58th Airlift Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 58th Airlift Squadron (58 AS) is part of the 97th Air Mobility Wing
at Altus Air Force Base
, Oklahoma
. It operates C-17 Globemaster III
aircraft training pilots for airlift and airdrop
operations.
, reserve, and guard
units.
, and participated in the airborne
assault on Nadzab, New Guinea, on 5 September 1943 during World War II
.
The 58th provided global airlift from, 1966–1971 and 1977–1993. It has conducted C-17 aircrew training since 1996.
97th Air Mobility Wing
The 97th Air Mobility Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Education and Training Command Nineteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The wing is also the host unit at Altus...
at Altus Air Force Base
Altus Air Force Base
Altus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately east-northeast of Altus, Oklahoma.The host unit at Altus AFB is the 97th Air Mobility Wing , assigned to the Nineteenth Air Force of the Air Education and Training Command...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. It operates C-17 Globemaster III
C-17 Globemaster III
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas, the C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases throughout...
aircraft training pilots for airlift and airdrop
Airdrop
An airdrop is a type of airlift, developed during World War II to resupply otherwise inaccessible troops, who themselves may have been airborne forces. In some cases, it is used to refer to the airborne assault itself. Early airdrops were conducted by dropping or pushing padded bundles from...
operations.
Mission
The 58 AS is responsible for providing pilot and loadmaster initial qualification and advanced upgrades for all United States active dutyActive duty
Active duty refers to a full-time occupation as part of a military force, as opposed to reserve duty.-Pakistan:The Pakistan Armed Forces are one of the largest active service forces in the world with almost 610,000 full time personnel due to the complex and volatile nature of Pakistan's...
, reserve, and guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
units.
History
The 56th conducted aerial transportation in Pacific TheaterPacific Ocean theater of World War II
The Pacific Ocean theatre was one of four major naval theatres of war of World War II, which pitted the forces of Japan against those of the United States, the British Commonwealth, the Netherlands and France....
, and participated in the airborne
Airborne forces
Airborne forces are military units, usually light infantry, set up to be moved by aircraft and 'dropped' into battle. Thus they can be placed behind enemy lines, and have an ability to deploy almost anywhere with little warning...
assault on Nadzab, New Guinea, on 5 September 1943 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
The 58th provided global airlift from, 1966–1971 and 1977–1993. It has conducted C-17 aircrew training since 1996.
Lineage
- Constituted as 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 as 58 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 27 Jun 1949
- Inactivated on 3 Oct 1950
- Redesignated as 58 Military Airlift Squadron, Special, and activated, on 27 Dec 1965
- Organized on 8 Jan 1966, absorbing personnel and equipment of 7th Air Transport Squadron, Special
- Redesignated as 58 Military Airlift Squadron on 8 Jan 1967
- Inactivated on 15 Aug 1971
- Activated on 1 Sep 1977
- Redesignated as 58 Airlift Squadron on 1 Jun 1992
- Inactivated on 1 Oct 1993. Activated on 30 Jan 1996.
Assignments
- 375th Troop Carrier Group, 18 Nov 1942–25 Mar 1946
- Eleventh Air ForceEleventh Air ForceThe Eleventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska....
, 28 Jun 1947 - 375th Troop Carrier Group, 30 Sep 1947–3 Oct 1950
- Military Air Transport ServiceMilitary Air Transport ServiceThe 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...
(later, Military Airlift CommandMilitary Airlift CommandThe Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised...
), 27 Dec 1965 (58th MAS) - 63d Military Airlift Wing, 8 Jan 1966
- 436th Military Airlift Wing, 1 Jul 1966–15 Aug 1971
- 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Sep 1977
- 322d Airlift Division322d Airlift DivisionThe 322d Airlift Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Military Airlift Command, assigned to Twenty-First Air Force, being stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany...
, 23 Jun 1978 - 608th Military Airlift Group, 1 Aug 1983
- 86th Operations Group86th Operations GroupThe 86th Operations Group is the flying operational component of the 86th Airlift Wing. The group is stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, 1 Jun 1992–1 Oct 1993 - 97th Operations Group97th Operations GroupThe 97th Operations Group is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Mobility Command 97th Air Mobility Wing. It is stationed at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma...
, 30 Jan 1996–Present
Bases stationed
- 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 Airport, OH, 28 Jun 1947
- Greater Pittsburgh Airport, PA, 27 Jun 1949–3 Oct 1950
- Robins AFB, GA, 8 Jan 1966–15 Aug 1971
- Ramstein AB, Germany, 1 Sep 1977–1 Oct 1993
- Altus AFB, OK, 30 Jan 1996–Present
Aircraft
- C-47 SkytrainC-47 SkytrainThe Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
(1942–1945) - B-17 Flying Fortress (1944)
- C-46 CommandoC-46 CommandoThe Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft originally derived from a commercial high-altitude airliner design. It was instead used as a military transport during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces as well as the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps under the designation R5C...
(1944–1946, 1949–1950) - AT-6 Harvard IIT-6 TexanThe North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...
(1948) - AT-11 KansasBeechcraft Model 18The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas...
(1948) - C-124 Globemaster IIC-124 Globemaster IIThe Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shakey", was a heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California....
(1966–1967) - C-141 StarlifterC-141 StarlifterThe Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was a military strategic airlifter in service with the Air Mobility Command of the United States Air Force...
(1967–1971) - VC-140Lockheed JetStarThe Lockheed JetStar is a business jet produced from the early 1960s through the 1970s. The JetStar was the first dedicated business jet to enter service. It was also one of the largest aircraft in the class for many years, seating ten plus two crew...
(1977–1986)
- VC-135C-135 Stratolifter|-See also:-External links:* at Globalsecurity.org...
(1977–1993) - CT-39 Sabreliner (1978–1983)
- C-12 HuronC-12 HuronThe C-12 Huron is the military designation for a series of twin-engine turboprop aircraft based on the Beechcraft Super King Air and Beechcraft 1900. C-12 variants are used by the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps...
(1978–1993) - C-21 (1984–1993)
- C-20 (1987–1993)
- T-43Boeing T-43|-See also:-External links:* http://www.militaryaircraft.de/pictures/military/aircraft/T-43/T-43A_Gator.html* http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/t43a.shtml* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/12ftw.htm...
(1988–1993) - C-17 Globemaster IIIC-17 Globemaster IIIThe Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas, the C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases throughout...
(1996–Present)