30th Airlift Squadron

30th Airlift Squadron
153d Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules over the Rockies
Active	1942–1943; 1952–1965; 1967–2003; 2006–2015
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Airlift
Motto(s)	Ubivis Quando Vis Latin Anytime, Anywhere
Decorations	Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Insignia
30th Airlift Squadron emblem[note 1][1]
30th Air Transport Squadron emblem[note 2]

The 30th Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing. It was the first active-duty associate unit attached to an Air National Guard wing, working with the 187th Airlift Squadron at Cheyenne Regional Airport (National Guard Base), Wyoming. It operated the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft of its co-located Guard unit, conducting airlift missions. The squadron was last active in this role from 2006 until about 1 September 2015.

The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 30th Ferrying Squadron. It ferried aircraft across the North Atlantic ferry route until it was disbanded in 1943 in a reorganization of Air Transport Command units. The squadron was reactivated in 1952 as the 30th Air Transport Squadron. Except for a brief period from 1965 to 1967, it conducted strategic airlift missions throughout the world until 1993, when it moved to Yokota Air Base, Japan and conducted aeromedical airlift missions until inactivating in 2003.

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