357th Airlift Squadron, US Air Force

357TH AIRLIFT SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 357 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Jun 1942. Inactivated on 10 Apr 1944. Redesignated as 357 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 27 Jun 1944. Activated on 7 Jul 1944. Inactivated on 15 Apr 1946. Redesignated as 357 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 26 May 1952. Activated in the Reserve on 14 Jun 1952. Ordered to active duty on 28 Oct 1962. Relieved from active service on 28 Nov 1962. Redesignated as: 357 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 Jul 1967; 357 Tactical Air Support Squadron on 25 Apr 1969; 357 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 15 Dec 1971; 357 Airlift Squadron on 1 Feb 1992.

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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 26 Juen 1986; latest rendering, 6 June 2001.

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