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|unit_name= 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
|unit_name= 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
|image= [[File:774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron - Lockheed C-130H Hercules 93-7313.jpg|300px]]
|image= [[File:774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron - Lockheed C-130H Hercules 93-7313.jpg|300px]]
|caption=[[101st Airborne Division]] soldiers make their way to a squadron [[C-130 Hercules]]<ref group=note> Aircraft is Lockheed C-130H Hercules serial 93-7313e at [[Forward Operating Base Salerno]], [[Khost Province]], Afghanistan. Taken on 23 September 2013. At the time the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron consisted mostly of deployed members of the [[Wyoming Air National Guard]]'s [[187th Airlift Squadron]].</ref>
|caption=[[101st Airborne Division]] soldiers make their way to a squadron [[C-130 Hercules]]<ref group=note> Aircraft is Lockheed C-130H Hercules serial 93-7313e at [[Forward Operating Base Salerno]], Khost Province, Afghanistan. Taken on 23 September 2013. At the time the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron consisted mostly of deployed members of the [[Wyoming Air National Guard]]'s [[187th Airlift Squadron]].</ref>
|dates= 1943-1945; 1953-1971; 1972-1993; unknown
|dates= 1943–1945; 1953–1971; 1972–1993; unknown
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* [[File:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal streamer.png|150px]]<BR>World War II - EAME Theater
* [[File:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal streamer.png|150px]]<BR>World War II – EAME Theater
* [[File:Streamer VS.PNG|150px]]<BR>Vietnam War
* [[File:Streamer VS.PNG|150px]]<BR>Vietnam War
* [[File:Streamer AFGCS.PNG|150px]]<BR>Afghanistan Campaign
* [[File:Streamer AFGCS.PNG|150px]]<BR>Afghanistan Campaign
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|identification_symbol=[[File:774 Expeditionary Airlift Sq emblem.png|165px]]
|identification_symbol=[[File:774 Expeditionary Airlift Sq emblem.png|165px]]
|identification_symbol_label=774th Expeditionary Airlift Sq emblem <small>(approved 7 December 1973)</small><ref name=774EASfacts>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862024/774-expeditionary-airlift-squadron-acc/ |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel L.|title=Factsheet 774 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (ACC)|date=July 13, 2016|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|deadurl=no |accessdate=October 19, 2016}}</ref>
|identification_symbol_label=774th Expeditionary Airlift Sq emblem <small>(approved 7 December 1973)</small><ref name=774EASfacts>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862024/774-expeditionary-airlift-squadron-acc/ |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel L.|title=Factsheet 774 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (ACC)|date=13 July 2016|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|deadurl=no |accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref>
|identification_symbol_2=[[File:774th Troop Carrier Squadron - TAC - Emblem.png|165px]]
|identification_symbol_2=[[File:774th Troop Carrier Squadron - TAC - Emblem.png|165px]]
|identification_symbol_2_label=Patch with 774th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem
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===World War II===
===World War II===
[[File:B-17G 42-31684 Joker-774th Bomb Squadron.jpg|thumb|left|Squadron B-17G Flying Fortress<ref group=note>Aircraft is B-17G serail 42-31684 "Joker". The plane flew with the 774th Bombardment Squadron from 9 May 1944 until it was downed by an enemy fighter over Blechhammer, while attacking the chemical plants there on 7 July.</ref>]]
[[File:B-17G 42-31684 Joker-774th Bomb Squadron.jpg|thumb|left|Squadron B-17G Flying Fortress<ref group=note>Aircraft is B-17G serail 42-31684 "Joker". The plane flew with the 774th Bombardment Squadron from 9 May 1944 until it was downed by an enemy fighter over Blechhammer, while attacking the chemical plants there on 7 July.</ref>]]
Established in mid-1943 as a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] heavy bombardment squadron; assigned to [[Second Air Force]] for training. Attached in late 1943 and early 1944 to [[Air University (United States Air Force)|Air University]] [[Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics]]. Deployed to [[Mediterranean Theater of Operations]] (MTO) in February 1944, squadron taking the South Atlantic Transport Route though the [[Caribbean]] and [[South America]]; transiting the [[Atlantic Ocean]] via [[Brazil]] and [[Dakar]], [[French West Africa]], being assigned to [[Fifteenth Air Force]] in March 1944 at several airfields in Southern [[Italy]].
Established in mid-1943 as a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] heavy bombardment squadron; assigned to [[Second Air Force]] for training. Attached in late 1943 and early 1944 to [[Air University (United States Air Force)|Air University]] [[Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics]]. Deployed to [[Mediterranean Theater of Operations]] (MTO) in February 1944, squadron taking the South Atlantic Transport Route though the [[Caribbean]] and South America; transiting the Atlantic Ocean via Brazil and [[Dakar]], [[French West Africa]], being assigned to [[Fifteenth Air Force]] in March 1944 at several airfields in Southern Italy.


