# List of United States Air Force airlift squadrons

This article lists the airlift squadrons of the United States Air Force. The purpose of an airlift squadron is to organize and effect the delivery of supplies or personnel, usually via military transport aircraft such as the C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules.

## Airlift squadrons

| Squadron | Location | Nickname | Aircraft Flown | Note |
| 1st Airlift Squadron | Andrews AFB | | C-32, C-40 | Active |
| 2nd Airlift Squadron | Pope Field | Lancers | C-130 Hercules | Inactive |
| 3rd Airlift Squadron | Dover AFB | | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 4th Airlift Squadron | McChord AFB | Fighting Fourth | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 6th Airlift Squadron | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | Bully Beef Express | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 7th Airlift Squadron | McChord AFB | Willing & Able | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 8th Airlift Squadron | McChord AFB | Workhorses | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 9th Airlift Squadron | Dover AFB | Pelicans | C-5 Galaxy | Active |
| 10th Airlift Squadron | McChord AFB | Pathfinders | C-17 Globemaster III | Inactive |
| 11th Airlift Squadron | Scott AFB | | C-9A Nightingale | Inactive |
| 12th Airlift Flight | Langley AFB | | C-21 | Inactive |
| 14th Airlift Squadron | Charleston AFB | Pelicans | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 15th Airlift Squadron | Charleston AFB | Global Eagles | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 16th Airlift Squadron | Charleston AFB | Lions | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 17th Airlift Squadron | Charleston AFB | AAA Moving | C-17 Globemaster III | Inactive |
| 19th Airlift Squadron | Travis AFB | | C-141B Starlifter | Inactive |
| 20th Airlift Squadron | Travis AFB | | C-141B Starlifter | Inactive |
| 21st Airlift Squadron | Travis AFB | Beeliners | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 22nd Airlift Squadron | Travis AFB | Mulies | C-5 Galaxy | Active |
| 30th Airlift Squadron | Cheyenne Regional Airport | | C-130 Hercules | Inactive |
| 36th Airlift Squadron | Yokota AB | Eagle Airlifters | C-130J Super Hercules | Active |
| 37th Airlift Squadron | Ramstein AB | Blue Tail Flies | C-130J Super Hercules | Active |
| 39th Airlift Squadron | Dyess AFB | Trailblazers | C-130J Super Hercules | Active |
| 40th Airlift Squadron | Dyess AFB | Screaming Eagles | C-130J Super Hercules | Active |
| 41st Airlift Squadron | Little Rock AFB | Black Cats | C-130J Super Hercules | Active |
| 42nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron | Ramstein AB | | C-130J Super Hercules | Inactive |
| 45th Airlift Squadron | Keesler AFB | | C-21 | Inactive |
| 47th Airlift Flight | Wright-Patterson AFB | | C-21 | Inactive |
| 48th Airlift Squadron | Little Rock AFB | | C-130J Super Hercules | Inactive |
| 50th Airlift Squadron | Little Rock AFB | Red Devils | C-130 Hercules | Inactive (now 50th Air Refueling Squadron) |
| 52nd Airlift Squadron | Peterson AFB | | C-130H | Active |
| 53rd Airlift Squadron | Little Rock AFB | Black Jacks | C-130 Hercules | Active |
| 54th Airlift Squadron | Scott AFB | | C-40C | Active |
| 55th Airlift Flight | Osan AB | | C-12 Huron | Inactive |
| 56th Airlift Squadron | Altus AFB | | C-5 Galaxy | Inactive (now 56th Air Refueling Squadron) |
| 57th Airlift Squadron | Altus AFB | | C-141B Starlifter | Inactive |
| 58th Airlift Squadron | Altus AFB | Rat Pack | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 61st Airlift Squadron | Little Rock AFB | Green Hornets | C-130J Super Hercules | Active |
