41st Airlift Squadron

4th Airlift Squadron
41st Airlift Squadron emblem
Active	18 February 1942 - 14 September 1949 14 July 1952 - 28 February 1971 31 August 1971 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift
Part of	Air Mobility Command 18th Air Force 463d Airlift Group
Garrison/HQ	Little Rock Air Force Base
Nickname(s)	Blackcats
Engagements	World War II Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1943–1945) Operation Urgent Fury (1983) Operation Just Cause (1989-1990) Southwest Asia (1990–1991)
Decorations	DUC PUC AFOUA PPUC RVGC w/ Palm
Commanders
Notable commanders	Alfred G. Hansen Duncan McNabb

The 41st Airlift Squadron is part of the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It operates C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

The 41st participated in airborne drops on Nadzab, Noemfoor, Tagaytay, Corregidor, and Aparri, as well as aerial transportation in South, Southwest, and Western Pacific, during World War II. The squadron also participated in the Berlin Airlift in 1948, transported United Nations troops to the Congo in 1960, airlifted personnel and equipment to Southeast Asia from Ryukyu Islands from, 1965–1971, and supported airlift operations in Korea during Pueblo crisis in January 1968. It has supported U.S. Army training and performed rotational duty throughout Europe, since 1971. The 41st airlifted personnel, special forces and supplies during operations in Grenada in 1983, Panama from December 1989-January 1990, and in Southwest Asia from, 11 August 1990-21 March 1991.