List of United States Air Force airlift squadrons

This article lists the airlift squadrons of the United States Air Force. The purpose of an airlift squadron is to organize and effect the delivery of supplies or personnel, usually via military transport aircraft such as the C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules.

Airlift squadrons

Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	Aircraft Flown	Note
1st Airlift Squadron		Andrews AFB		C-32, C-40
2nd Airlift Squadron		Pope Field	Lancers	C-130 Hercules (inactive)
3rd Airlift Squadron		Dover AFB		C-17 Globemaster III
4th Airlift Squadron		McChord AFB	Fighting Fourth	C-17 Globemaster III
6th Airlift Squadron		Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst	Bully Beef Express	C-17 Globemaster III
7th Airlift Squadron		McChord AFB	Willing & Able	C-17 Globemaster III
8th Airlift Squadron		McChord AFB	Workhorses	C-17 Globemaster III
9th Airlift Squadron		Dover AFB	Pelicans	C-5 Galaxy
10th Airlift Squadron		McChord AFB	Pathfinders	C-17 Globemaster III (inactive)
11th Airlift Squadron		Scott AFB		C-9A Nightingale (inactive)
12th Airlift Flight		Langley AFB		C-21
14th Airlift Squadron		Charleston AFB	Pelicans	C-17 Globemaster III
15th Airlift Squadron		Charleston AFB	Global Eagles	C-17 Globemaster III
16th Airlift Squadron		Charleston AFB		C-17 Globemaster III
17th Airlift Squadron		Charleston AFB	AAA Moving	C-17 Globemaster III
19th Airlift Squadron		Travis AFB		C-141B Starlifter (inactive)
20th Airlift Squadron		Travis AFB		C-141B Starlifter (inactive)
21st Airlift Squadron		Travis AFB	Beeliners	C-17 Globemaster III
22nd Airlift Squadron		Travis AFB	Mulies	C-5 Galaxy
30th Airlift Squadron		Cheyenne Regional Airport		C-130 Hercules Active Duty/Wyoming ANG Associate Unit
36th Airlift Squadron		Yokota AB	Eagle Airlifters	C-130J Super Hercules
37th Airlift Squadron		Ramstein AB	Blue Tail Flies	C-130J Super Hercules
39th Airlift Squadron		Dyess AFB	Trailblazers	C-130J Super Hercules
40th Airlift Squadron		Dyess AFB	Screaming Eagles	C-130J Super Hercules
41st Airlift Squadron		Little Rock AFB	Black Cats	C-130J Super Hercules
42nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron		Ramstein AB
45th Airlift Squadron		Keesler AFB		C-21
47th Airlift Flight		Wright-Patterson AFB		C-21
48th Airlift Squadron		Little Rock AFB		C-130J Super Hercules (Inactive)
50th Airlift Squadron		Little Rock AFB	Red Devils	C-130 Hercules
52nd Airlift Squadron		Peterson AFB		C-130H
53rd Airlift Squadron		Little Rock AFB	Black Jacks	C-130 Hercules
54th Airlift Squadron		Scott AFB		C-40C
55th Airlift Flight		Osan AB		C-12 Huron
56th Airlift Squadron
57th Airlift Squadron		Altus AFB		C-141B Starlifter (inactive)
58th Airlift Squadron		Altus AFB	Moose	C-17 Globemaster III
61st Airlift Squadron		Little Rock AFB	Green Hornets	C-130J Super Hercules
62nd Airlift Squadron		Little Rock AFB	Blue Barons	C-130J Super Hercules
65th Airlift Squadron		Hickam AFB		C-37 C-40 Clipper
68th Airlift Squadron		Lackland Air Force Base		C-5 Galaxy
73rd Airlift Squadron		Scott AFB		C-40 Clipper
75th Airlift Squadron		Ramstein AB		C-9 Nightingale (inactive)
76th Airlift Squadron		Ramstein AB		C-20, C-21, C-37 C-40 Clipper
89th Airlift Squadron		Wright-Patterson AFB	Rhinos	C-17 Globemaster III
95th Airlift Squadron		Pope AFB	Flying Badgers	C-130 Hercules (inactive)
96th Airlift Squadron		Minneapolis-Saint Paul IAP	Flying Vikings	C-130 Hercules
97th Airlift Squadron		McChord AFB	Fightin' Roos	C-17 Globemaster III
99th Airlift Squadron		Andrews AFB		C-37 C-20
105th Airlift Squadron		Tennessee ANG	Music	C-130H Hercules
109th Airlift Squadron		Minnesota ANG		C-130H Hercules
115th Airlift Squadron		California ANG		C-130 Hercules
118th Airlift Squadron		Connecticut ANG		C-21A Learjet
130th Airlift Squadron		Yeager Airport West Virginia ANG	Mountaineers	C-130H Hercules
135th Airlift Squadron		Warfield Air National Guard Base Maryland ANG	Baltimore's Best	C-130J Super Hercules (inactive)
136th Airlift Squadron		Niagara Falls IAP New York ANG	"New York's Finest"	C-130 Hercules (inactive)
