118th Airlift Squadron

118th Airlift Squadron
118th Airlift Squadron – C-130H
Active31 August 1917 – present
Country United States
Allegiance Connecticut
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleAirlift
Part ofConnecticut Air National Guard
Garrison/HQBradley Air National Guard Base, Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Nickname(s)Flying Yankees
Tail Code"CT"
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Insignia
118th Airlift Squadron emblem

The 118th Airlift Squadron (118 AS) is a unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard 103d Airlift Wing stationed at Bradley Air National Guard Base, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The 118th is equipped with the C-130H.

The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 118th Aero Squadron, established on 31 August 1917. It was reformed on 1 November 1923, as the 118th 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.