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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= 58th Airlift Squadron
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The '''58th Airlift Squadron''' is part of the [[97th Air Mobility Wing]] at [[Altus Air Force Base]], Oklahoma. It operates [[C-17 Globemaster III]] aircraft training pilots and loadmasters for airlift and [[airdrop]] operations.
==Mission==
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It has conducted C-17 aircrew training since 30 Jan 1996, when the stood-up as an Air Education and Training Command squadron.<ref name=58ASfacts/>
In September
In 2008 the squadron was again called upon to perform multiple evacuations from the Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricanes [[Hurricane Gustav|Gustav]] and [[Hurricane Ike|Ike]]. Sixty percent of the squadron members participated in the effort, flying 55 missions and moving over 1 million pounds of cargo and equipment while evacuating 315 personnel and 100 patients.<ref name=58ASbio/>
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*[[Gulfstream III|C-20]] (1987–1993)
*[[Boeing T-43|T-43]] (1988–1993)
*[[C-17 Globemaster III]] (
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