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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.

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

Summary

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