348th Tactical Airlift Squadron

348th Airlift Squadron

C-130 Hercules delivering materiel in Viet Nam using the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System
Active 1949-1951; 1968-1972
Country  United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Role Airlift
Part of Tactical Air Command
Nickname(s) The Intrepids
Engagements Vietnam War
Decorations Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm
Insignia
Patch with 348th Tactical Airlift Squadron emblem

The 348th Tactical Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron that was last assigned to the 516th Tactical Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas where it was inactivated in June 1972.

The squadron was first activated as the 348th Troop Carrier Squadron in the Air Force Reserve in 1949 and trained at Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee. In 1951 it was called to active duty for the Korean War. Shortly after being called up its personnel were transferred to other units of the 516th Troop Carrier Group and it was inactivated.

The squadron was again activated as the 348th Tactical Airlift Squadron and activated at Dyess Air Force Base, flying the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The squadron frequently deployed to Europe and the Pacific until it was inactivated in 1972.

History

Reserve training and Korean War callup

The squadron was activated in the reserves in 1949 and assigned to the 516th Troop Carrier Group. The squadron trained under the supervision of the 2584th Air Force Reserve Training Center at Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee until April 1951. The 348th was called to active duty that month and its personnel used to round out other squadrons of the 516th and it was inactivated on 23 April 1951.

Airlift in the United States

The squadron was reactivated at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in 1968 as a Lockheed C-130 Hercules unit.[1] The squadron trained to airlift troops, equipment and supplies into combat zones, to resupply forces, and evacuate casualties. Until it was inactivated in 1972, the squadron frequently deployed to Europe and the Pacific.[2]

Lineage

Redesignated 348th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1958 and activated (not organized)

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

Awards and campaigns

Award streamer Award Dates Notes
Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm18 October 1968-31 October 1968348th Tactical Airlift Squadron[3]
Campaign Streamer Campaign Dates Notes
Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III18 October 1968 – 31 October 1968348th Tactical Airlift Squadron[4]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Mueller, p. 121
  2. 1 2 Ravenstein, p. 284
  3. ↑ AF Pamphlet 900-2, Vol II, p. 61
  4. ↑ AF Pamphlet 900-2, p. 332

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