2d Airlift Squadron

2nd Airlift Squadron
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Active	1935–1945; 1992–2016
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	43d Airlift Wing, Air Mobility Command
Nickname(s)	Lancers
Decorations	DCU

The 2nd Airlift Squadron (2 AS) of the United States Air Force is an inactive airlift squadron that last operated from Pope Field, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina. They operated C-130 Hercules aircraft. The squadron was last part of the 43d Airlift Group of Air Mobility Command.

The squadron trained transport pilots, 21 May-1 October 1942; transported troops and airdropped them during the airborne assault on Myitkyina, Burma, 17 May 1944; aerial transportation in China-Burma-India theater, 25 February 1943-c. August 1945; airlift of Chinese troops to eastern China for disarmament operations, September–November 1945. Airlift for airborne troops, 1 June 1992 – 2015.

The squadron flew C-130H2 Hercules transport aircraft on airlift missions and shared these aircraft in an association with the Air Force Reserve Command's 440th Airlift Wing. After being moved to Pope in the 2005 BRAC, the 440th became the first Air Force Reserve Wing to have an active duty associate squadron.

Provide the Department of Defense with highly trained, highly motivated, combat-ready aircrews who execute the best tactical airlift/airdrop operations in the United States Air Force.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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