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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=9th Airlift Squadron
[[File:Air Mobility Command.svg|center|60px]]
|image=Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 86-0020.jpg
|image_size=300
|caption=A 9th Airlift Squadron C-5B is marshalled out of its parking spot for a mission 8 March 2012<ref group=note>Aircraft is Lockheed C-5B, serial 86-20. This was the last active-duty C-5B mission flown at Dover AFB.</ref>
|dates=1940–1946; 1949–1951; 1953–1963; 1965–1968; 1971–present
|country={{USA}}
|branch={{air force|USA}}
|type=
|role=[[Airlift]]
|size=
|command_structure=[[Air Mobility Command]]
||garrison=[[Dover Air Force Base]], Delaware
|nickname=Proud Pelicans{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
|motto=
|colors=
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=[[American Theater of Operations]]<br/>[[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater of Operations]]<ref name=9ASfacts>{{cite web |url= https://www.dafhistory.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433917/9-airlift-squadron/ |author=No byline|title=Factsheet 9 Airlift Squadron|date=9 January 2008|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=29 June 2018}}</ref>
|anniversaries=
|decorations=[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]<br/>[[Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm]]<ref name=9ASfacts/>

|identification_symbol=[[File:9th Airlift Squadron.jpg|165px]]
|identification_symbol_label=9th Airlift Squadron emblem<ref group=note>The emblem was modified between 1963 and 1995 to bring all elements within the disc and comply with Air Force regulations. Compare image and description in Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 54 with those in Endicott, pp. 402–403.</ref>
|identification_symbol_2=[[File:9th Troop Carrier Sq emblem.png|165px]]
|identification_symbol_2_label=9th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem <small>(approved 10 February 1943)</small><ref name=9ASfacts/>
}}

The '''9th Airlift Squadron''' is a unit of the [[United States Air Force]], part of the [[436th Airlift Wing]] [[Air Mobility Command]] based at [[Dover Air Force Base]], Delaware. It operates [[Lockheed C-5 Galaxy|C-5M Galaxy]] aircraft.

==Mission==
The '''9th Airlift Squadron''' provides worldwide airlift to meet [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] and Presidential mobility requirements.

==History==
===World War II===
Constituted 9th Transport Squadron on 1 January 1938. Activated on 1 December 1940 at Patterson Field, OH with [[Cessna Airmaster|C-34]]. Moved to Brookley Field, AL, 18 September 1941, then to Camp Williams, WI, 24 May 1942. Redesignated 9th Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 July 1942. Relocated to Dodd Field, TX, c. 18 Sep 1942; Stuttgart, AR, 11 Nov 1942; Victorville, CA, 18 December 1942; Ft Sumner AAFld, NM, 4 Mar 1943; Lawson Field, GA, 7 May 1943; Grenada AAFld, MS, c. 3 Jun 1943-17 Jan 1944; Hickam Field, TH, 21 Feb 1944; Abemama Island, 27 Mar 1944; Saipan, 4 Aug 1944; Guam, Jul-15 Oct 1946.<ref name=9ASfacts/>

The squadron provided aerial transportation in Central, Western, and Southwestern Pacific, during World War II. Inactivated on 15 October 1946.<ref name=9ASfacts/>

Redesignated 9th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 10 May 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949 at Floyd Bennett NAS, NY, 27 June 1949 – 9 May 1951. Moved to Altus AFB, OK, 20 June 1953, with [[Douglas C-124 Globemaster II|C-124]]. The 9th conducted replacement training through 1943, and subsequently aerial transportation in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater]] during [[World War II]].<ref name=9ASfacts/>

===Strategic airlift===
It has provided worldwide airlift since 1953. The 9th resupplied scientific camps in [[Antarctica]] from 1959 to 1961, and 1965–1968. Relocated to [[Dover AFB]], [[Delaware|DE]], 1 January 1965. Redesignated '''9th Military Airlift Squadron''' on 8 January 1966. It also flew missions to [[Vietnam War|Southeast Asia]] from 1965 to 1968 with [[C-141 Starlifter]]s, discontinued, and inactivated, on 8 September 1968. Activated on 1 April 1971, with [[C-5 Galaxy]]s. Participated in the [[Operation Frequent Wind|evacuation of refugees]] from Southeast Asia in April 1975. The squadron supported operations in [[Invasion of Grenada|Grenada]], 24 October 1983 – 11 December 1983; [[United States invasion of Panama|Panama]], 19 December 1989 – 14 January 1990; and [[Gulf War|Southwest Asia]], August 1990–July 1991.<ref name=9ASfacts/> Redesignated '''9th Airlift Squadron''' on 1 December 1991.<ref name=9ASfacts/>

The last C-5B left the squadron on 12 March 2012. The 9th Airlift Squadron is now a [[C-5M Super Galaxy]] exclusive unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dover.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/229398/9th-airlift-squadron-bids-fond-farewell-to-c-5b/|access-date=27 March 2020|title=9th Airlift Squadron bids fond farewell to C-5B}}</ref>

