1 Airlift Squadron
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: On
a Blue disc edged with a narrow Yellow border, a Red
stylized fox head within two Yellow parabolic curves.
MOTTO: SAM FOX. Approved on 16 May 1983; replaced emblem
approved on 17 Jan 1956.
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Lineage
Constituted 1st Air Transport
Squadron (Mobile) on 13 Mar 1944. Activated on 23 Mar 1944.
Inactivated on 25 Mar 1946. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
Reconstituted, and redesignated 1st Air Transport Squadron,
Medium, on 1 Sep 1953. Activated on 18 Nov 1953. Redesignated:
1st Air Transport Squadron, Heavy, on 8 Sep 1954; 1st Military
Airlift Squadron on 8 Jan 1966. Inactivated on 30 Jun 1971.
Activated on 12 Sep 1977. Redesignated 1st Airlift Squadron on
12 Jul 1991.
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Assignments
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, 23 Mar 1944; India-China Wing (later, India-China
Division), Air Transport Command, c. 2 May 1944 (attached to XX
Bomber Command, 17 May–20 Nov 1944); XX Bomber Command, 21
Nov 1944 (attached to 22d Air Depot Group, Nov–Dec 1944);
United States Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas (later, US Army
Strategic Air Forces), c. 20 Jun 1945; Eighth Air Force, 31 Jul
1945; Okinawa Air Depot, 10 Sep 1945; Far East Air Service
Command, 9 Jan 1946; IV Air Service Area Command, 15 Jan–25
Mar 1946. 1607th Air Base Group, 18 Nov 1953; 1607th Air
Transport Group, 1 Jan 1954; 1607th Air Transport Wing, 18 Jan
1963; 436th Military Airlift Wing, 8 Jan 1966–30 Jun 1971.
89th Military Airlift Wing, Special Mission (later, 89th
Military Airlift Group; 89th Military Airlift Wing), 12 Sep
1977; 89th Operations Group, 12 Jul 1991–.
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Stations
Homestead AAFld, FL, 23 Mar–21
Apr 1944; Kalaikunda, India, 3 May 1944 (air echelon operated
from Kharagpur, India, 7 May–4 Aug 1945); Naha AB, Okinawa,
20 Jun 1945–25 Mar 1946. Dover AFB, DE, 18 Nov 1953–30
Jun 1971. Andrews AFB, MD, 12 Sep 1977–.
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Aircraft
C–46, 1944–1946; C–87,
1944; C–47, 1945. C–54, 1953–1955; C–124,
1954–1960; C–133, 1960–1971. VC–6, 1977–1985;
VC/C–9, 1977–1988; C–12, 1977–; VC–135,
1977–1991; VC–140, 1977–1987; C–20, 1983–1988;
VC–137, 1987–.
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Operations
Aerial transportation in CBI,
May 1944–May 1945; and in Western Pacific, c. Sep–Dec
1945. Worldwide airlift beginning Nov 1953, including transport
of personnel and equipment to and from Southeast Asia, 1966–1971.
Worldwide airlift support for the President and other
high-ranking dignitaries of US and foreign governments, and C–12
training for personnel from all branches of the military, 1977–.
Transport of personnel to Southwest Asia, Aug 1990–Apr
1991.
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Campaign Streamers
World War II: India-Burma;
Central Burma; China Defensive; Ryukyus.
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Armed Forces Expeditionary
Streamers
None
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Decorations
Meritorious Unit Citation
(Army): 5 Jun–5 Dec 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit
Awards: 26 Dec 1965–23 Jan 1966; 13 Nov–18 Dec 1967; 1
Jan 1968–31 Dec 1969; 1 Jul 1987–30 Jun 1989; 1 Jul
1989–30 Jun 1991; 1 Jul 1991–30 Jun 1992. Republic of
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966–30 Jun 1971.
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