115th Airlift Squadron

115th Airlift Squadron
146th Airlift Wing C-130J-30 before a Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) aerial firefighting mission.
Active1917 – present
Country United States
Allegiance California
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleAirlift
Part ofCalifornia Air National Guard
Garrison/HQChannel Islands Air National Guard Station, Oxnard, California
Tail CodeChannel Islands
EngagementsWorld War II
World War I
Insignia
115th Airlift Squadron emblem

The 115th Airlift Squadron (115 AS) is a unit of the California Air National Guard 146th Airlift Wing located at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Oxnard, California. The 115th is equipped with the C-130J Hercules.

The 115 AS is the oldest unit in the California Air National Guard, having almost 90 years of service to the state and nation. It is a descendant organization of the World War I 115th Aero Squadron, established on 28 August 1917. It was reformed on 16 June 1924, as the 115th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.