38th Air Transport Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 38th Air Transport Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last was assigned to the 1611th Air Transport Wing
, Military Air Transport Service
, stationed at McGuire Air Force Base
, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 25 June 1965.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last was assigned to the 1611th Air Transport Wing
1611th Air Transport Wing
The 1611th Air Transport Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the Eastern Transport Air Force, Military Air Transport Service, stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey...
, Military Air Transport Service
Military Air Transport Service
The Military Air Transport Service is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy Naval Air Transport Service and the United States Air Force Air Transport Command into a single, joint, unified command...
, stationed at McGuire Air Force Base
McGuire Air Force Base
JB MDL McGuire is a United States Air Force base located approximately south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the USAF Air Mobility Command...
, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 25 June 1965.
History
Established in 1954 as a C-118 transport squadron. Flew MATS passenger flights on a worldwide scale until inactivated in 1965 with the phaseout of the C-118.Lineage
- Established as 38th Air Transport Squadron, 1 October 1954
- Activated on 18 October 1954
- Disbanded on: 25 Jun 1965