Lineage

Constituted 20th Air Corps Ferrying Squadron on 18 Feb 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Redesignated 20th Transport Squadron on 19 Mar 1943. Disbanded on 1 Sep 1943. Reconstituted, and redesignated 20th Air Transport Squadron, Medium, on 20 Jun 1952. Activated on 20 Jul 1952. Redesignated: 20th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy, on 18 Apr 1954; 20th Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy, on 1 Jan 1965; 20th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy, on 1 Jul 1965; 20th Military Airlift Squadron on 15 Jan 1966; 20 Airlift Squadron on 1 Oct 1991.

Assignments

Air Corps Ferrying Command, 1 Mar 1942; 23d AAF Ferrying Wing (later, North Atlantic Wing, ATC), 19 Jun 1942?1 Sep 1943. 1600th Air Transport Group, 20 Jul 1952; 1607th Air Transport Group, 15 May 1955; 1607th Air Transport Wing, 18 Jan 1963; 436th Military Airlift Wing, 8 Jan 1966; 437th Military Airlift Wing, 1 Aug 1973; 437th Operations Group, 1 Oct 1991; 60th Operations Group, 1 Oct 1993?.

Stations

Houlton AAB, ME, 1 Mar 1942?1 Sep 1943. Westover AFB, MA 20 Jul 1952; Dover AFB, DE 15 May 1955; Charleston AFB, SC, 1 Aug 1973; Travis AFB, CA, 1 Oct 1993?.

Aircraft

Unkn, 1942?1943. C?54, 1952?1954; C?124, 1954?1965; C?141, 1965?.

Operations

Ferried aircraft to the United Kingdom along the North Atlantic route, 1942?1943. Inter-theater and strategic airlift to Europe, North Africa, and Canada, 1952?1965. Worldwide airlift, beginning 1965, including support of operations in Southeast Asia, 1965?1973; the evacuation of South Vietnam, Apr 1975; Grenada, Oct?Dec 1983; Panama, 18?27 Dec 1989; Southwest Asia, Aug 1990?Dec 1991.

Honors

Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.

Campaign Streamers. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. Panama, 1989?1990.

Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 13 Nov?18 Dec 1967; 1 Jan 1968?31 Dec 1969: 1 Sep 1971?30 Jun 1972; 1 Jul 1982?30 Jun 1984; 1 Jul 1984? 30 Jun 1986; 1 Jul 1988?30 Jun 1989; 1 Jul 1989?30 Jun 1990; 21 Sep 1989?31 Oct 1989. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966?28 Jan 1973.

Emblem

On a disc Azure, a Roman numeral XX, Tenne, in fess, between a cloud formation, in chief, proper, and a point in base embattled Or, edged of the last. MOTTO: FIRMITAS PER MOBILITATEM?Strength through Mobility. Approved on 5 Dec 1956 (156048 A.C.).