169th Airlift Squadron

169th Airlift Squadron
169th Airlift Squadron emblem
Active	1946-Present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Squadron
Role	Airlift
Part of	Illinois Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Peoria Air National Guard Base, Peoria, Illinois
Nickname(s)	Defenders of Freedom

The 169th Airlift Squadron (169 AS) is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard 182d Airlift Wing located at Peoria Air National Guard Base, Peoria, Illinois. The 169th is equipped with the C-130H2 Hercules.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 304th Fighter Squadron on 16 July 1942

Activated on 23 July 1942

Disbanded on 1 May 1944

• Re-constituted, and re-designated 169th Fighter Squadron and allotted to Illinois ANG on 24 May 1946

Extended federal recognition on 21 June 1947

Re-designated: 169th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 July 1952

Re-designated: 169th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 December 1952

Re-designated: 169th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 July 1955

Re-designated: 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 10 November 1958

Re-designated: 169th Tactical Air Support Squadron on 16 May 1969

Re-designated: 169th Fighter Squadron on 15 March 1992

Re-designated: 169th Airlift Squadron on 1 October 1995

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency