459th Airlift Squadron, US Air Force
459TH AIRLIFT SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 459 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 1 July 1942. Activated on 6 July 1942. Inactivated on 1 April 1944. Redesignated 459 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, and activated on 1 April 1944. Inactivated on 21 December 1945. Redesignated 459 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 26 May 1952. Activated in the Reserve on 14 June 1952. Inactivated on 14 July 1952. Redesignated 459 Troop Carrier Squadron, and activated, on 12 October 1966. Organized on 1 January 1967. Redesignated 459 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 August 1967. Inactivated on 1 June 1970. Consolidated (1 December 1991) with the 1400 Military Airlift Squadron, which was designated, and activated, on 1 April 1975. Redesignated 459 Airlift Squadron on 1 December 1991. Inactivated on 1 October 1993. Activated on 1 October 1993. Replacement training, 1942-1944. Combat in Western Pacific, c. 12 April-14 August 1945. Intratheater airlift in Southeast Asia, January 1967-May 1970. Airlift of key Department of Defense personnel, April 1975-March 1978; aeromedical airlift, March 1978-November 1991; operational support airlift, Dec 1991-Oct 1993. Airlifted distinguished visitors, priority personnel and cargo throughout Japan and the Pacific theater, 1993-.
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The Emblem was approved on 9 April 1945; newest rendition approved on 13 October 2011.
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