21st Airlift Squadron, US Air Force
21ST AIRLIFT SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 21 Transport Squadron on 7 Mar 1942. Activated on 3 Apr 1942. Redesignated as 21 Troop Carrier Squadron on 5 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 31 Jan 1946. Activated on 15 Oct 1946. Redesignated as: 21 Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy, on 21 May 1948; 21 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 2 Feb 1951; 21 Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy, on 1 Dec 1952; 21 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 18 Sep 1956; 21 Troop Carrier Squadron on 8 Dec 1966; 21 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 Aug 1967; 21 Airlift Squadron on 1 Apr 1992.
Included paratroop drops at Nadzab, New Guinea, in Sep 1942 and airborne assault on Sukchon/Sunchon, Korea, in Oct 1950, as well as aerial transportation in South and Southwest Pacific during World War II and in Far East during Korean War. Continued troop carrier and transport operations in the Far East after 1953. Furnished aircraft and crews for transport and special operations in Southeast Asia, 1962-1973. Flew logistical support and evacuation missions to Cambodia, 17 Mar-12 Apr 1975, and South Vietnam, 17 Mar-29 Apr 1975. Airlift in Southwest Asia, Dec 1990-Jul 1991, and evacuation of Clark AB, Philippines, Jun-Jul 1991. Provided airlift support for personnel, equipment and supplies to all branches of the US military since 1993 and tactical airlift to Southwest Asia since 2001.
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The emblem was approved on 9 December 1994; latest rendering, 27 June 2019.
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