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The 10th Airlift Squadron (10 AS) is part of the 62d Airlift Wing as McChord Air Force Base, Washington. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.
[edit] Mission
Train and equip C-17 aircrews for global air-land and airdrop operations.
[edit] History
During World War II the 10th participated in airborne invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Greece; support of partisans in the Balkans, and transportation in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The 10th took part in the Berlin Airlift from 1948-1949 and continued airlift operations in Europe until 1961. It conducted airlift in connection with aircraft delivery from 1969-1970 and performed the airlift portion of the European Distribution System from 1983-1990.
[edit] Operations
[edit] Previous designations
- 10th Transport Squadron (1938 – 1942)
- 10th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942 – 1948)
- 10th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1948)
- 10th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy (1948 – 1949)
- 10th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949 – 1969)
- 10th Air Transport Squadron (1969 – 1983)
- 10th Military Airlift Squadron (1983 – 2002)
- 10th Airlift Squadron (2002– Present)
[edit] Assignments
- 60th Troop Carrier Group (1940 - 1945)
- 60th Troop Carrier Group (1946 - 1958)
- 322d Air Division (1958 - 1961)
- 2d Aircraft Delivery Group (1969 - 1970)
- 322d Airlift Division (1984)
- 608th Military Airlift Group (1984 - 1991)
- 62d Airlift Wing (2003 - Present)
[edit] Bases stationed
- Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania (1940 - 1941)
- Westover Field, Massachusetts (1941 - 1942)
- RAF Chelveston, United Kingdom (1942)
- RAF Aldermaston, United Kingdom (1942)
- Algeria (1942 – 1943)
- El Djem, Tunisia (1943)
- Gela, Sicily (1943)
- Gerbini, Sicily (1943)
- Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy (1943 – 1944, 1944 - 1945)
- Brindisi, Italy (1944)
- Waller Field, Trinidad (1945)
- Munich, Germany (1946 – 1948)
- Kaufbeuren Air Base, Germany (1948)
- Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany (1948 - 1949)
- Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany (1949 – 1955)
- Dreux-Louvillier Air Base, France (1955 - 1961)
- Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois (1969 - 1970)
- Zweibrücken Air Base, Germany (1984 - 1991)
- McChord Air Force Base, Washington (2003 – Present)
[edit] Aircraft operated
[edit] External links
DCU
AFOUA
