List of United States Air Force airlift squadrons

This article lists the airlift squadrons of the United States Air Force. The purpose of an airlift squadron is to organize and effect the delivery of supplies or personnel, usually via military transport aircraft such as the C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules.

Airlift squadrons Squadron Shield Location Nickname Aircraft Flown Note 1st Airlift Squadron Andrews AFB SAM FOX C-32, C-40 Active 2nd Airlift Squadron Pope Field Lancers C-130 Hercules Inactive 3rd Airlift Squadron Dover AFB C-17 Globemaster III Active 4th Airlift Squadron McChord AFB Fighting Fourth C-17 Globemaster III Active 6th Airlift Squadron Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Bully Beef Express C-17 Globemaster III Active 7th Airlift Squadron McChord AFB Willing & Able C-17 Globemaster III Active 8th Airlift Squadron McChord AFB Workhorses C-17 Globemaster III Active 9th Airlift Squadron Dover AFB Pelicans C-5 Galaxy Active 10th Airlift Squadron McChord AFB Pathfinders C-17 Globemaster III Inactive 11th Airlift Squadron Scott AFB C-9A Nightingale Inactive 12th Airlift Flight Langley AFB C-21 Inactive 14th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB Pelicans C-17 Globemaster III Active 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB Global Eagles C-17 Globemaster III Active 16th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB Lions C-17 Globemaster III Active 17th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB AAA Moving C-17 Globemaster III Inactive 19th Airlift Squadron Travis AFB C-141B Starlifter Inactive 20th Airlift Squadron Travis AFB C-141B Starlifter Inactive 21st Airlift Squadron Travis AFB Beeliners C-17 Globemaster III Active 22nd Airlift Squadron Travis AFB Mulies C-5 Galaxy Active 30th Airlift Squadron Cheyenne Regional Airport C-130 Hercules Inactive 36th Airlift Squadron Yokota AB Eagle Airlifters C-130J Super Hercules Active 37th Airlift Squadron Ramstein AB Blue Tail Flies C-130J Super Hercules Active 38th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Ramstein AB Delta Squadron C-130 Hercules Inactive 39th Airlift Squadron Dyess AFB Trailblazers C-130J Super Hercules Active 40th Airlift Squadron Dyess AFB Screaming Eagles C-130J Super Hercules Active 41st Airlift Squadron Little Rock AFB Black Cats C-130J Super Hercules Active 42nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Ramstein AB C-130J Super Hercules Inactive 45th Airlift Squadron Keesler AFB C-21 Inactive 47th Airlift Flight Wright-Patterson AFB C-21 Inactive 48th Airlift Squadron Little Rock AFB Hoppers C-130J Super Hercules Inactive 50th Airlift Squadron Little Rock AFB Red Devils C-130 Hercules Inactive (now 50th Air Refueling Squadron) 52nd Airlift Squadron Peterson AFB Fighting 'Roos C-130H Hercules Inactive 53rd Airlift Squadron Little Rock AFB Black Jacks C-130 Hercules Inactive 54th Airlift Squadron Scott AFB C-40 Active 55th Airlift Flight Osan AB C-12 Huron Inactive 56th Airlift Squadron Altus AFB C-5 Galaxy Inactive (now 56th Air Refueling Squadron) 57th Airlift Squadron Altus AFB C-141B Starlifter Inactive 58th Airlift Squadron Altus AFB Rat Pack C-17 Globemaster III Active 61st Airlift Squadron Little Rock AFB Green Hornets C-130J Super Hercules Active 62nd Airlift Squadron Little Rock AFB Blue Barons C-130J Super Hercules Active 65th Airlift Squadron Hickam AFB C-40 Clipper Active 68th Airlift Squadron Lackland Air Force Base C-5 Galaxy AFRC 73rd Airlift Squadron Scott AFB C-40 Clipper Active 75th Airlift Squadron Ramstein AB C-9 Nightingale Inactive 76th Airlift Squadron Ramstein AB C-21, C-37 Active 89th Airlift Squadron Wright-Patterson AFB Rhinos C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 95th Airlift Squadron Pope AFB Flying Badgers C-130 Hercules Inactive 96th Airlift Squadron Minneapolis-Saint Paul IAP Flying Vikings C-130H Hercules AFRC 97th Airlift Squadron McChord AFB Fightin' Roos C-17 Globemaster III Active 99th Airlift Squadron Andrews AFB SAM FOX C-37 Active 105th Airlift Squadron Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Tennessee Air National Guard Music C-130H Hercules Inactive (now 105th Attack Squadron) 109th Airlift Squadron Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station C-130H Hercules Minnesota ANG 118th Airlift Squadron Bradley Air National Guard Base Flying Yankees C-130H Hercules Connecticut ANG 115th Airlift Squadron Channel Islands Air National Guard Station Hollywood Guard C-130J Super Hercules California ANG 130th Airlift Squadron Yeager Airport Mountaineers C-130J Super Hercules West Virginia ANG 135th Airlift Squadron Warfield Air National Guard Base Baltimore's Best C-130J Super Hercules Inactive 136th Airlift Squadron Niagara Falls IAP New York's Finest C-130 Hercules Inactive (now 136th Attack Squadron) 137th Airlift Squadron Stewart ANGB Hudson Haulers C-17 Globemaster III New York ANG 139th Airlift Squadron Stratton ANGB Raven Gang LC-130H Hercules New York ANG 142nd Airlift Squadron New Castle Air National Guard Base C-130H Hercules Delaware ANG 143rd Airlift Squadron Quonset Point Air National Guard Station C-130J Super Hercules Rhode Island ANG 144th Airlift Squadron Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson C-17 Globemaster III Alaska ANG 155th Airlift Squadron Memphis IAP Memphis Belle C-17 Globemaster III Tennessee ANG 156th Airlift Squadron Charlotte/Douglas IAP First in Flight C-17 Globemaster III North Carolina ANG 158th Airlift Squadron Savannah/Hilton Head IAP Guard Dawgs C-130J Super Hercules Georgia ANG 164th Airlift Squadron Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base