300 Airlift Squadron (AFRC)

Lineage.  Constituted as 100 Transport Squadron on 4 Jun 1943.  Activated on 21 Jun 1943.  Disbanded on 1 Dec 1943.  Reconstituted, and redesignated 100 Air Transport Squadron, Medium, on 20 Jun 1952.  Activated on 20 Jul 1952.  Inactivated on 25 Oct 1955.  Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 300 Military Airlift Squadron (Associate), which was constituted on 31 Jul 1969.  Activated in the Reserve on 25 Sep 1969.  Redesignated as: 300 Airlift Squadron (Associate) on 1 Feb 1992; 300 Airlift Squadron on 1 Oct 1994.    

Assignments.  29 Transport Group, 21 Jun-1 Dec 1943.  1503 Air Transport Wing, 20 Jul 1952; 1611 Air Transport Group, 9-25 Oct 1955.  943 Military Airlift Group (Associate), 25 Sep 1969; 315 Military Airlift (later, 315 Airlift) Wing, 1 Jul 1973; 315 Operations Group, 1 Aug 1992-.   

Stations.  Sookerating, India, 21 Jun-1 Dec 1943.  Haneda AB (later, Tokyo International Aprt), Japan, 20 Jul 1952-8 Oct 1955; McGuire AFB, NJ, 9-25 Oct 1955.  Charleston AFB, SC, 25 Sep 1969-.  

Service Streamers.  Korea.

Campaign Streamers.  World War II: India-Burma.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  Panama, 1989-1990.  

Decorations.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 13 Jun 1970-30 Jun 1972; 1 Jul 1972-30 Jun 1973; 1 Jan 1982-31 Dec 1983; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1989; 1 Jul 1989-30 Jun 1990; 21 Sep-31 Oct 1989; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1995; 1 Jul 1995-30 Jun 1997; 1 Jul 1998-30 Jun 2000; 1 Sep 1998-31 Aug 2000; 11 Sep 2001-10 Sep 2003; 1 Aug 2005-31 Jul 2007; 1 Sep 2009-31 Aug 2011; 1 Jan 2017-31 Dec 2018. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 25 Sep 1969-28 Jan 1973.    

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 13 Feb 2023.

Supersedes statement prepared on 30 Sep 2001.

Emblem.  Approved on 1 Aug 1978; latest rendering, 13 Nov 2007.  

Prepared by Melissa Lahue.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.