Lineage

Constituted 58 Troop Carrier Squadron on 12 Nov 1942. Activated on 18 Nov 1942. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1946. Activated in the reserve on 28 Jun 1947. Redesignated 58 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 27 Jun 1949. Inactivated on 3 Oct 1950. Redesignated 58 Military Airlift Squadron, Special, and activated, on 27 Dec 1965. Organized on 8 Jan 1966. Redesignated 58 Military Airlift Squadron on 8 Jan 1967. Inactivated on 15 Aug 1971. Activated on 1 Sep 1977. Redesignated 58 Airlift Squadron on 1 Jun 1992. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1993. Activated on 30 Jan 1996.

Assignments

375 Troop Carrier Group, 18 Nov 1942-25 Mar 1946. Eleventh Air Force, 28 Jun 1947; 375 Troop Carrier Group, 30 Sep 1947-3 Oct 1950. Military Air Transport Service (later, Military Airlift Command), 27 Dec 1965; 63 Military Airlift Wing, 8 Jan 1966; 436 Military Airlift Wing, 1 Jul 1966-15 Aug 1971. 435 Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Sep 1977; 322 Airlift Division, 23 Jun 1978; 608 Military Airlift Group, 1 Aug 1983; 86 Operations Group, 1 Jun 1992-1 Oct 1993. 97 Operations Group, 30 Jan 1996-.

Stations

Bowman Field, KY, 18 Nov 1942; Sedalia AAFld, MO, 24 Jan 1943; Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC, 6 May 1943; Baer Field, IN, 1-17 Jun 1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, c. 10 Jul 1943; Dobodura, New Guinea, 19 Aug 1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 21 Dec 1943; Nadzab, New Guinea, 22 Apr 1944; Biak, 25 Sep 1944; San Jose, Mindoro, 1 Mar 1945; Porac, Luzon, 20 May 1945; Okinawa, 20 Aug 1945; Tachikawa, Japan, c. 20 Sep 1945-25 Mar 1946. Youngstown Muni Aprt, OH, 28 Jun 1947; Greater Pittsburgh Aprt, PA, 27 Jun 1949-3 Oct 1950. Robins AFB, GA, 15 Jan 1966-15 Aug 1971. Ramstein AB, Germany, 1 Sep 1977-1 Oct 1993. Altus AFB, OK, 30 Jan 1996-.

Commanders


Aircraft

C-47, 1942-1945; B-17, 1944-1945; C-46, 1944-1946. AT-6 and AT-11, 1948-unkn; C-46, 1949-1950. C-124, 1966-1967; C-141, 1967-1971. VC-140, 1977-1986; VC-135, 1977-1993; CT-39, 1978-1983; C-12, 1978-1993; C-21, 1984-1993; C-20, 1987-1993; T-43, 1988-1993. C-17, 1996-.

Operations

Aerial transportation in Southwest and Western Pacific during World War II; airborne assault on Nadzab, New Guinea, 5 Sep 1943. Worldwide airlift, 1966-1971 and 1977-1993. C-17 aircrew training, 1996-.

Service Streamers

None.

Campaign Streamers

World War II: Air Offensive, Japan; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; Ryukyus.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers

None.

Decorations

Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 13 Nov-18 Dec 1967; 1 Jan 1968-1 Dec 1969; 1 Apr 1978-31 Dec 1979; 1 Aug 1983-31 Jul 1985; 1 Apr 1990-31 Mar 1992; 1 Jul-1 Oct 1993. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII). Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966-15 Aug 1971.

Emblem

Approved on 26 May 1967

Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 7 Apr 1997

Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through Jan 1996