300th Airlift Squadron

300th Airlift Squadron
300th Airlift Squadron Patch
Active	4 June 1943 - 1 December 1943 20 June 1952 - 25 October 1955 31 July 1969 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command 4th Air Force 315th Airlift Wing 315th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Charleston Air Force Base
Nickname(s)	South Carolina Volunteers
Motto(s)	Ad Astra
Mascot(s)	Barry Strauss
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. Graham

Received the Air Force Reserve Aircrew of the Year award twice

The 300th Airlift Squadron (300 AS) is part of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.

Mission

Train and equip C-17 aircrews for global air-land and airdrop operations, and party like rock stars.

History

During World War II the 300th airlifted military supplies from India to Allied forces in Burma and China in 1943. It flew airlift missions within Japan and to Southeast Asia from 1952-1955. The squadron airlifted US ex-prisoners of war from Japan to the U.S. following the Korean War and transported French troops wounded in the First Indochina War from Japan to France and Algeria in 1954.

It has flown worldwide airlift missions since 1969. Specifically, the 300th airlifted U.S. troops to Grenada and U.S. students from Grenada to the U.S. in 1983 and supported the 1989 contingency operation in Panama.

Operations

1991 mobilized for the Gulf War

Previous designations

100th Transport Squadron (1943–1952)
100th Air Transport Squadron, Medium (1952–1969)
300th Military Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1969–1992)
300th Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1992–1994)
300th Airlift Squadron (1994 – Present)

Assignments

29th Transport Group (1943)
1503d Air Transport Wing (1952–1955)
1611th Air Transport Group (1955)
943d Military Airlift Group (1969–1973)
315th Airlift Wing (1973–Present)

Bases stationed

Sookerating, India (1943)
Tokyo International Airport, Japan (1952–1955)
McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey (1955)
Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina (1969 – Present)

Aircraft operated

C-47 Skytrain (1943)
C-46 Commando (1943)
C-54 Skymaster (1952–1955)
C-141 Starlifter (1969–1997)
C-17 Globemaster III (1997 – Present)

References

Official USAF 300th Airlift Squadron History

External links

United States Air Force

Leadership

Structure

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations

Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy

Major Commands	Air Combat Air Education and Training Air Mobility Global Strike Materiel Reserve Space Special Operations Europe & Africa Pacific

Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Fourteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second Twenty-Third Twenty-Fourth Twenty-Fifth

Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security forces Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

Category
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