45th Airlift Squadron, US Air Force

History: Constituted as 45 Transport Squadron on 30 May 1942. Activated on 15 Jun 1942. Redesignated as 45 Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 26 Dec 1945. Redesignated as 45 Airlift Flight on 1 Apr 1993. Activated on 1 May 1993. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1993. Redesignated as 45 Airlift Squadron on 21 Mar 1994. Activated on 1 Jul 1994. Redesignated as:45 Airlift Flight on 1 Oct 1999; 45 Airlift Squadron on 9 Jul 2001.

Operations: Included airborne assaults on Sicily, Normandy, Holland, and Germany; aerial transportation of personnel (including casualties), supplies, and equipment in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) and European Theater of Operations (ETO), Nov 1942-Apr 1945. Trained pilots in operational support airlift mission, 1994-.

	45TH AIRLIFT SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE Country: United States

Official blazon
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The emblem was approved 5 June 1995.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/.

US heraldry portal

This page is part of the US heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
US heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of Counties Arms of cities and towns American Samoa Guam Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Collector's items from the USA Heraldic postcards Heraldic literature of the USA Total pages in the US section : 21,248	Ecclesiastical Heraldry of the USA: Ecclesiastical heraldry Roman Catholic Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church Catholic Basilicas Episcopal Church Other Churches Military Heraldry: Military heraldry of the United States US Army heraldry US Navy heraldry US Air Force heraldry US Marine Corps heraldry US Space Force heraldry US National Guard heraldry US Coast Guard heraldry US State Military heraldry US Reserve Officer Training Corps and Cadets heraldry