99th Airlift Squadron

99th Airlift Squadron
99th Airlift Squadron Patch
Active	25 May 1943 - 27 March 1946 27 June 1949 - 14 March 1951 27 December 1965 - 12 September 1977 1 October 1988 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift
Part of	Air Mobility Command 18th Air Force 89th Airlift Wing 89th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Andrews Air Force Base
Motto(s)	Sam Fox
Engagements	Operation Overlord Operation Dragoon Operation Market Garden Battle of Bastogne
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The 99th Airlift Squadron (99 AS) is part of the 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. It operates C-9 Skytrain II and C-20 aircraft providing executive airlift.

History

The 99th 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 99th has conducted airlift support for the President and other high-ranking dignitaries of the U.S. and foreign governments from 1966–1977 and since 1988.

Lineage

• Constituted as 99 Troop Carrier Squadron on 25 May 1943

Activated on 1 Aug 1943

Inactivated on 27 Mar 1946

• Re-designated as 99 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 10 May 1949

Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949

Ordered to active service on 10 Mar 1951

Inactivated on 14 Mar 1951

• Re-designated as 99 Military Airlift Squadron, Special Mission, and activated on 27 Dec 1965

Organized on 8 Jan 1966

Inactivated on 12 Sep 1977

• Re-designated as 99 Military Airlift Squadron on 13 Sep 1988

Activated on 1 Oct 1988

Re-designated as 99 Airlift Squadron on 12 Jul 1991.

Aircraft

• C-47 Skytrain (1943–1945)
• CG-4 Waco (1943–1945)
• C-109 Liberator Express (1945–1946)
• C-46 Commando (1945, 1949–1951)
• C-53 Skytrooper (1945–1946)
• AT-6 Harvard II (1945–1946)
• B-25 Mitchell (1945–1946)
• B-29 Superfortress (1945–1946)
• C-45 Expeditor (1945–1946)

• C-61 Argus (1945–1946)
• C-78 (1945–1946)
• L-1 Vigilant (1945–1946)
• L-4 Grasshopper (1945–1946)
• L-5 Sentinel (1945–1946)
• P-47 Thunderbolt (1945–1946)
• P-51 Mustang (1945–1946)
• C-140 (1966–1971)

• VC-140 (1966–1977)
• C-131 Samaritan (1966–1968)
• U-4 (1966–1969)
• VC-6 (1966–1977)
• VC-131 (1968–1975)
• VC-9 (1975–1977)
• C-9 Skytrain II (1988 – 2009)
• C-20B (1988 – Present)
• C-37A (1994 – Present)
• C-37B (2009 – Present)

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
• Official USAF 99th Airlift Squadron History