137th Airlift Squadron		Stewart ANGBNew York ANG	Hudson Haulers	C-17 Globemaster III
139th Airlift Squadron		Stratton ANGB		LC-130H Hercules
142nd Airlift Squadron		Delaware ANG		C-130H Hercules
143rd Airlift Squadron		Rhode Island ANG		C-130J Super Hercules
144th Airlift Squadron		Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson		C-130H Hercules
155th Airlift Squadron		Memphis IAP Tennessee ANG	Memphis Belle	C-17 Globemaster III
156th Airlift Squadron		Charlotte/Douglas IAP North Carolina ANG	First in Flight	C-130 Hercules
158th Airlift Squadron		Savannah/Hilton Head IAP Georgia ANG	Savannah Guard Dogs	C-130 Hercules
164th Airlift Squadron		Ohio ANG		C-130 Hercules
165th Airlift Squadron		Louisville IAP Kentucky ANG	Thoroughbred Express	C-130H Hercules
167th Airlift Squadron		West Virginia ANG		C-17 Globemaster III
169th Airlift Squadron		Illinois ANG		C-130 Hercules
178th Airlift Squadron		Hector International Airport North Dakota ANG		C-21 Learjet
180th Airlift Squadron		Rosecrans Memorial Airport Missouri ANG	Pony Express	C-130 Hercules
181st Airlift Squadron		Texas ANG		C-130H Hercules
183d Airlift Squadron		Jackson-Evers IAP Mississippi ANG	Wings of the Deep South	C-17 Globemaster III
187th Airlift Squadron		Wyoming ANG		C-130 Hercules
189th Airlift Squadron		Gowen Field Idaho ANG		C-130 Hercules
192d Airlift Squadron		Reno/Tahoe IAP Nevada ANG	High Rollers	C-130 Hercules
198th Airlift Squadron		Luis Muñoz Marín IAP Puerto Rico ANG	Buccaneros	C-130 Hercules
200th Airlift Squadron		Peterson AFB	Bobcats	C-21
201st Airlift Squadron		Andrews AFB		C-21, C-38 Courier
204th Airlift Squadron		Hawaii ANG		C-17 Globemaster III C-130
249th Airlift Squadron		Alaska ANG		C-17 Globemaster III
300th Airlift Squadron		Charleston AFB		C-17 Globemaster III
301st Airlift Squadron		Travis AFB		C-17 Globemaster III
309th Airlift Squadron		Chievres AB		C-37
310th Airlift Squadron		MacDill AFB		C-37
311th Airlift Squadron		Peterson AFB		C-21
312th Airlift Squadron		Travis AFB		C-5 Galaxy
313th Airlift Squadron		McChord AFB		C-17 Globemaster III
317th Airlift Squadron		Charleston AFB	First in Reserve	C-17 Globemaster III
326th Airlift Squadron		Dover AFB	Flying Bunnies	C-17 Globemaster III
327th Airlift Squadron		Little Rock AFB		C-130 Hercules	Activated 2014
328th Airlift Squadron		Niagara Falls IAP		C-130 Hercules
337th Airlift Squadron		Westover ARB	Patriot Wing	C-5 Galaxy
356th Airlift Squadron		Kelly Annex		C-5 Galaxy
357th Airlift Squadron		Maxwell AFB	Deliverance	C-130 Hercules
457th Airlift Squadron		Andrews AFB		C-21
458th Airlift Squadron		Scott AFB		C-21
459th Airlift Squadron		Yokota Air Base		C-12 Huron C-21 UH-1 Iroquois
517th Airlift Squadron		Elmendorf AFB	Firebirds	C-12 Huron C-17 Globemaster III
535th Airlift Squadron		Hickam Air Force Base	TIGERS	C-17 Globemaster III
700th Airlift Squadron		Dobbins ARB		C-130 Hercules
701st Airlift Squadron		Charleston AFB	Turtles	C-17 Globemaster III
707th Airlift Squadron		Charleston AFB	Rooks Defense	C-141 Starlifter (inactive)
709th Airlift Squadron		Dover AFB		C-5 Galaxy
728th Airlift Squadron		McChord AFB	Flying Knights	C-17 Globemaster III
729th Airlift Squadron		March ARB	Pegasus	C-17 Globemaster III
730th Air Mobility Training Squadron		Altus Air Force Base	First Associate Reserve	C-17 Globemaster III
731st Airlift Squadron		Peterson AFB		C-130 Hercules
732nd Airlift Squadron		Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst	Rams	C-17 Globemaster III
757th Airlift Squadron		Youngstown ARS	Blue Tigers	C-130 Hercules
758th Airlift Squadron		Pittsburgh IAP		C-130 Hercules
772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron		Kandahar AB, Afghanistan		C-130J
773rd Airlift Squadron		Youngstown ARS	Fleagles	C-130 Hercules
774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron		Bagram AB, Afghanistan		C-130
815th Airlift Squadron		Keesler AFB	Jennies	C-130J
816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron				C-17 Globemaster III
817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron				C-17 Globemaster III

See also

• List of United States Air Force squadrons