773rd AIRLIFT SQUADRON – BIG YAK ATTACK

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773rd AIRLIFT SQUADRON (AFRC)

Lineage. Constituted as 773 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943. Activated on 1 Aug 1943. Redesignated as 773 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. Sep 1944. Inactivated on 25 Sep 1945. Redesignated as 773 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 1 Dec 1952. Activated on 16 Jan 1953. Redesignated as: 773 Troop Carrier Squadron, Assault on 1 Apr 1963; 773 Troop Carrier Squadron on 8 Dec 1965; 773 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 Aug 1967. Inactivated on 31 Oct 1971. Activated on 1 Jun 1972. Redesignated as 773 Airlift Squadron on 1 Nov 1991. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1993. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Apr 1995.

Assignments. 463 Bombardment Group, 1 Aug 1943-25 Sep 1945. 463 Troop Carrier Group, 16 Jan 1953 (attached to 463 Troop Carrier Wing, 15 Nov1954-19 May 1955); 463 Troop Carrier (later, 463 Tactical Airlift) Wing, 25 Sep 1957-31 Oct 1971 (attached to 315 Air Division, 3 Jan-6 Mar 1961). 463 Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Jun 1972 (attached to: 513 Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Jun-8 Jul 1972 and 16 Sep-31 Oct 1972; 374 Tactical Airlift Wing, 23 Feb-12 Mar 1973; 513 Tactical Airlift Wing, 3 Jul-16 Sep 1973, 5 May-17 Jul 1974, and 3 May-16 Jul 1975; 322 Air Division, 3 Feb-9 Apr 1976; 513 Tactical Airlift Wing, 3 Nov 1976-15 Jan 1977; 322 Air Division, 3 Aug-5 Oct 1977; 313 Tactical Airlift Group, 19 Sep-1 Dec 1978; 3 Feb-5 Apr 1980; 3 Jun-14 Aug 1981, 3 Oct-7 Dec 1982, 8 Feb-10 Apr 1984, 6 Apr-4 Jun 1985; 9 Dec 1986-3 Feb 1987, 2 Feb-16 Apr 1988, 2 Apr-14 Jun 1989, and 3 Jun-14 Aug 1990); 463 Operations Group, 1 Nov 1991-1 Oct 1993. 910 Operations Group, 1 Apr 1995-.

Stations. Geiger Field, WA, 1 Aug 1943; Rapid City AAB, SD, 1 Sep 1943; MacDill Field, FL, 5 Nov 1943; Lakeland AAFld, FL, 3 Jan-2 Feb 1944; Celone Airfield, Italy, 15 Mar 1944-25 Sep 1945 (detachment operated from Port Lyautey, French Morocco, 15 May-2 Sep 1945). Memphis Muni Aprt, TN, 16 Jan 1953; Ardmore AFB, OK, 17 Aug 1953 (deployed at Evreaux AB, France, 15 Nov 1954-19 May 1955); Sewart AFB, TN, 15 Jan 1959 (deployed at Clark AB, Philippines, 3 Jan-13 Feb 1961 and Kadena AB, Okinawa, 13 Feb-6 Mar 1961); Langley AFB, VA, c. 10 Jul 1963-Nov 1965; Clark AB, Philippines, 23 Nov 1965-31 Oct 1971. Dyess AFB, TX, 1 Jun 1972-1 Oct 1993 (deployed at: RAF Mildenhall, England, 1 Jun-8 Jul 1972; 16 Sep-31 Oct 1972; Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan, 23 Feb-12 May 1973; RAF Mildenhall, England, 3 Jul-16 Sep 1973, 5 May-17 Jul 1974, and 3 May-16 Jul 1975; Rhein-Main AB, Germany, 3 Feb-9 Apr 1976; RAF Mildenhall, England, 3 Nov 1976-15 Jan 1977; Rhein-Main AB, Germany, 3 Aug-5 Oct 1977; RAF Mildenhall, England, 19 Sep-1 Dec 1978, 3 Feb-5 Apr 1980, 3 Jun-14 Aug 1981, 3 Oct-7 Dec 1982, 8 Feb-10 Apr 1984, 6 Apr-4 Jun 1985, 9 Dec 1986-3 Feb 1987, 2 Feb-16 Apr 1988, 2 Apr-14 Jun 1989, and 3 Jun-14 Aug 1990). Youngtown-Warren Regional Aprt-ARS, OH, 1 Apr 1995-.

Aircraft. B-17, 1943-1945. C-119, 1953-1957; C-130, 1956-1971. C-130, 1972-1993. C-130, 1995-.

Operations. Combat in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) and European Theater of Operations (ETO), 30 Mar 1944-26 Apr 1945. Worldwide airlift, 1953-1971, 1972-1993, and 1995-; included rotational airlift requirements in Europe, 1972-1990. Furnished aircraft and aircrews in Southeast Asia and the Far East, 1965-1971 and to Saudi Arabia in support of the Gulf War, 1991. Flew humanitarian missions from Europe to the former Yugoslavia; airlifted supplies to earthquake victims in Algeria; conducted rotational airlift missions for Central and South America, Southeast Asia and the Far East, 1995-.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Ploesti, Rumania, 18 May 1944; Germany, 24 Mar 1945. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” Device: 1 Jan 1967-31 May 1968; 1 Jun 1968-30 Jun 1969; 1 Jul 1970-31 May 1971. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 15 Dec 1960-1 Apr 1961; 1 Jul 1964-15 Jun 1966; 26 Nov-16 Dec 1976; 1 May 1977-15 Jul 1978; 16 Jul 1978-30 Jun 1979; 1 Sep 1995-31 Aug 1979; 1 Sep 2003-31 Aug 2005. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, 1 Jan 1967-31 May 1971.

Emblem. Approved on 23 Dec 1957.