Lineage. Constituted as 15 Transport Squadron on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 4 Dec 1940. Redesignated as 15 Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 31 Jul 1945. Activated on 30 Sep 1946. Redesignated as: 15 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 1 Jul 1948; 15 Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy, on 15 Aug 1948; 15 Military Airlift Squadron on 8 Jan 1966; 15 Airlift Squadron on 1 Jan 1992. Inactivated on 26 Jul 1993. Activated on 1 Oct 1993.
Assignments. 61 Transport (later, 61 Troop Carrier) Group, 4 Dec 1940–31 Jul 1945. 61 Troop Carrier Group, 30 Sep 1946; 63 Troop Carrier Group, 8 Oct 1959; 63 Troop Carrier (later, 63 Military Airlift) Wing, 18 Jan 1963; 63 Military Airlift Group, 1 Oct 1978; 63 Military Airlift Wing, 1 Jul 1980; 63 Operations Group, 1 Jan 1992–26 Jul 1993. 437 Operations Group, 1 Oct 1993–.
Stations. Duncan Field, TX, 4 Dec 1940; Augusta, GA, 12 Jul 1941; Pope Field, NC, 24 May 1942; Lubbock, TX, c. 25 Sep 1942; Pope Field, NC, 27 Feb–2 May 1943; Lourmel, Algeria, 15 May 1943; Kairouan, Tunisia, 24 Jun 1943; Licata, Sicily, 2 Sep 1943; Sciacca, Sicily, 5 Oct 1943–12 Feb 1944; Barkston, England, 17 Feb 1944; Abbeville, France, 13 Mar–13 May 1945; Waller Field, Trinidad, 19 May–31 Jul 1945. Eschborn AB, Germany, 30 Sep 1946; Rhein-Main AB, Germany, 9 Feb 1947–21 Jul 1950; McChord AFB, WA, 26 Jul–4 Dec 1950; Ashiya AB, Japan, 13 Dec 1950; Tachikawa AB, Japan, 26 Mar–18 Nov 1952; Larson AFB, WA, 21 Nov 1952; Donaldson AFB, SC, 25 Aug 1954; Hunter AFB, GA, 1 Apr 1963; Norton AFB, CA, 1 Apr 1967–26 Jul 1993. Charleston AFB, SC, 1 Oct 1993–.
Service Streamers. World War II American Theater. Global War on Terrorism - Service (GWOT-S).
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe. Korea: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korean Summer-Fall, 1952.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. Panama, 1989-1990.
Decorations. Air Force Distinguished Unit Citations: Sicily, 11 Jul 1943; France, [6–7]
Jun 1944; Korea, 13 Dec 1950–21 Apr 1951. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat “V” Device: 11 Sep 2001-30 Jun 2003. Meritorious Unit Awards: 1 Jul 2009-30 Jun 2010; 1 Jul 2012-30 Jun 2013; 1 Jul 2013-30 Jun 2014; 1 Jul 2014-30 Jun 2015; 1 Jul 2016-30 Jun 2017; 1 Jul 2017-30 Jun 2018; 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2019; 1 Jul 2019-30 Jun 2020; 1 Jul 2020-30 Jun 2021. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 2 Mar-31 May 1955; 1 Jul 1957–10 Dec 1962; 1 Jul 1968–30 Jun 1969; 1 Jul 1970–30 Jun 1971; 1 Jun 1978–31 May 1980; 1 Jan–31 Dec 1983; 1 Jan–31 Dec 1987; 1 Jan 1990–30 Apr 1991; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1995; 1 Jul 1995-30 Jun 1997; 1 Jul 1997-30 Jun 1998; 1 Jul 1998-30 Jun 2000; 1 Jul 2005-30 Jun 2007; 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2008; 1 Jul 2015-30 Jun 2016. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 1 Jul 1951–[18 Nov 1952]. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966–8 Jan 1973.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 15 Jun 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 29 Aug 2012.
Emblem. Approved on 14 Jun 1977; latest rendering, 15 Apr 2019.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.