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		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
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		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		C-130H	Active
53rd Airlift Squadron		Little Rock AFB	Black Jacks	C-130 Hercules	Active
54th Airlift Squadron		Scott AFB		C-40C	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-130 Hercules	AFRC
97th Airlift Squadron		McChord AFB	Fightin' Roos	C-17 Globemaster III	Active
99th Airlift Squadron		Andrews AFB		C-37	Active
103rd Airlift Wing		Bradley Air National Guard Base	Flying Yankees	C-130 Hercules	Connecticut ANG
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
115th Airlift Squadron		Channel Islands Air National Guard Station		C-130 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		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	Savannah Guard Dogs	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-130 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-130 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
187th Airlift Squadron		Cheyenne Air National Guard Base		C-130 Hercules	Wyoming ANG
189th Airlift Squadron		Gowen Field		C-130 Hercules	Idaho ANG
192d Airlift Squadron		Reno/Tahoe IAP	High Rollers	C-130 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-130 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
356th Airlift Squadron		Lackland AFB		C-5 Galaxy	AFRC
357th Airlift Squadron		Maxwell AFB	Deliverance	C-130 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-130 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-130 Hercules	AFRC
732nd Airlift Squadron		Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst	Rams	C-17 Globemaster III	AFRC
757th Airlift Squadron		Youngstown ARS	Blue Tigers	C-130 Hercules	AFRC
758th Airlift Squadron		Pittsburgh IAP		C-17 Globemaster III	AFRC
763rd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron		Seeb North Air Base, 2001-2002 (Masirah IAP)		Lockheed C-130 Hercules	Provisional unit, may have been activated as early as 1998. Lt Col Mark Vlahos commanding from June 2001 until inactivation June 2002. [1] Took part in initial OEF operations in Pakistan.
772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron				C-130J	Inactive
773rd Airlift Squadron		Youngstown ARS	Fleagles	C-130 Hercules	Inactive
774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron				C-130	Inactive
815th Airlift Squadron		Keesler AFB	Jennies	C-130J	AFRC
816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron				C-17 Globemaster III	Inactive
817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron				C-17 Globemaster III	Inactive

Among other airlift squadrons are the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; 738th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; the 745th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; 756th Airlift Squadron; the 776th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; the 778th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; and the 780th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

See also

• List of United States Air Force squadrons

1. https://www.greeks-in-foreign-cockpits.com/pilots-crews/bombardiers-and-navigators/mark-vlahos/; https://nara.getarchive.net/media/us-air-force-usaf-brigadier-general-bgen-gilmary-m-hostage-iii-left-commander-fa77b3