Engaged in long-range strategic bombardment of enemy military, industrial and transport targets, including oil refineries and production oilfields in Italy; [[France]]; Southern Germany; Austria and the Balkans. Continued strategic bombardment until German capitulation in May 1945. Demobilized in place in Italy during the summer of 1945; inactivated in September 1945.
Engaged in long-range strategic bombardment of enemy military, industrial and transport targets, including oil refineries and production oilfields in Italy; France; Southern Germany; Austria and the Balkans. Continued strategic bombardment until German capitulation in May 1945. Demobilized in place in Italy during the summer of 1945; inactivated in September 1945.


===Airlift operations===
===Airlift operations===
[[File:463d Troop Carrier Wing Lockheed C-130A-LM Hercules 55-031 1957.jpg|thumb|left|463d Troop Carrier Wing C-130<ref group=note>Aircraft is Lockheed C-130A-LM Hercules serial 55-31 taken in 1957.</ref>]]
[[File:463d Troop Carrier Wing Lockheed C-130A-LM Hercules 55-031 1957.jpg|thumb|left|463d Troop Carrier Wing C-130<ref group=note>Aircraft is Lockheed C-130A-LM Hercules serial 55-31 taken in 1957.</ref>]]
Reactivated as a [[Tactical Air Command]] Troop Carrier squadron in June 1953, assigned [[C-119 Flying Boxcar]]s. Engaged in transport of equipment and supplies; including support of Army Airborne parachute units throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. Equipped with new [[C-130A Hercules]] in 1956, the squadron also operated a TAC-sponsored flight demonstration team during the late 1950s and early 1960s known as "The Four Horsemen," utilizing four C-130A aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.historynet.com/lockheed-c-130-the-four-horsemen-demonstrated-the-power-of-the-new-aircraft.htm |last1=|first1=|title=Lockheed C-130: The Four Horsemen Demonstrated the Power of the New Aircraft|date=June 12, 2006|publisher=HistoryNet|deadurl=no |accessdate=October 19, 2016}}</ref>
Reactivated as a [[Tactical Air Command]] Troop Carrier squadron in June 1953, assigned [[C-119 Flying Boxcar]]s. Engaged in transport of equipment and supplies; including support of Army Airborne parachute units throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. Equipped with new [[C-130A Hercules]] in 1956, the squadron also operated a TAC-sponsored flight demonstration team during the late 1950s and early 1960s known as "The Four Horsemen," utilizing four C-130A aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.historynet.com/lockheed-c-130-the-four-horsemen-demonstrated-the-power-of-the-new-aircraft.htm |last1=|first1=|title=Lockheed C-130: The Four Horsemen Demonstrated the Power of the New Aircraft|date=12 June 2006|publisher=HistoryNet|deadurl=no |accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref>


Deployed to [[Pacific Air Forces]] in 1966, being stationed in the [[Philippines]]. Engaged in airlift missions between the Philippines and [[South Vietnam]], airlifting supplies and equipment to airfields in the combat areas; evacuating wounded personnel to hospitals at [[Clark Air Base]]. Remained in the Western Pacific until 1971 when inactivated as part of the drawdown of United States forces in the region.
Deployed to [[Pacific Air Forces]] in 1966, being stationed in the Philippines. Engaged in airlift missions between the Philippines and [[South Vietnam]], airlifting supplies and equipment to airfields in the combat areas; evacuating wounded personnel to hospitals at [[Clark Air Base]]. Remained in the Western Pacific until 1971 when inactivated as part of the drawdown of United States forces in the region.


