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* Bowman Field, KY, 26 Oct 1942 |
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* Knobnoster, MO, 5 Nov 1942 |
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* Lawson Field, GA, 20 Feb-3 May 1943 |
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* Berguent, French Morocco, May 1943 |
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* Kairouan, Tunisia, 26 Jun 1943 |
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* Castelvetrano, Sicily, 1 Sep 1943-16 Feb 1944 |
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* RAF Saltby, England, 24 Feb 1944 |
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* Poix, France, Feb 1945 |
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* AAF Station Frankfurt, Germany, 15 Oct 1945-30 Sep 1946 |
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* Smyrna (later, Sewart) AFB, TN, 17 Oct 1949-27 Aug 1950 |
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* Ashiya AB, Japan, 4 Sep 1950-15 Nov 1954 |
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* Sewart AFB, TN, 15 Nov 1954 |
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: Deployed at: Clark AFB, Philippines, 1 Dec 1965-30 Jun 1966 |
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: Deployed at: RAF Mildenhall, England, 5 May-14 Aug 1967, 28 Mar-29 Jun 1968 |
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* Little Rock AFB, AR, 5 Mar 1970- |
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: Deployed at: RAF Mildenhall, England, 28 May-7 Jul 1970; 3 Jan-17 Mar 1973, 5 Mar-17 May 1976, 3 Dec 1976-13 Feb 1977, 5 Jul-9 Sep 1977, 13 Jul-13 Sep 1978, 5 Apr-12 Jun 1980, 4 Dec 1982-15 Feb 1983, 8 Aug-10 Oct 1984, 1 Dec 1985-12 Feb 1986, 1 Feb-15 Apr 1987, 3 Apr-15 Jun 1988, 27 Dec 1990-12 May 1991, 3 Feb-6 Apr 1992 |
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: Deployed at: Rhein-Main AB, Germany, 12 Oct-19 Dec 1970, 12 Jun-16 Aug 1973, 3 Oct-16 Dec 1974, 15 Jun-17 Aug 1975 |
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: Deployed at: Ching Chaun Kang AB, Taiwan, 16 May-1 Sep 1972 |
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Revision as of 13:57, 17 February 2012
61st Airlift Squadron | |
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Active | 13 October 1942 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Airlift |
Part of | Air Mobility Command 18th Air Force 19th Airlift Wing |
Garrison/HQ | Little Rock Air Force Base |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
The 61st Airlift squadron is part of the 19th Operations Group and operates C-130 Hercules aircraft from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The unit predominantly deploys in support of Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom.
History
Lineage
- Constituted as 61st Troop Carrier Squadron on 13 Oct 1942
- Activated on 26 Oct 1942
- Inactivated on 30 Sep 1946
- Re-designated as 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 20 Sep 1949
- Activated on 17 Oct 1949
- Re-designated as: 61st Troop Carrier Squadron on 1 Mar 1966
- Re-designated as: 61st Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 May 1967
- Re-designated as: 61st Airlift Squadron on 1 Dec 1991.
Assignments
- 315 Troop Carrier Group
- Attached to: 314 Troop Carrier Group, 26 Oct 1942
- 314 Troop Carrier Group, 15 Mar 1943
- 441 Troop Carrier Group
- Attached in Oct 1945
- Assigned Dec 1945-30 Sep 1946
- 314 Troop Carrier Group, 17 Oct 1949
- 314 Troop Carrier Wing, 8 Oct 1957
- 839 Air Division, 1 Dec 1965
- Attached to Troop Carrier Wing Provisional, 4413, 1 Dec 1965-30 Jun 1966
- 64 Troop Carrier (later 64 Tactical Airlift) Wing, 1 Jul 1966
- Attached to: 513 Tactical Airlift Wing, 6 May-11 Aug 1967, 8 Apr-29 Jun 1968, 27 May-6 Jul 1970
- Attached to: 322 Tactical Airlift Wing, 21 Oct-19 Dec 1970
- 314 Tactical Airlift Wing, 31 May 1971
- Attached to: 374 Tactical Airlift Wing, 16 May-1 Sep 1972
- Attached to: 513 Tactical Airlift Wing, 5 Jan-16 Mar 1973
- Attached to: 322 Tactical Airlift Wing, 5 Jun-11 Aug 1973, 16 Oct-16 Dec 1974, 15-30 Jun 1975
- Attached to: 435 Tactical Airlift Wing, 30 Jun-17 Aug 1975, 5 Mar-17 May 1976, 3 Dec 1976-13 Feb 1977, 5 Jul-9 Sep 1977, 13 Jul-13 Sep 1978
- 314 Tactical Airlift Group, 1 Nov 1978
- Attached to: 435 Tactical Airlift Wing, 5 Apr-12 Jun 1980
- 314 Tactical Airlift Wing, 15 Jun 1980
- Attached to: 435 Tactical Airlift Wing, 4 Dec 1982-15 Feb 1983
- Attached to: 313 Tactical Airlift Group, 8 Aug-10 Oct 1984, 1 Dec 1985-12 Feb 1986, 1 Feb-15 Apr 1987, 3 Apr-15 Jun 1988, 27 Dec 1990-12 May 1991, 3 Feb-6 Apr 1992
- 314 Operations Group, 1 Dec 1991
- 463 Airlift Group, 1 Apr 1997
- 19 Operations Group, 1 Oct 2008-Present
Stations
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Aircraft
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
- AFHRA 61st Airlift Squadron History