Lineage. Constituted as 33 Transport Squadron on 2 Feb 1942. Activated on 14 Feb 1942. Redesignated as 33 Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 15 Feb 1946. Redesignated as 33 Flight Test Squadron on 14 Jul 1994. Activated on 1 Oct 1994. Redesignated as Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron on 16 Oct 2003.
Assignments. 315 Transport (later, 315 Troop Carrier) Group, 14 Feb 1942; 374 Troop Carrier Group, 12 Nov 1942-15 Feb 1946. Air Mobility Warfare Center, 1 Oct 1994; Air Mobility Command, 16 Oct 2003-.
Stations. Olmsted Field, PA, 14 Feb 1942; Bowman Field, KY, 17 Jun 1942; Florence, SC, 3 Aug-30 Sep 1942; Brisbane, Australia, 1 Dec 1942 (detachments operated from New Caledonia, 25 Oct-29 Nov 1942, and Cairns, Australia, c. 1 Nov-10 Dec 1942); Port Moresby, New Guinea, 28 Dec 1942; Garbutt Field, Australia, 5 Oct 1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, Apr 1944; Hollandia, New Guinea, 15 Oct 1944; Nielson Field, Luzon, 8 Apr 1945-15 Feb 1946. Fort Dix Air Installation, NJ, 1 Oct 1994; McGuire AFB, NJ, 19 Nov 2004-.
Aircraft. C-47, 1942-1946; C-46, 1945-1946. C-141, KC-135, and C-5, 1994-2003; C-17, 1995-2003. None, 2004-.
Operations. Aerial transportation in South and Southwest Pacific during World War II. Conducted operational tests and evaluations, 1 Oct 1994-. Ceased flying aircraft in Oct 2003.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Papua; New Guinea; Guadalcanal; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Papua, [Nov] 1942-23 Jan 1943; Papua, 12 Nov-22 Dec 1942; Wau, New Guinea, 30 Jan-1 Feb 1943. Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards: 1 Jun 2004-31 May 2006; 1 Jun 2006-31 May 2008. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through Apr 2011.
Aircraft and Operations through Oct 2003.
Supersedes statement prepared on 18 Feb 1997.
Emblem. Approved on 29 Mar 1995.
Prepared by Patsy Robertson.
Reviewed by Daniel Haulman.