181st Airlift Squadron

181st Airlift Squadron
File:181st Airlift Squadron emblem.jpg 181st Airlift Squadron Emblem
Active	194?-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Airlift
Part of	Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command
Garrison/HQ	Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth

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.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 395th Fighter Squadron on 24 May 1943.

Activated on 1 Jun 1943

Inactivated on 20 Aug 1946

Re-designated 181st Fighter Squadron and allotted to Texas Air National Guard on 21 Aug 1946

Re-designated 181st Fighter-Interception Squadron, 1945

Re-designated 181st Fighter Bomber Squadron, 1950

Re-designated 181st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 1952

Re-designated 181st Fighter Bomber Squadron, 1953

Re-designated 181st Fighter Bomber Squadron, 1957

Re-designated Air Refueling Squadron, 1960

Re-designated Tactical Airlift Squadron, 1978

Re-designated Airlift Squadron, 1992

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