3d Airlift Squadron
| 3rd Airlift Squadron | |
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3rd Airlift Squadron C-17A Globemaster III 01-0186
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| Active | 18 February 1942 - Present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Type | Strategic Airlift |
| Part of | 436th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Dover Air Force Base, Delaware |
| Motto(s) | Safe, Swift, Sure Third but First! |
| Engagements |
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| Decorations |
 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (13x)  Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Radio |
| Notable commanders |
William J. Begert |
| Insignia | |
| 3d Airlift Squadron Emblem |  |
Asia-Pacific Theater (World War II)
Southwest Asia Service
The 3rd Airlift Squadron is a squadron of the 436th Airlift Wing of the USAF. It is based at Dover Air Force Base near Dover, Delaware.
The 3d Airlift Squadron goes back to the days of World War II when it was activated at Pope Field, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in March 1942, as a ferrying squadron. During the war, the 3rd was stationed at Chabau, Upper Assam, India. Later, it transferred to the India-China Wing of the Air Transport Command and carried supplies and equipment back and forth across the treacherous "Hump." The squadron was disbanded in late 1943.
During the Korean War, the 3rd was reconstituted at Brookley Field, Alabama, and began flying regularly scheduled airlift missions in its eight C-124 Globemaster IIs to the Arctic, Caribbean, and South America. In June 1958, the squadron moved to Charleston AFB, South Carolina, where it continued to fly C-124s until August 1965, when it transitioned into jets with the arrival of the first C-141 Starlifter.
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