312th Airlift Squadron, US Air Force

312TH AIRLIFT SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History:Constituted as 312 Troop Carrier Squadron on 23 Oct 1943. Activated on 1 Nov 1943. Inactivated on 7 Sep 1946. Redesignated as 312 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 10 May 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to active service on 1 Apr 1951. Inactivated on 2 Apr 1951. Redesignated as 312 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 26 May 1952. Activated in the Reserve on 13 Jun 1952. Redesignated as 312 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 1 Sep 1957. Ordered to active service on 28 Oct 1962. Relieved from active duty on 28 Nov 1962. Redesignated as 312 Military Airlift Squadron on 1 Jul 1966. Ordered to active service on 26 Jan 1968. Relieved from active duty on 2 Jun 1969. Redesignated as:312 Military Airlift Squadron (Associate) on 25 Jul 1969; 312 Airlift Squadron (Associate) on 1 Feb 1992; 312 Airlift Squadron on 1 Oct 1994.

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The emblem was approved on 2 December 1968.

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