| 301st Airlift Squadron | |
|---|---|
 301st Airlift Squadron McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III | |
| Active | 1943–1946; 1949–1951; 1969–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command 4th Air Force 349th Air Mobility Wing 349th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Travis Air Force Base, California |
| Engagements | Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Battle of Bastogne Operation Plunder |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 301st Airlift Squadron emblem (Approved 1973)[1] |  |
The 301st Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 349th Operations Group, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California. It is an associate unit of the active duty 21st Airlift Squadron of the 60th Air Mobility Wing.
The squadron was activated as the 301st Troop Carrier Squadron in 1943. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations. On D-Day, it dropped paratroopers in Normandy, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation. After V-E Day, it served until spring 1946 as part of the occupation forces, then returned to the United States for inactivation.
The squadron was activated in the reserve in 1949 and was mobilized for the Korean War, but its personnel were used as fillers for other units and it was inactivated. It was activated again as the 301st Military Airlift Squadron, a reserve associate airlift squadron and has served in that role to the present.
- ^ a b Robertson, Patsy (25 January 2011). "Factsheet 301 Airlift Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 12 August 2017.