89 Airlift Squadron (AFRC)

Lineage.  Constituted as 89 Troop Carrier Squadron on 14 May 1943.  Activated on 1 Jun 1943.  Inactivated on 22 Sep 1945.  Redesignated as 89 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 10 May 1949.  Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949.  Ordered to Active Service on 10 Mar 1951.  Inactivated on 14 Mar 1951.  Redesignated as 89 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 26 May 1952.  Activated in the Reserve on 15 Jun 1952.  Inactivated on 1 Jul 1957.  Redesignated as 89 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 20 Jan 1982.  Activated in the Reserve on 1 Jul 1982.  Redesignated as: 89 Fighter Squadron on 1 Feb 1992; 89 Airlift Squadron on 1 Oct 1994.

Assignments.  438 Troop Carrier Group, 1 Jun 1943-22 Sep 1945.  438 Troop Carrier Group, 27 Jun 1949-14 Mar 1951.  438 Fighter-Bomber Group, 15 Jun 1952-1 Jul 1957.  906 Tactical Fighter (later, 906 Fighter) Group, 1 Jul 1982; 906 Operations Group, 1 Aug 1992; 445 Operations Group, 1 Oct 1994-.

Stations.  Baer Field, IN, 1 Jun 1943; Sedalia AAFld, MO, 11 Jun 1943; Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC, 30 Oct 1943; Baer Field, IN, c. 15-c. 28 Jan 1944; Langar, England, c. Feb 1944; Greenham Common, England, c. Mar 1944 (operated from Canino Airfield, Italy, 20 Jul-23 Aug 1944); Prosnes, France, c. Feb 1945; Amiens/Glisy, France, c. May-Aug 1945; Camp Myles Standish, MA, 21-22 Sep 1945.  Offutt AFB, NE, 27 Jun 1949-14 Mar 1951.  General Billy Mitchell Field, WI, 15 Jun 1952; Milwaukee, WI, 5 Jan 1953-1 Jul 1957.  Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 1 Jul 1982-.

Service Streamers.  None.

Campaign Streamers.  World War II: Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Distinguished Unit Citation: France, [6-7] Jun 1944.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Oct 1985-30 Sep 1987; 1 May 1989-30 Apr 1991; 1 Oct 1999-30 Sep 2001; 1 Jan 2007-31 Dec 2008; 1 Jan 2008-31 Dec 2009.

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

Supersedes statement prepared on 14 Nov 2012.

Emblem.  Approved on 15 Aug 1985; latest rendering, 24 Mar 2022.

Prepared by James Musser.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.