30th Airlift Squadron

30th Airlift Squadron
30th Airlift Squadron Patch
Active	25 July 1942 – 1 September 1943 20 July 1952 – 25 June 1965 13 January 1967 – 12 September 2003 1 July 2006 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift
Part of	Air Mobility Command 18th Air Force 19th Airlift Wing (Administrative) 153rd Airlift Wing (Operational)
Garrison/HQ	Cheyenne Regional Airport
Motto(s)	Ubivis Quando Vis Anytime, Anywhere
Decorations	AFOUA RVGC w/ Palm

The 30th Airlift Squadron (30 AS) is part of the United States Air Force's 19th Airlift Group, and the first active-duty Associate Unit to an Air National Guard unit, working with the 187th Airlift Squadron at Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyoming. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft of its co-located Air Guard unit, conducting tactical airlift missions.

History

The 30th ferried bombers and P-38 aircraft over the North Atlantic route to England from, August 1942-August 1943. It provided air transport for the Atlantic Division of the Military Air Transport Service from, July 1952-June 1965 and conducted worldwide airlift from, August 1967 including support for operations in Southwest Asia from, August 1990-June 1991.^[1]

On 8 July 2006 the 30th became the first active-duty associate unit partnering with the Wyoming Air National Guard's (WyANG) 153d Airlift Wing.^[2]

Lineage^[1]

Constituted 30th Ferrying Squadron on 9 July 1942

Activated on 25 July 1942

Redesignated 30th Transport Squadron on 24 March 1943

Disbanded on 1 September 1943

Reconstituted, and redesignated 30th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy, on 20 June 1952

Activated on 20 July 1952

Redesignated 30th Air Transport Squadron, Medium, on 18 July 1954

Discontinued on 25 June 1965

Redesignated 30th Military Airlift Squadron, and activated, on 13 January 1967

Organized on 8 April 1967

Redesignated 30th Airlift Squadron on 1 November 1991.

Assignments^[1]

8th Ferrying (later, 8th Transport) Group, 25 July 1942–1 September 1943
1600th Air Transport Group, 20 July 1952
1611th Air Transport Group, 16 May 1955
1611th Air Transport Wing, 18 January 1963–25 June 1965
Military Airlift Command, 13 January 1967
438th Military Airlift Wing, 8 April 1967
438th Military Airlift Group, 1 October 1978
438th Military Airlift Wing, 1 June 1980
438th Operations Group, 1 November 1991
374th Operations Group, 1 October 1993–Present

Stations^[1]

Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine (1942)
Bluie West One, Greenland (1942–1943)
Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts (1952–1955)
McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey (1955–1965, 1967–1993)
Yokota Air Base, Japan (1993–2004)
Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyoming (2006–Present)

Aircraft^[1]

C-118 Liftmaster (1952–1965)
C-141 Starlifter (1967–1993)
C-9 Nightingale (1993–2004)
C-130 Hercules (2006–Present)

Operations^[1]

References

Notes

Bibliography

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations

Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy

Major Commands	Air Combat Air Education and Training Air Mobility Global Strike Materiel Reserve Space Special Operations Europe & Africa Pacific

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30th Airlift Squadron

History

Lineage[1]

Assignments[1]

Stations[1]

Aircraft[1]

Operations[1]