the oldest flying squadron in the Alaska Air National Guard transferred its Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. In order to maintain the 144th as an active unit, the 249th was inactivated and its personnel and equipment were transferred to the 144th in August 2018. Lineage Established as the 249th Airlift Squadron and allotted to the Alaska Air National Guard Activated on 1 September 2009 Inactivated c. 4 August 2018 Assignments 176th Operations Group, 1 September 2009 – c. 4 August 2018 Stations Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, 1 September 2009 Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, 18 February 2011 – c. 4 August 2018 Aircraft Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, 2007–2018 See also List of United States Air National Guard Squadrons References Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography External links 249 Military units and formations in Alaska Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard