*Orléans, France (1944 - 1945)
*Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minnesota (1947 – 1951)
*Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota (1952 – 1957)
*General Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin (1957 – 2007)
*Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina (2007 – Present)

Aircraft Operated

*C-47 Skytrain (1943 – 1945, 1955 - 1957)
*C-46 Commando (1947 – 1951, 1952 - 1957)
*T-6 Texan (1949 – 1950, 1952 - 1955)
*T-11 Kansan (1949 – 1951)
*T-7 Navigator (1950)
*P-51 Mustang (1953 – 1954)
*T-33 Shooting Star (1954 - 1957)
*F-80 Shooting Star (1954 - 1957)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1957 - 1971)
*C-130 Hercules (1971 – Present)

References

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0095as.html Official USAF 95th Airlift Squadron History]
* [http://www.440aw.afrc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3826 95th Airlift Squadron Fact Sheet]

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