328th Airlift Squadron

328th Airlift Squadron
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Active	11 April 1944 - 26 December 1945 2 September 1949 - 1 April 1951 14 June 1952 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airlift
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command 22nd Air Force 914th Airlift Wing 914th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Niagara Falls International Airport
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm

The 328th Airlift Squadron (328 AS) 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 world wide.

History

The 328th conducted aerial transportation in the China-Burma-India theater from, 28 August 1944-c. 20 October 1945. It performed troop carrier training from, 1947-1951. 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.

Operations

• World War II
• Vietnam War
• Operation Desert Storm
• Operation Provide Promise
• Operation Allied Force
• Operation Joint Guard
• Operation Enduring Freedom
• Operation Iraqi Freedom

Previous designations

• 3d Combat Cargo Squadron (1944–1945)
• 328th Troop Carrier Squadron (1945–1949)
• 328th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949–1967)
• 328th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967–1992)
• 328th Airlift Squadron (1992 – Present)

Assignments

• 1st Combat Cargo Group (1944–1945)
  • Attached: Air Transport Command (23 June - 20 August 1945)
  • Attached: 69th Composite Wing (25 August - 10 November 1945)
• 512th Troop Carrier Group (1949–1951, 1952–1957)
• 349th Troop Carrier Group (1957–1958)
• 512th Troop Carrier Wing (1958–1963)
• 914th Airlift Wing (1963–Present)

Bases stationed

• Bowman Field, Kentucky (1944)
• Baer Field, Indiana (1944)
• Sylhet, India (1944)
• Tulihal, India (1944–1945)
• Hathazari, India (1945)
• Myitkyina, Burma (1945)
• Lüliang, China (1945)

• Kunming, China (1945)
• Kharagpur, India (1945)
• Reading Municipal Airport, Pennsylvania (1949–1950)
• New Castle Airport, Delaware (1950–1951, 1952–1957)
• Paine Air Force Base, Washington (1957–1958)
• Niagara Falls International Airport, New York (1958 – Present)

Aircraft operated

• C-47 Skytrain (1944–1945)
• C-46 Commando (1949–1951, 1952–1958)
• C-119 Flying Boxcar (1957–1971)
• C-130 Hercules (1971 – Present)

References

• USAF 328th Airlift Squadron History