36th Airlift Squadron
The 36th Airlift Squadron (36 AS) is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific Area of Responsibility. Formerly an Air Mobility Command (AMC) unit, and a Military Airlift Command (MAC) and a Tactical Air Command (TAC) unit before that, the squadron is now part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It maintains a forward presence and supports combat operations by providing responsive movement of personnel and equipment through aerial delivery and assault airland operations. It maintains C-130 Hercules mission-ready aircrews to conduct theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions.
Mission
Provide services and support, which promote quality of life and project global power through combat-proven airlift and airdrop.
History
During World War II the 36th participated in airborne assaults on Sicily, Normandy, Holland, and Germany, and aerial transportation in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations. It also participated and supported the ground troops during military operations in Grenada, October–November 1983, and in Panama, December 1989–January 1990.
Operations
Lineage
- 36th Transport Squadron (1942)
- 36th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942–1948)
- 36th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1948–1949)
- 36th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy (1949–1950)
- 36th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1950–1965)
- 36th Troop Carrier Squadron (1965–1967)
- 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967–1989)
- 36th Military Airlift Squadron (1989–1991)
- 36th Airlift Squadron (1991–Present)
Assignments
- 316th Troop Carrier Wing (1942–1957, 1966–1968)
- 316th Tactical Airlift Wing (1968–1975)
- Attached: 513th Tactical Airlift Wing (24 February – 19 June 1969)
- Attached: 322d Tactical Airlift Wing (24 November 1969 – 7 February 1970, 13 August – 21 October 1970)
- Attached: 513th Tactical Airlift Wing (2 July – 16 September 1971)
- Attached: United States Air Forces in Europe (28 September – 31 October 1971)
- Attached: 347th Tactical Airlift Wing (14 May – 7 September 1972)
- Attached: 513th Tactical Airlift Wing (5 March – 18 May 1973, 15 January – 16 March 1974)
- Attached: 322d Tactical Airlift Wing (1 July – 16 October 1974)
- 62d Airlift Wing (1975–1993)
- 374th Airlift Wing (1993–Present)
Bases stationed
- Patterson Field, Ohio (1942)
- Bowman Field, Kentucky (1942)
- Lawson Field, Georgia (1942)
- Del Valle, Texas (1942)
- Egypt (1942–1943)
- Nouvion Airfield, Algeria (1943)
- Guercif Airfield, French Morocco (1943)
- Enfidaville Airfield, Tunisia (1943)
- Mazara, Sicily (1943)
- Castelvetrano, Sicily (1943–1944)
- RAF Cottesmore, England (1944–1945)
- Pope Field, North Carolina (1945–1947)
- Greenville Air Force Base, South Carolina (1947–1949)
- Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee (1949–1954)
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- Ashiya Air Base, Japan (1954–1957)
- Langley Air Force Base, Virginia (1966–1968, 1968–1975)
- Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (21 March - 29 June 1967)
- Deployed: Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany (17 August - 17 September 1967)
- Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (24 February - 19 June 1969)
- Deployed: Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany (24 November 1969 - 17 February 1970)
- Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (2 July - 16 September 1971)
- Deployed: Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany (28 September - 31 October 1971)
- Deployed: Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Taiwan (14 May - 7 September 1972)
- Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (5 March - 18 May 1973)
- Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (5 January - 16 March 1974)
- Deployed: Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany (1 July - 16 October 1974)
- McChord Air Force Base, Washington (1975–1993)
- Yokota Air Base, Japan (1993–Present)
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Aircraft operated
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