6th Airlift Squadron C-17A Globemaster III landing at an airfield in Iraq[note 1]
Active
1939–1968; 1970–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Strategic Airlift
Part of
305th Operations Group
Nickname(s)
Bully Beef Express
Engagements
Southwest Pacific Theater Korean War Southwest Asia Service
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Armed Forces Expeditionary
Operation Just Cause[1]
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation (4x) Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (14x) Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm[1]
Insignia
6th Airlift Squadron emblem (approved 1 December 1952)[1]
6th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem (approved 4 April 1942)
Military unit
The 6th Airlift Squadron is part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at the McGuire AFB section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. It operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission worldwide. The main base and the flying squadron are located near the borough of Wrightstown, New Jersey.
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^ abcKane, Robert B. (17 March 2015). "Factsheet 6 Airlift Squadron (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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