C-130 Hercules Inactive 165th Airlift Squadron Louisville IAP Thoroughbred Express C-130J Super Hercules Kentucky ANG 167th Airlift Squadron Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base C-17 Globemaster III West Virginia ANG 169th Airlift Squadron Peoria Air National Guard Base C-130H Hercules Illinois ANG 178th Airlift Squadron Hector International Airport North Dakota ANG C-21 Learjet Inactive (now 178th Attack Squadron) 180th Airlift Squadron Rosecrans Memorial Airport Pony Express C-130H Hercules Missouri ANG 181st Airlift Squadron Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth C-130H Hercules Texas ANG 183d Airlift Squadron Jackson-Evers IAP Wings of the Deep South C-17 Globemaster III Mississippi ANG 186th Airlift Squadron Great Falls International Airport Vigilantes C-130H Hercules Wyoming ANG 187th Airlift Squadron Cheyenne Air National Guard Base Let 'er Buck C-130H Hercules Wyoming ANG 189th Airlift Squadron Gowen Field Air National Guard Base C-130 Hercules Inactive Idaho ANG 192d Airlift Squadron Reno/Tahoe IAP High Rollers C-130H Hercules Nevada ANG 198th Airlift Squadron Luis Muñoz Marín IAP Buccaneros C-130 Hercules Inactive Puerto Rico ANG 200th Airlift Squadron Peterson AFB Bobcats C-21 Inactive Colorado ANG 201st Airlift Squadron Andrews AFB C-40 Clipper District of Columbia ANG 204th Airlift Squadron Hickam Air Force Base Owls C-17 Globemaster III Hawaii ANG 249th Airlift Squadron Elmendorf AFB C-17 Globemaster III Inactive Alaska ANG 300th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 301st Airlift Squadron Travis AFB C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 309th Airlift Squadron Chievres AB C-37 Inactive 310th Airlift Squadron MacDill AFB C-37 Inactive (now 310th Special Operations Squadron) 311th Airlift Squadron Peterson AFB C-21 Inactive 312th Airlift Squadron Travis AFB C-5 Galaxy AFRC 313th Airlift Squadron McChord AFB C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 317th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB First in Reserve C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 326th Airlift Squadron Dover AFB Flying Bunnies C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 327th Airlift Squadron Little Rock AFB C-130J Super Hercules AFRC 328th Airlift Squadron Niagara Falls IAP C-130 Hercules Inactive (now 328th Air Refueling Squadron) 337th Airlift Squadron Westover ARB Patriot Wing C-5 Galaxy AFRC 346th Tactical Airlift Squadron Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Taiwan Black Knights C-130 Hercules Inactive 356th Airlift Squadron Lackland AFB C-5 Galaxy AFRC 357th Airlift Squadron Maxwell AFB Deliverance C-130H Hercules AFRC 457th Airlift Squadron Andrews AFB C-21 Inactive 458th Airlift Squadron Scott AFB C-21 Active 459th Airlift Squadron Yokota Air Base C-12 Huron C-21 UH-1 Iroquois Active 517th Airlift Squadron Elmendorf AFB Firebirds C-12 Huron C-17 Globemaster III Active 535th Airlift Squadron Hickam Air Force Base Tigers C-17 Globemaster III Active 700th Airlift Squadron Dobbins ARB C-130H Hercules AFRC 701st Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB Turtles C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 707th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB Rooks Defense C-141 Starlifter Inactive 709th Airlift Squadron Dover AFB C-5 Galaxy AFRC 728th Airlift Squadron McChord AFB Flying Knights C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 729th Airlift Squadron March ARB Pegasus C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 730th Airlift Squadron March ARB C-17 Globemaster III Inactive (now 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron) 731st Airlift Squadron Peterson AFB C-130H Hercules AFRC 732nd Airlift Squadron Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Rams C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait Desert Foxes C-130 Hercules Inactive 738th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait C-130 Hercules Inactive 745th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar C-130 Hercules ACC 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Blue-Nosed Mules C-130 Hercules ACC 756th Airlift Squadron Andrews AFB Toothless Tigers C-141B Starlifter Inactive (now 756th Air Refueling Squadron) 757th Airlift Squadron Youngstown ARS Blue Tigers C-130J Super Hercules AFRC 758th Airlift Squadron Pittsburgh IAP C-17 Globemaster III AFRC 763rd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Seeb International Airport, Oman Camelbacks C-130 Hercules Inactive (OSW/OEF 1998-2002) 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Gun Runners C-130J Hercules Inactive 773rd Airlift Squadron Youngstown ARS Fleagles C-130 Hercules Inactive 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan Green Weasels C-130 Hercules Inactive 776th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron PAF Base Shahbaz, Pakistan Red Lions C-130 Hercules Inactive 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Joint Base Balad, Iraq Dueling Dragons C-130 Hercules Inactive 778th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules Inactive 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait C-130 Hercules Inactive 780th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania C-17 Globemaster III Active 815th Airlift Squadron Keesler AFB Jennies C-130J AFRC 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar C-17 Globemaster III Inactive 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan C-17 Globemaster III Inactive

See also List of United States Air Force squadrons

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