| 62nd Airlift Squadron | Little Rock AFB | Blue Barons | C-130J Super Hercules | Active |
| 65th Airlift Squadron | Hickam AFB | | C-40 Clipper | Active |
| 68th Airlift Squadron | Lackland Air Force Base | | C-5 Galaxy | AFRC |
| 73rd Airlift Squadron | Scott AFB | | C-40 Clipper | Active |
| 75th Airlift Squadron | Ramstein AB | | C-9 Nightingale | Inactive |
| 76th Airlift Squadron | Ramstein AB | | C-21, C-37 | Active |
| 89th Airlift Squadron | Wright-Patterson AFB | Rhinos | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 95th Airlift Squadron | Pope AFB | Flying Badgers | C-130 Hercules | Inactive |
| 96th Airlift Squadron | Minneapolis-Saint Paul IAP | Flying Vikings | C-130 Hercules | AFRC |
| 97th Airlift Squadron | McChord AFB | Fightin' Roos | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 99th Airlift Squadron | Andrews AFB | | C-37 | Active |
| 105th Airlift Squadron | Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Tennessee Air National Guard | Music | C-130H Hercules | Inactive (now 105th Attack Squadron) |
| 109th Airlift Squadron | Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station | | C-130H Hercules | Minnesota ANG |
| 115th Airlift Squadron | Channel Islands Air National Guard Station | | C-130 Hercules | California ANG |
| 118th Airlift Squadron | Bradley Air National Guard Base | | C-130 Hercules | Connecticut ANG |
| 130th Airlift Squadron | Yeager Airport | Mountaineers | C-130J Super Hercules | West Virginia ANG |
| 135th Airlift Squadron | Warfield Air National Guard Base | Baltimore's Best | C-130J Super Hercules | Inactive |
| 136th Airlift Squadron | Niagara Falls IAP | "New York's Finest" | C-130 Hercules | Inactive (now 136th Attack Squadron) |
| 137th Airlift Squadron | Stewart ANGB | Hudson Haulers | C-17 Globemaster III | New York ANG |
| 139th Airlift Squadron | Stratton ANGB | | LC-130H Hercules | New York ANG |
| 142nd Airlift Squadron | New Castle Air National Guard Base | | C-130H Hercules | Delaware ANG |
| 143rd Airlift Squadron | Quonset Point Air National Guard Station | | C-130J Super Hercules | Rhode Island ANG |
| 144th Airlift Squadron | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | | C-17 Globemaster III | Alaska ANG |
| 155th Airlift Squadron | Memphis IAP | Memphis Belle | C-17 Globemaster III | Tennessee ANG |
| 156th Airlift Squadron | Charlotte/Douglas IAP | First in Flight | C-17 Globemaster III | North Carolina ANG |
| 158th Airlift Squadron | Savannah/Hilton Head IAP | Savannah Guard Dogs | C-130J Super Hercules | Georgia ANG |
| 164th Airlift Squadron | Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base | | C-130 Hercules | Inactive |
| 165th Airlift Squadron | Louisville IAP | Thoroughbred Express | C-130J Super Hercules | Kentucky ANG |
| 167th Airlift Squadron | Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base | | C-17 Globemaster III | West Virginia ANG |
| 169th Airlift Squadron | Peoria Air National Guard Base | | C-130 Hercules | Illinois ANG |
| 178th Airlift Squadron | Hector International Airport North Dakota ANG | | C-21 Learjet | Inactive (now 178th Attack Squadron) |
| 180th Airlift Squadron | Rosecrans Memorial Airport | Pony Express | C-130 Hercules | Missouri ANG |
| 181st Airlift Squadron | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth | | C-130H Hercules | Texas ANG |
| 183d Airlift Squadron | Jackson-Evers IAP | Wings of the Deep South | C-17 Globemaster III | Mississippi ANG |
| 187th Airlift Squadron | Cheyenne Air National Guard Base | | C-130 Hercules | Wyoming ANG |
| 189th Airlift Squadron | Gowen Field | | C-130 Hercules | Idaho ANG |
