773rd Airlift Squadron information

773rd Airlift Squadron
Past and present members of the 773rd Airlift Squadron pose in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft here, 6 April 2014 following the unit's inactivation ceremony.
Active	1943–1945; 1953–1971; 1972–1993; 1994–2014
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Airlift
Nickname(s)	Fleagles[citation needed]
Motto(s)	Quiet Professionals
Engagements	Mediterranean Theater of Operations,br/Vietnam War
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Insignia
773rd Airlift Squadron[a][1]
773rd Bombardment Squadron emblem[2]

The 773rd Airlift Squadron called itself the "Fleagles" and was most recently assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The unit flew the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft.

The squadron was first activated as the 773rd Bombardment Squadron during World War II. After training in the United States with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations before inactivating in Italy.

The squadron was redesignated the 773rd Troop Carrier Squadron and activated in January 1953, when it assumed the mission, personnel and aircraft of a reserve unit that had been called to active duty for the Korean War and was being released from active duty. The squadron provided airlift for a number of contingency operations, and in 1968, moved to the Philippines, from which its crews and planes rotated to Vietnam to provide airlift support during the Vietnam War. The squadron was reactivated in the United States, where it continued airlift operations until inactivating in 1993. It was reactivated in the reserve in 1995.

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