Description
Japanese made by Tiger Embroidery, Okinawa, Japan 4.0 inch-100mm
144th AIRLIFT SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted 8144th Air Base Squadron on 15 Sep 1952. Redesignated: 144th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Jul 1953; 144th Fighter Interceptor Squadron on 1 Jul 1955; 144th Air Transportation Squadron on 1 Jul 1957; 144th Air Transportation Squadron (Medium) on 1 Dec 1960; 144th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 Apr 1969; 144th Airlift Squadron on 15 Mar 1992-present.
Assignments. 176th Tactical Airlift Group, 1 Apr 1969; 176th Composite Group, 1 Oct 1986; 176th Group, 1 Jan 1993; 176th Wing, 1 Oct 1995-present.
Stations. Elmendorf AFB, AK, 15 Sep 1952; Kulis ANGS, 1 Jul 1955; Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson AFB, AK, 18 Feb 2011- present.
Aircraft. T-6G, 1953; F-80C, 1953-1955; T-33A, 1953- F-86E, 1955-1957; C-47A, 1957-1960; C123J, 1960-1976; C-130E, 1976-1985; C-130H, 1985-present.
Operations. Air Defense of Alaska, 1955-1957. Airlift operations, 1957-present.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaigns. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: Feb 1965, 24 Aug 1967; Alaskan Air Command Citation of Merit for Outstanding Airlift Support, 27 Feb 1967; Governors Trophy Outstanding Unit, 1985.