Reactivated at [[Dyess Air Force Base]], Texas as a theater airlift squadron in June 1972, initially under Tactical Air Command, later [[Military Airlift Command]] and lastly [[Air Mobility Command]]. Deployed frequently to Europe or the Pacific, performing intra-theater airlift missions with C-130s. Inactivated in October 1993 as part of the drawdown of the USAF after the end of the [[Cold War]].
Reactivated at [[Dyess Air Force Base]], Texas as a theater airlift squadron in June 1972, initially under Tactical Air Command, later [[Military Airlift Command]] and lastly [[Air Mobility Command]]. Deployed frequently to Europe or the Pacific, performing intra-theater airlift missions with C-130s. Inactivated in October 1993 as part of the drawdown of the USAF after the end of the [[Cold War]].
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:: [[320th Expeditionary Operations Group]], 20 April 2002 – 18 March 2003
:: [[320th Expeditionary Operations Group]], 20 April 2002 – 18 March 2003
:: [[376th Expeditionary Operations Group]], 4 October 2004
:: [[376th Expeditionary Operations Group]], 4 October 2004
:: [[455th Expeditionary Operations Group]], 6 Jan 2006 – unknown<ref name=774EASfacts/>
:: [[455th Expeditionary Operations Group]], 6 January 2006 – unknown<ref name=774EASfacts/>


===Stations===
===Stations===
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* [[Ali Al Salem Air Base]], Kuwait, 20 April 2002 – 18 March 2003
* [[Ali Al Salem Air Base]], Kuwait, 20 April 2002 – 18 March 2003
* [[Transit Center at Manas|Bishkek Manas]], Kyrgyzstan, 4 October 2004
* [[Transit Center at Manas|Bishkek Manas]], Kyrgyzstan, 4 October 2004
* [[Bagram Air Field]], Afghanistan, 6 Jan 2006 – unknown<ref name=774EASfacts/>
* [[Bagram Air Field]], Afghanistan, 6 January 2006 – unknown<ref name=774EASfacts/>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bagram.afcent.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=14751 455th Expeditionary Operations Group Factsheet]
* [http://www.bagram.afcent.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=14751 455th Expeditionary Operations Group Factsheet]
* {{cite web |url= http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/23/no-headline---c-130_timeline_dyess/?print=1 |last1=|first1=|title=C-130 Dyess timeline|date=April 23, 2011|publisher=Abeline Reporter News|deadurl=no |accessdate=January 29, 2014}}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/apr/23/no-headline---c-130_timeline_dyess/?print=1 |last1=|first1=|title=C-130 Dyess timeline|date=23 April 2011|publisher=Abeline Reporter News|deadurl=no |accessdate=29 January 2014}}
* {{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjZMWI77b84 |last1=|first1=|title=Hercules and the Four Horsemen|date=1960|publisher=Lockheed Martin |deadurl=no |accessdate=October 19, 2016}} (YouTube video of Four Horsemen demonstration team)
* {{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjZMWI77b84 |last1=|first1=|title=Hercules and the Four Horsemen|date=1960|publisher=Lockheed Martin |deadurl=no |accessdate=19 October 2016}} (YouTube video of Four Horsemen demonstration team)


[[Category:Airlift squadrons of the United States Air Force]]
[[Category:Airlift squadrons of the United States Air Force]]

Revision as of 09:50, 18 April 2017

774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
101st Airborne Division soldiers make their way to a squadron C-130 Hercules[note 1]
Active1943–1945; 1953–1971; 1972–1993; unknown
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleAirlift
Part of455th Expeditionary Operations Group
Engagements

  • World War II – EAME Theater

  • Vietnam War

  • Afghanistan Campaign
Decorations

  • Distinguished Unit Citation (2x)

  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (3x)
Insignia
774th Expeditionary Airlift Sq emblem (approved 7 December 1973)[1]
Patch with 774th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem
774th Bombardment Squadron emblem

The 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The squadron provides airlift to forces engaged in the War in Afghanistan.

