page_title: 139th Airlift Squadron
section_title: Lineage
hierarchical_section_title: 139th Airlift Squadron / Lineage
caption_attribution_description: English: Emblem of the USAF Distant Early Warning Line and Distant Early Warning System Office Emblem
context_page_description: The 139th Airlift Squadron is a unit of the New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing Stationed at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, New York. The 139th is equipped with the specialized ski-equipped LC-130H Hercules for polar operations.
context_section_description: Constituted as the 303d Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 16 Ju1y 1942
  Activated on 23 July 1942
  Disbanded on 1 May 1944
  Reconstituted redesignated 139th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine and allotted to the Air National Guard on 24 May 1946.
  Activated and received federal recognition on 18 October 1948
  Redesignated: 139th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 October 1952
  Redesignated: 139th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 10 November 1958
  Redesignated: 139th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy on 2 January 1960
  Federalized and placed on active duty on 1 March 1961
  Released from active duty and returned to New York state control pm 1 December 1962
  Redesignated: 139th Military Airlift Squadron on 1 January 1966
  Redesignated: 139th Tactical Airlift Squadron c. 1 March 1971
  Redesignated: 139th Airlift Squadron on 15 March 1992
caption: DEW Line patch
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