301st Airlift Squadron (United States)
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| Active | 25 May 1943 - 27 May 1946 27 June 1949 - 14 March 1951 25 July 1969 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Airlift |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command 4th Air Force 349th Air Mobility Wing 349th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Travis Air Force Base |
| Engagements | Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Battle of Bastogne Operation Plunder |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
The 301st Airlift Squadron (301 AS) is part of the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing global airlift.
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[edit] History
THe 301st dropped paratroopers in preparation for Normandy invasion on 6 June 1944. It transported cargo and mail in France and England and evacuated wounded troops from the continent. The squadron took part in the airborne attacks in Netherlands in September 1944. It dropped supplies to 101st Airborne Division surrounded at Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. Tht 301st also participated in airborne crossings of the Rhine River into Germany on 24 March 1945. It was the first American air unit to occupy Tempelhof Airdrome in Berlin in 1945.
Since 1969 the 301st has trained in the Reserve to fly global strategic airlift missions, performing routine channel flights, contingency and humanitarian relief operations, and joint training exercises.
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[edit] Previous designations
- 301st Troop Carrier Squadron (1943 – 1949)
- 301st Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949 – 1969)
- 301st Military Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1969 – 1992)
- 301st Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1992 – 1994)
- 301st Airlift Squadron (1994 – Present)
[edit] Assignments
- 441st Troop Carrier Group (1943 – 1945)
- Attached: 442d Troop Carrier Group (18 May - 16 July 1945)
- 442d Troop Carrier Group (1945)
- 302d Transport Wing (1945)
- 441st Troop Carrier Group (1945 - 1946)
- Strategic Air Command (1946)
- 441st Troop Carrier Group (1949 - 1951)
- 938th Military Airlift Group (1969 - 1973)
- 349th Air Mobility Wing (1973 - Present)
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