183rd Airlift Squadron

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unit_name= 183d Airlift Squadron


caption= 183d Airlift Squadron emblem
dates= 1946-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= Allen C. Thompson Field
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anniversaries=The 183d Airlift Squadron flies the C-17 Globemaster III. It is a unit of the Mississippi Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 172d Airlift Wing.

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1974-1992)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Airlift Command (1971-1974)
*Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1962-1971)
*Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1950-1962)
*Air National Guard (1946-1950)

Previous DesignationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

*183d Airlift Squadron (1995-Present)
*183d Air Transport Squadron (1964-19??)
*183d Aeromedical Transport Squadron (Light) (1957-1964)
*183d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (Night Photo) (1953-1957)

Bases Stationed

*Allen C. Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi (1953-Present)

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

*C-17 Globemaster III (2004-Present)
*C-141B Starlifter (1986-2004)
*C-130H Hercules(1980-1986)
*C-124 Globemaster II (1966-1980)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1953-1966)

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