37th Airlift Squadron, US Air Force
37TH AIRLIFT SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 37 Transport Squadron on 2 Feb 1942. Activated on 14 Feb 1942. Redesignated as: 37 Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942; 37 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 23 Jun 1948; 37 Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy, on 8 Oct 1949; 37 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 28 Jan 1950. Inactivated on 8 May 1952. Activated on 8 May 1952. Inactivated on 18 Jun 1957. Redesignated as 37 Troop Carrier Squadron, and activated on 17 May 1966. Organized on 1 Oct 1966. Redesignated as: 37 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 May 1967; 37 Airlift Squadron on 1 Apr 1992.
During World War II, included airborne assaults on Normandy, Holland, and Germany; aerial transportation in Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) and European Theater of Operations (ETO). In the Korean War, flew airborne assaults at Sukchon/Sunchon and Munsan-ni; aerial transportation between Japan and Korea. While deployed in Taiwan, crews of the squadron flew to Hanoi on 17 Feb 1973 in support of Operation Homecoming, the repatriation of American prisoners of war to Clark AB, Philippines, on 5 Mar 1973. Airlift operations during Operation Desert Shield/Storm in Southwest Asia, 14 Aug 1990–29 Mar 1991. Airdropped humanitarian supplies in Operation Provide Comfort for the relief of fleeing Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq, Apr–May 1991. Airlift and airdrop missions to Bosnia–Herzegovina for Operation Provide Promise, Jul 1992–Jan 1996; continued support with Operations Joint Endeavor/Guard/Forge, 1996-2000. Airlifted troops and equipment to Kosovo, Mar-Jun 1999. Airlifted troops and equipment throughout ETO, 2000-.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved 6 July 1951; newest rendition approved on 14 June 2007.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons
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