65th Airlift Squadron

65th Airlift Squadron
200px 65th Airlift Squadron Patch
Active	7 December 1942 - 27 January 1946 9 August 1947 - 1 July 1966 10 March 1992 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift Training
Part of	Pacific Air Forces 15th Wing 15th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

The 65th Airlift Squadron (65 AS) is part of the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. It operates C-37 and C-40 Clipper aircraft providing executive airlift in the Pacific theater.

History

File:Bulldozer arrives on plane at Kaiapit strip 1943.jpg

New Guinea. A bulldozer arrives for use on the Kaiapit strip, September 1943. The aircraft is C-47A 42-92034 of the 65th Troop carrier Squadron.

The 65th conducted aerial transportation and evacuation in the Pacific Theater of Operations from 26 July 1943-c. August 1945, and in Korea from 9 May 1952 – 31 December 1952.

It has flown worldwide aerial transportation operations since 1992.

Operations

• World War II
• Korean War

Lineage

• 65th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942–1949)
• 65th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949–1992)
• 65th Airlift Squadron (1992–Present)

Assignments

• 403d Troop Carrier Group (1942–1943)
• 54th Troop Carrier Wing (1943)
• 433d Troop Carrier Group (1943–1945)
• 403d Troop Carrier Group (1945–1946)
• 419th Troop Carrier Group (1947–1949)

• 403d Troop Carrier Group (1949–1957)
• 442d Troop Carrier Group (1957–1959)
• 403d Troop Carrier Wing (1959–1963)
• 929th Troop Carrier Group (1963–1966)
• 15th Wing (1992–Present)

Bases stationed

• Bowman Field, Kentucky (1942)
• Alliance, Nebraska (1942–1943)
• Pope Field, North Carolina (1943)
• Baer Field Indiana (1943)
• New Guinea (1943–1944)
• Biak (1944–1945)
• Morotai (1945)
• Dulag, Leyte (1945–1946)

• Clark Field, Luzon (1945)
• Richmond Field, Virginia (1947–1949)
• Portland, Oregon (1949–1952)
• Ashiya Air Base, Japan (1952–1953)
• Portland International Airport, Oregon (1953–1955)
• Paine Force Base, Washington (1955–1957)
• Davis Field, Oklahoma (1957–1966)
• Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii (1992–2010)
• Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (2010–Present)

Aircraft operated

• C-47 Skytrain (1943–1945)
• C-46 Commando (1944–1945, 1947–1952)
• C-119 Flying Boxcar (1952, 1953–1966)
• C-135 Stratolifter (1992–2003)
• C-37 (2002–Present)
• C-40 Clipper (2003–Present)

References

• 65th Airlift Squadron Fact Sheet