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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= 58th Airlift Squadron
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|image=US Air Force, US Army joint training improves combat readiness 141106-F-FV476-003.jpg
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|caption=Squadron [[C-17 Globemaster III]] during a joint exercise at [[Fort Sill]]
|dates=1942–1946; 1947–1950; 1965–1971; 1977–1993; 1996–present
|country={{USA}}
|branch={{air force|USA}}
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|role=[[Airlift|Airlift Training]]
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|command_structure= [[Air Education and Training Command]]
|current_commander=
|garrison= [[Altus Air Force Base]]
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname= The Ratpack
|patron=
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|battles=[[Southwest Pacific Theater]]<ref name=58ASfacts>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432702/58-airlift-squadron-aetc/ |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 58 Airlift Squadron (AETC)|date=22 July 2010|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=16 December 2017}}</ref>
|notable_commanders=
|anniversaries=
|decorations= [[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] <br/> [[Philippine Presidential Unit Citation]] <br/> [[Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross|Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm]]<ref name=58ASfacts/>
|battle_honours=
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|identification_symbol=[[File:58 AS.jpg|165px]]
|identification_symbol_label=58th Airlift Squadron emblem <small>(approved 26 May 1967)</small><ref name=58ASfacts/><ref group=note>When activated in 1966, the squadron replaced the [[7th Logistic Support Squadron]]. It adopted the chipmunk from that squadron's emblem.</ref>
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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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==History==
Constituted as 58 Troop Carrier Squadron on 12 Nov 1942. Activated on 18 Nov 1942 with [[C-47]]s at [[Bowman Field (Kentucky)|Bowman Field]], [[Kentucky|KY]]. The 58th conducted aerial transportation in [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater]], and participated in the [[Airborne forces|airborne]] assault on [[Salamaua-Lae_campaign#Operation_Cartwheel|Nadzab, New Guinea]], on 5 September 1943 during [[World War II]].<ref name=58ASfacts/>
The 58th were inactivated on 25 March 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 28 June 1947. Redesignated as 58 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 27 June 1949. Inactivated on 3 Oct 1950. Redesignated as 58 Military Airlift Squadron, Special, and activated, on 27 December 1965. Organized on 8 January 1966. Redesignated as 58 Military Airlift Squadron on 8 January 1967, operating [[C-141 Starlifter]]s. Inactivated on 15 August 1971. Activated on 1 September 1977. Redesignated as 58 Airlift Squadron on 1 Jun 1992. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1993. Activated on 30 Jan 1996.<ref name=58ASfacts/>
The 58th provided global airlift from 1966–1971 and from 1977–1993. When it was organized in January 1966, it absorbed the personnel and equipment of the [[7th Air Transport Squadron, Special]].'
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 2005, the 58th helped the victims in Louisiana form Hurricanes [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] and [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]]. They flew over 25 missions helping to supply essential equipment and supplies.<ref name=58ASbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.altus.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/352072/58th-airlift-squadron/|access-date=19 March 2020|title=58th Airlift Squadron}}</ref>
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/>
==Lineage==
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: Redesignated '''58th Airlift Squadron''' on 1 June 1992
: Inactivated on 1 October 1993
: Activated on 30 January 1996<ref name=58ASfacts/>
===Assignments===
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* [[Eleventh Air Force]], 28 June 1947
* 375th Troop Carrier Group, 30 September 1947 – 3 October 1950
* [[Military Air Transport Service]] (later Military Airlift Command), 27 December 1965 (not organized)
* [[63d Military Airlift Wing]], 8 January 1966
* [[436th Military Airlift Wing]], 1 July 1966 – 15 August 1971
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* 608th Military Airlift Group, 1 August 1983
* [[86th Operations Group]], 1 June 1992 – 1 October 1993
* [[97th Operations Group]], 30 January 1996 –
===Stations===
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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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==References==
===Notes===
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*[http://www.altus.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4937 58th Airlift Squadron Fact Sheet]▼
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▲*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071123064203/http://www.altus.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4937 58th Airlift Squadron Fact Sheet]
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