709th Airlift Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 709th Airlift Squadron


caption= 709th Airlift Squadron Patch
dates= 1 May 1943 - 7 November 1945
10 November 1947 - 27 June 1949
1 October 1973 - Present
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type= Airlift
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22d Air Force
512th Airlift Wing
512th Operations Group
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garrison= Dover Air Force Base
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The 709th Airlift Squadron (709 AS) is part of the 512th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. It operates C-5 Galaxy aircraft providing global airlfit.

Mission

History

The 709th saw combat in the European Theater of Operations from 24 December 1943-21 April 1945. It trained in the Reserve for bombardment missions from 1947-1949.

Since 1973 the 709th has trained for and flown airlift missions, participating in exercises and global humanitarian and contingency operations.

Operations

*World War II
*Operation Just Cause

Lineage

*709th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1943)
*709th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943 - 1947)
*709th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy (1947 - 1973)
*709th Military Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1973 - 1992)
*709th Airlift Squadron (Associate) (1992 - 1994)
*709th Airlift Squadron (1994 - Present)

Assignments

*447th Bombardment Group (1943 – 1945, 1947 – 1949)
*512th Airlift Wing (1973 - Present)

Bases stationed

*Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington (1943)
*Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota (1943)
*Harvard Army Air Field Nebraska (1943)
*RAF Rattlesden, England (1943 - 1945)
*Drew Field, Florida (1945)
*Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas (1947 - 1949)
*Dover Air Force Base, Delaware (1973 - Present)

Aircraft Operated

*B-17 Flying Fortress (1943 – 1945)
*C-5 Galaxy (1973 – Present)

References

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0709as.html USAF 709th Airlift Squadron History]

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