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758th Airlift Squadron
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 Airmen of the 910th Airlift Wing board a C-130 Hercules of the 758th Airlift Squadron to participate in Exercise Global Medic | |
| Active | 1943–1945; 1947–1949; 1957–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Pittsburgh International Airport |
| Engagements | Mediterranean Theater of Operations European Theater of Operations |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
| Insignia | |
| 758th Airlift Squadron emblem[a][1] |  |
| Patch with 758th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem[b][2] |  |
| Patch with 758th Bombardment Squadron emblem[3] |  |
The 758th Airlift Squadron is part of the 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania. It operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, providing global strategic airlift.
The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 758th Bombardment Squadron. After training in the United States, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany, and it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated.
In 1947, the squadron was reactivated in the reserves, but does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped before inactivating in June 1949. The squadron was redesignated the 758th Troop Carrier Squadron and again activated at Pittsburgh Airport in the reserve in 1957. It has served as an airlift unit there ever since.
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- ^ Endicott, Judy D. (7 April 2008). "Factsheet 758 Airlift Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 740
- ^ Watkins, p. 104