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Line 27: \|battle_honours= }} ~~[[File:7th Logistics Support Squadron - AFLC - Emblem.png\|200px\|thumb\|Emblem of the AFLC 7th Logistics Support Squadron]]~~ 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. Line 35 ⟶ 34: ==History== The 56th 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]]. Established in 1952 as a Headquarters. Air Force Logistics Command-controlled logistics squadron. It's mission was to provide world-wide airlift of nuclear weapons and related equipment, with a secondary mission to airlift other Department of Defense cargo as required when space was available. Inactivated in 1965 with inactivation of storage sites. The 58th provided global airlift from, [[1966]]-[[1971]] and [[1977]]-[[1993]]. It has conducted C-17 aircrew training since [[1996]]. Line 48 ⟶ 45: : 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 ~~28th~~'''7th Air Transport Squadron, Special''' ~~:: Established on 1 Sep 1952 as '''7th Logistic Support Squadron'''~~ ~~:: Activated on 23 Sep 1952~~ ~~:: Redesignated '''28th Air Transport Squadron''', 1 January 1965~~ ~~:: Inactivated on 8 Jan 1966~~ : Redesignated as '''58 Military Airlift Squadron''' on 8 Jan 1967 : Inactivated on 15 Aug 1971 Line 63 ⟶ 56: * [[Eleventh Air Force]], 28 Jun 1947 * [[375th Troop Carrier Group]], 30 Sep 1947-3 Oct 1950 * [[3079th Aviation Depot Wing]], Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 23 Sep 1952-1 Jan 1965 (7th LSS/28 ATS) * Military Air Transport Service, 1 Jan 1965-8 Jan 1966 (7th LSS/28th ATS) * [[Military Air Transport Service]] (later, [[Military Airlift Command]]), 27 Dec 1965 (58th MAS) * [[63d Military Airlift Wing]], 8 Jan 1966 Line 93 ⟶ 84: * Youngstown Muni Aprt, OH, 28 Jun 1947 * Greater Pittsburgh Aprt, PA, 27 Jun 1949-3 Oct 1950 * Robins AFB, GA, 23 Sep 1952-8 Jan 1966 (7th LSS/28th ATS) * Robins AFB, GA, 8 Jan 1966-15 Aug 1971 * Ramstein AB, Germany, 1 Sep 1977-1 Oct 1993

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