328th Airlift Squadron

328th Airlift Squadron
A squadron C-130 Hercules is loaded with water to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
Active	1944-1945; 1949-1951; 1952-present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Airlift
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQ	Niagara Falls International Airport
Engagements	China-Burma-India Theater
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Insignia
328th Airlift Squadron emblem (approved 23 September 1998)
328th Airlift Squadron emblem (1996) (approved 28 July 1944, modified 1996)
328th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem
3d Combat Cargo Squadron emblem

The 328th Airlift Squadron is part of the 914th Airlift Wing at Niagara Falls International Airport, New York. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission worldwide.

The 328th transported personnel and supplies, primarily to forward areas, and evacuated casualties in the China-Burma-India Theater from 16 September 1944 to 11 November 1945.

It performed troop carrier training from 1949 until it was mobilized for the Korean War in April 1951.

It has supported airborne forces and performed worldwide airlift since 1952. The squadron deployed to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and in Southwest Asia during the Gulf War.

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