| 192d Airlift Squadron | Reno/Tahoe IAP | High Rollers | C-130 Hercules | Nevada ANG |
| 198th Airlift Squadron | Luis Muñoz Marín IAP | Buccaneros | C-130 Hercules | Inactive Puerto Rico ANG |
| 200th Airlift Squadron | Peterson AFB | Bobcats | C-21 | Inactive Colorado ANG |
| 201st Airlift Squadron | Andrews AFB | | C-40 Clipper | District of Columbia ANG |
| 204th Airlift Squadron | Hickam Air Force Base | Owls | C-17 Globemaster III | Hawaii ANG |
| 249th Airlift Squadron | Elmendorf AFB | | C-17 Globemaster III | Inactive Alaska ANG |
| 300th Airlift Squadron | Charleston AFB | | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 301st Airlift Squadron | Travis AFB | | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 309th Airlift Squadron | Chievres AB | | C-37 | Inactive |
| 310th Airlift Squadron | MacDill AFB | | C-37 | Inactive (now 310th Special Operations Squadron) |
| 311th Airlift Squadron | Peterson AFB | | C-21 | Inactive |
| 312th Airlift Squadron | Travis AFB | | C-5 Galaxy | AFRC |
| 313th Airlift Squadron | McChord AFB | | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 317th Airlift Squadron | Charleston AFB | First in Reserve | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 326th Airlift Squadron | Dover AFB | Flying Bunnies | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 327th Airlift Squadron | Little Rock AFB | | C-130 Hercules | AFRC |
| 328th Airlift Squadron | Niagara Falls IAP | | C-130 Hercules | Inactive (now 328th Air Refueling Squadron) |
| 337th Airlift Squadron | Westover ARB | Patriot Wing | C-5 Galaxy | AFRC |
| 356th Airlift Squadron | Lackland AFB | | C-5 Galaxy | AFRC |
| 357th Airlift Squadron | Maxwell AFB | Deliverance | C-130 Hercules | AFRC |
| 457th Airlift Squadron | Andrews AFB | | C-21 | Inactive |
| 458th Airlift Squadron | Scott AFB | | C-21 | Active |
| 459th Airlift Squadron | Yokota Air Base | | C-12 Huron C-21 UH-1 Iroquois | Active |
| 517th Airlift Squadron | Elmendorf AFB | Firebirds | C-12 Huron C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 535th Airlift Squadron | Hickam Air Force Base | TIGERS | C-17 Globemaster III | Active |
| 700th Airlift Squadron | Dobbins ARB | | C-130 Hercules | AFRC |
| 701st Airlift Squadron | Charleston AFB | Turtles | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 707th Airlift Squadron | Charleston AFB | Rooks Defense | C-141 Starlifter | Inactive |
| 709th Airlift Squadron | Dover AFB | | C-5 Galaxy | AFRC |
| 728th Airlift Squadron | McChord AFB | Flying Knights | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 729th Airlift Squadron | March ARB | Pegasus | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 730th Airlift Squadron | March ARB | | C-17 Globemaster III | Inactive (now 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron) |
| 731st Airlift Squadron | Peterson AFB | | C-130 Hercules | AFRC |
| 732nd Airlift Squadron | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | Rams | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 757th Airlift Squadron | Youngstown ARS | Blue Tigers | C-130 Hercules | AFRC |
| 758th Airlift Squadron | Pittsburgh IAP | | C-17 Globemaster III | AFRC |
| 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron | | | C-130J | Inactive |
| 773rd Airlift Squadron | Youngstown ARS | Fleagles | C-130 Hercules | Inactive |
| 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron | | | C-130 | Inactive |
| 815th Airlift Squadron | Keesler AFB | Jennies | C-130J | AFRC |
| 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron | | | C-17 Globemaster III | Inactive |
| 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron | | | C-17 Globemaster III | Inactive |