During World War II, the 774th Bombardment Squadron was a B-17 Flying Fortress squadron, assigned to the 463d Bombardment Group of Fifteenth Air Force. It earned two Distinguished Unit Citations.

History

World War II

Squadron B-17G Flying Fortress[note 2]

Established in mid-1943 as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment squadron; assigned to Second Air Force for training. Attached in late 1943 and early 1944 to Air University Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) in February 1944, squadron taking the South Atlantic Transport Route though the Caribbean and South America; transiting the Atlantic Ocean via Brazil and Dakar, French West Africa, being assigned to Fifteenth Air Force in March 1944 at several airfields in Southern Italy.

Engaged in long-range strategic bombardment of enemy military, industrial and transport targets, including oil refineries and production oilfields in Italy; France; Southern Germany; Austria and the Balkans. Continued strategic bombardment until German capitulation in May 1945. Demobilized in place in Italy during the summer of 1945; inactivated in September 1945.

Airlift operations

463d Troop Carrier Wing C-130[note 3]

Reactivated as a Tactical Air Command Troop Carrier squadron in June 1953, assigned C-119 Flying Boxcars. Engaged in transport of equipment and supplies; including support of Army Airborne parachute units throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. Equipped with new C-130A Hercules in 1956, the squadron also operated a TAC-sponsored flight demonstration team during the late 1950s and early 1960s known as "The Four Horsemen," utilizing four C-130A aircraft.[2]

Deployed to Pacific Air Forces in 1966, being stationed in the Philippines. Engaged in airlift missions between the Philippines and South Vietnam, airlifting supplies and equipment to airfields in the combat areas; evacuating wounded personnel to hospitals at Clark Air Base. Remained in the Western Pacific until 1971 when inactivated as part of the drawdown of United States forces in the region.

Reactivated at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas as a theater airlift squadron in June 1972, initially under Tactical Air Command, later Military Airlift Command and lastly Air Mobility Command. Deployed frequently to Europe or the Pacific, performing intra-theater airlift missions with C-130s. Inactivated in October 1993 as part of the drawdown of the USAF after the end of the Cold War.

Redesignated 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, converted to provisional status in 2001 and allotted to Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate as needed.[1]

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 774th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943
Activated on 1 August 1943
Redesignated 774th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. 29 September 1944
Inactivated on 25 September 1945
  • Redesignated 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 1 December 1952
Activated on 16 January 1953
Redesignated: 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Assault on 18 December 1961
Redesignated: 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 15 May 1965
Redesignated: 774th Troop Carrier Squadron on 1 January 1967
Redesignated: 774th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 August 1967
Inactivated on 15 June 1971
Activated on 1 June 1972
  • Redesignated 774th Airlift Squadron on 1 November 1991
Inactivated on 1 October 1993
  • Redesignated 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and converted to provisional status, on 4 December 2001
  • Activated on 20 April 2002
Inactivated on 18 March 2003
Activated on 4 October 2004[1]

Assignments

320th Expeditionary Operations Group, 20 April 2002 – 18 March 2003
376th Expeditionary Operations Group, 4 October 2004
455th Expeditionary Operations Group, 6 January 2006 – unknown[1]

Stations

Aircraft

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Aircraft is Lockheed C-130H Hercules serial 93-7313e at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan. Taken on 23 September 2013. At the time the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron consisted mostly of deployed members of the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Airlift Squadron.
  2. ^ Aircraft is B-17G serail 42-31684 "Joker". The plane flew with the 774th Bombardment Squadron from 9 May 1944 until it was downed by an enemy fighter over Blechhammer, while attacking the chemical plants there on 7 July.
  3. ^ Aircraft is Lockheed C-130A-LM Hercules serial 55-31 taken in 1957.

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f Haulman, Daniel L. (13 July 2016). "Factsheet 774 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Lockheed C-130: The Four Horsemen Demonstrated the Power of the New Aircraft". HistoryNet. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Bibliography

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