58th Airlift 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.

58th Airlift Squadron
58th Airlift Squadron Patch
Active	12 November 1942 - 25 March 1946 28 June 1947 - 3 October 1950 27 December 1965 - 15 August 1971 1 September 1977 - 1 October 1993 30 January 1996 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command 19th Air Force 97th Air Mobility Wing 97th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Altus Air Force Base
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm

Mission

The 58 AS is responsible for providing pilot and loadmaster initial qualification and advanced upgrades for all United States active duty, reserve, and guard units.

History

The 56th conducted aerial transportation in Pacific Theater, 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.

Lineage

• 58th Troop Carrier Squadron (1942–1949)
• 58th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949–1965)
• 58th Military Airlift Squadron, Special (1965–1967)
• 58th Military Airlift Squadron (1967–1992)
• 58th Airlift Squadron (1992–Present)

Assignments

• 375th Troop Carrier Group (1942–1946, 1947–1950)
• 11th Air Force (1947)
• Military Airlift Command (1965–1966)
• 63d Military Airlift Wing (1966)
• 436th Military Airlift Wing (1966–1971)

• 435th Tactical Airlift Wing (1977–1978)
• 322d Air Division (1978–1983)
• 608th Military Airlift Group (1983–1992)
• 86th Airlift Wing (1992–1993)
• 97th Air Mobility Wing (1996–Present)

Bases stationed

• Bowman Field, Kentucky (1942–1943)
• Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri (1943)
• Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Field, North Carolina (1943)
• Baer Field, Indiana (1943)
• New Guinea (1943–1944)
• Biak (1944–1945)
• San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (1945)
• Porac, Pampanga (1945)

• Okinawa (1945)
• Tachikawa, Japan (1945–1946)
• Youngstown Municipal Airport, Ohio (1947–1949)
• Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania (1949–1950)
• Robins Air Force Base, Georgia (1966–1971)
• Ramstein Air Base, Germany (1977–1993)
• Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma (1996–Present)

Aircraft

• C-47 Skytrain (1942–1945)
• B-17 Flying Fortress (1944)
• C-46 Commando (1944–1946, 1949–1950)
• AT-6 Harvard II (1948)
• AT-11 Kansas (1948)
• C-124 Globemaster II (1966–1967)
• C-141 Starlifter (1967–1971)
• VC-140 (1977–1986)

• VC-135 (1977–1993)
• CT-39 Sabreliner (1978–1983)
• C-12 Huron (1978–1993)
• C-21 (1984–1993)
• C-20 (1987–1993)
• T-43 (1988–1993)
• C-17 Globemaster III (1996 – Present)

Operations

• World War II

References

• USAF 58th Airlift Squadron History
• 58th Airlift Squadron Fact Sheet