page_title: 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Francesangeli, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, inspects cargo about to be loaded onto a C-130H Hercules July 20, 2014, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Loadmasters ensure all cargo and personnel to be transported on a plane are secured and properly placed to ensure the plane can safely fly. Francesangeli deployed here from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock)
context_page_description: The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate as needed. It operates Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft in theater airlift missions as part of the Global War on Terrorism. Its current status and duty location is undetermined.
  The squadron was first activated as the 737th Bombardment Squadron in June 1943. After training in the United States with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the squadron deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, participating in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. It earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat operations. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States for conversion as a very heavy bomber unit, but was inactivated instead.
  The squadron was activated in the reserves in 1947, but does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped before inactivating in 1949. It was redesignated the 737th Troop Carrier Squadron and again activated in the reserve in 1952, but was inactivated the following year and its personnel and equipment transferred to another unit.
context_section_description: The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit.  It is assigned to Air Combat Command (ACC) to activate or inactivate as needed.  It operates Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft in theater airlift missions as part of the Global War on Terrorism.  Its current status and duty location is undetermined.
  The squadron was first activated as the 737th Bombardment Squadron in June 1943.  After training in the United States with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the squadron deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, participating in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.   It earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat operations.  Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States for conversion as a very heavy bomber unit, but was inactivated instead.
  The squadron was activated in the reserves in 1947, but does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped before inactivating in 1949.  It was redesignated the 737th Troop Carrier Squadron and again activated in the reserve in 1952, but was inactivated the following year and its personnel and equipment transferred to another unit.  It was converted to provisional status in 2002 and assigned to Air Mobility Command.  It was reassigned to ACC in 2003.
caption: Squadron airmen loading a C-130 Hercules in Southwest Asia
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