181st Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 181st Airlift Squadron


caption= 181st Airlift Squadron Emblem
dates= 194?-Present
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
type= Squadron
role= Airlift
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command_structure= Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command
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garrison= Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
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anniversaries=The 181st Airlift Squadron flies the C-130H Hercules. It is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 136th Airlift Wing.

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1976-1992)
*Air National Guard/Strategic Air Command (1965-1976)
*Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1957-1965)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1950-1957)
*Air National Guard (1946-1950)
*9th Army Air Force (1944-1946)
*1st Operations Group/71st Fighter Squadron (1943-1944)

Previous designations

*181st Airlift Squadron (1992-Present)
*181st Tactical Airlift Squadron (1978-1992)
*181st Air Refueling Squadron (1960-1978)
*181st Air Defense Squadron (1957-1960)
*181st Fighter Bomber Squadron (1953-1957)
*181st Fighter Interceptor Squadron (1952-1953)
*181st Fighter Bomber Squadron (1950-1952)
*181st Fighter Interception Squadron (???-1950)
*181st Fighter Squadron (1946-19??)

Bases Stationed

*Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth/Carswell AFB (1996-Present)
*Rhien Main AB (1967, 1977)
*Naval Air Station Dallas/Hensley Field (1960-1996)
*Unknown from 1953-1960
*Travis Air Force Base (Training) (1953)
*Taegu Air Force Base (1951-1953)
*Itazuke Air Force Base (1951)
*Langley Air Force Base (1950-1951)
*Naval Air Station Dallas/Hensley Field (1950)
*Unknown between 1946 and 1950
*Straubing Airport (1945-1946)
*Buchschwabach, Germany (1945)
*Rhein-Main Air Base (1945)
*Metz-Frescaty Air Base (1945)
*Juvincourt, France (1944-1945)
*Chièvres Air Base (1944)
*Laon, France (1944)
*Chatres, France (1944)
*Cardonville, France (1944)
*Royal Air Force Chilbolton (1944)
*Royal Air Force Greenham Common (1944)
*Republic Airport (1943-1944)
*Westover Army Air Field (1943)

Aircraft OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

* C-130 Hercules (1978-Present)
* KC-97 Stratotanker (1960-1978)
* F-86 Sabrejet (1957-1960)
* F-80 Shooting Star (1957-1960)
* F-51 Mustang (1957-1960)
* F-84 Thunderjet (1951-1957)
* T-33 Shooting Star (1950-1951)
* F-51 Mustang (1946-1951)
* P-47 Thunderbolt (1943-1946

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