==Lineage==
* Constituted as the '''9th Transport Squadron''' on 1 January 1938
: Activated on 1 December 1940
: Redesignated '''9th Troop Carrier Squadron''' on 4 July 1942
: Inactivated on 15 October 1946
* Redesignated '''9th Troop Carrier Squadron''', Medium on 10 May 1949
: Activated in the reserve on 27 June 1949
: Ordered to active service on 1 May 1951
: Inactivated on 9 May 1951
* Redesignated '''9th Troop Carrier Squadron''', Heavy on 19 March 1953
: Activated on 20 June 1953
: Discontinued and inactivated on 18 January 1963
* Activated on 13 November 1964 (not organized)
: Organized on 1 January 1965
: Redesignated '''9th Military Airlift Squadron''' on 8 January 1966
: Discontinued and inactivated on 8 September 1968
* Activated on 1 April 1971
: Redesignated '''9th Airlift Squadron''' on 1 December 1991<ref name=9ASfacts/>

===Assignments===
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* [[63d Transport Group]] (later 63d Troop Carrier Group), 1 December 1940
* [[Seventh Air Force]], 3 February 1944
* VI Air Service Area Command, 25 July 1945
* Army Air Forces, Middle Pacific, 15 December 1945
* [[Pacific Air Command, United States Army]], 1 January 1946
* Far East Air Service Command, 9 January 1946
* [[54th Troop Carrier Wing]], 15 January 1946
* [[374th Troop Carrier Group]], c. February 1946
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* 54th Troop Carrier Wing, 15 May 1946
* [[403d Troop Carrier Group]], 31 May–15 October 1946
* 63d Troop Carrier Group, 27 June 1949 – 9 May 1951
* 63d Troop Carrier Group, 20 June 1953 – 18 January 1963
* [[Military Air Transport Service]], 13 November 1964 (not organized)
* [[1607th Air Transport Wing]], 1 January 1965
* [[436th Military Airlift Wing]], 8 January 1966 – 8 September 1968
* 436th Military Airlift Wing, 1 April 1971
* [[436th Operations Group]], 1 December 1991 – present<ref name=9ASfacts/>
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===Stations===
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* [[Patterson Field]], Ohio, 1 December 1940
* [[Brookley Field]], Alabama, 18 September 1941
* [[Camp Williams]], Wisconsin, 24 May 1942
* [[Dodd Field]], Texas, c. 18 September 1942
* [[Stuttgart Army Air Field]], Arkansas, 11 November 1942
* [[Victorville Army Air Field]], California, 18 December 1942
* [[Fort Sumner Army Air Field]], New Mexico, 4 March 1943
* [[Lawson Field]], Georgia, 7 May 1943
* [[Grenada Army Air Field]], Mississippi, c. 3 June 1943 – 17 January 1944
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* [[Hickam Field]], Hawaii, 21 February 1944
* [[Abemama Atoll Airport|Abemama Island]], 27 March 1944
* [[East Field (Saipan)]], Mariana Islands, 4 August 1944
* [[Agana Airfield]], [[Guam]], Marianas Islands, July–15 October 1946
* [[Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station]], New York, 27 June 1949 – 9 May 1951
* [[Altus Air Force Base]], Oklahoma, 20 June 1953
* [[Donaldson Air Force Base]], South Carolina, 15 October 1953 – 18 January 1963
* [[Dover Air Force Base]], Delaware, 1 January 1965 – 8 September 1968
* Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, 1 April 1971 – present<ref name=9ASfacts/>
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===Aircraft===
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* [[Douglas C-33]] (1940–1941)
* Douglas C-34 (1940–1941)
* Douglas C-39 (1940–1941)
* [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] (1942–1946, 1949–1951)
* [[Douglas C-50]] (1942)
* Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (1942–1943)
* [[Curtiss C-46 Commando]] (1945–1946)
* [[Douglas C-54 Skymaster]] (1946)
* [[Douglas C-124 Globemaster II]] (1953–1963, 1965–1966)
* [[Lockheed C-141 Starlifter]] (1966–1968)
* [[Lockheed C-5A Galaxy]] (1971–unknown)
* Lockheed C-5B Galaxy (unknown–2012)
* Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy (2009–present)<ref name=9ASfacts/>
{{div col end}}

===Operations===
*[[World War II|Operation Neptune]]
*[[Operation Deep Freeze]]
*[[Invasion of Grenada|Operation Urgent Fury]]
*[[United States invasion of Panama|Operation Just Cause]]
*[[Gulf War|Operation Desert Storm]]
*[[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn]]
*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|Operation Enduring Freedom]]

==References==

===Notes===
; Explanatory notes
{{reflist|group=note}}

; Citations
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book|last=Endicott|first=Judy G.|title=Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 and USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995|url= http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4908883/FID1533/wings_cd.pdf |access-date=2 July 2014|year=1998 |series= Air Force History and Museums Program|publisher= Office of Air Force History|location= Washington, DC |asin= B000113MB2}}
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II|orig-year= 1961|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220180735/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf|url-status= dead|archive-date= 20 December 2016|access-date= 17 December 2016|edition=reprint|year=1983|publisher= Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-02-1|lccn=61060979}}
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|orig-year=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220180455/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 December 2016 |edition= reprint|access-date= 17 December 2016|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402}}
* {{cite book|last=Ravenstein|first=Charles A.|title=Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977|url=https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave|access-date=17 December 2016|year=1984|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-12-9|url-access=registration}}

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