701st Airlift Squadron (United States)
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| Active | 20 March 1943 - 12 September 1945 12 July 1947 - 27 June 1949 8 July 1952 - 1 July 1957 16 November 1957 - 15 December 1965 25 September 1970 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Airlift |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command 22d Air Force 315th Airlift Wing 315th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Charleston Air Force Base |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award French Croix de Guerre with Palm Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
The 701st Airlift Squadron (701 AS) is part of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing global airlfit.
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[edit] Mission
Provide trained personnel to be a source of augmentation for the active forces in any emergency expansion of the Air Force strategic and aeromedical airlift capability.
[edit] History
The 701st saw combat in the European Theater of Operations from 13 December 1943-25 April 1945. It trained for bombardment missions from 1947-1949, and for fighter-bomber missions from 1952-1957.
The 701st has flown airlift missions from, 1957-1965 and since 1970. It patricipated in US Army troops and equipment movements to various parts of the nation during Cuban Missile Crisis, October-November 1962.
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[edit] Lineage
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[edit] Assignments
- 445th Bombardment Group (1943 – 1945, 1947 – 1949)
- 445th Fighter-Bomber Group (1952 – 1957)
- 445th Troop Carrier Wing (1957 – 1963)
- 919th Troop Carrier Group (1963 – 1965)
- 943 Military Airlift Group, Associate (1970 – 1973)
- 315th Airlift Wing (1973 - Present)
[edit] Bases stationed
- Gowen Field, Idaho (1943)
- Wendover Field, Utah (1943)
- Sioux City Army Air Base Iowa (1943)
- RAF Tibenham, England (1943 - 1945)
- Fort Dix, New Jersey (1945)
- McChord Air Force Base, Washington (1947 - 1949)
- Buffalo, New York (1952 - 1955)
- Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, New York (1955 - 1957)
- Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee (1957 - 1965)
- Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina (1970 - Present)
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