300th Airlift Squadron | |
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Active | 1943; 1952–1955; 1969–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Airlift |
Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
Garrison/HQ | Charleston Air Force Base |
Nickname(s) | South Carolina Volunteers South Carolina Privateers |
Motto(s) | Ad Astra Latin To the Stars [1] |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm [1] |
Insignia | |
300 Military Airlift Sq emblem (approved 25 June 1996) | |
300th Military Airlift Squadron emblem (approved 1 August 1978, restored 13 November 2007) [1] |
The 300th Airlift Squadron is part of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission worldwide.
Train and equip C-17 aircrews for global air-land and airdrop operations.
During World War II the 300th airlifted military supplies from India to Allied forces in Burma and China in 1943. [1]
It flew airlift missions within Japan and to Southeast Asia from 1952 to 1955. The squadron airlifted US ex-prisoners of war from Japan to the U.S. following the Korean War and transported French troops wounded in the First Indochina War from Japan to France and Algeria in 1954. [1]
It has flown worldwide airlift missions since 1969. Specifically, the 300th airlifted U.S. troops to Grenada and U.S. students from Grenada to the U.S. in 1983 and supported the 1989 contingency operation in Panama. Received the Air Force Reserve Aircrew of the Year award twice. [1]
1991 mobilized for the Gulf War
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.