Lineage. Constituted as 2 Air Cargo Resupply Detachment on 17 Jul 1944. Activated on 1 Aug 1944. Inactivated on 15 Nov 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 25 Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, on 17 Mar 1983. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Oct 1983. Redesignated as 25 Aerial Port Squadron on 15 Dec 1993.
Assignments. Ninth Air Force, 1 Aug 1944; IX Air Force Service Command, 2 Aug 1944; IX Troop Carrier Command, 26 Aug 1944 (attached to IX Troop Carrier Service Wing [Provisional], 26 Aug 1944-28 Jan 1945); I Troop Carrier Command, 2 Sep 1945; 50 Troop Carrier Wing, 8 Oct-15 Nov 1945. 908 Tactical Airlift (later, 908 Airlift) Group, 1 Oct 1983; 908 Operations Group, 1 Aug 1992-.
Stations. Greenham Common, England, 1 Aug 1944; Dreux, France, 17 Mar 1945; Reims, France, 5 Jul 1945; Marseilles, France, c. 15-23 Aug 1945; Camp Patrick Henry, VA, 2 Sep 1945; Baer Field, Ind, c. 5 Sep 1945; Lawson Field, GA, 8 Oct-15 Nov 1945. Maxwell AFB, AL, 1 Oct 1983-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Ardennes-Alsace; Rheinland.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Oct 2003-30 Sep 2005; 1 Oct 2009-30 Sep 2011; 1 Jan 2014-31 Dec 2015.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 1 Mar 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 30 Aug 1983.
Emblem. Approved on 10 May 1990. Emblem requires modification for design. Organization should submit proposal IAW current heraldic standards set forth in DAFI 84-105, Chap 3. Contact local supporting historian or MAJCOM history office for assistance.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.