May 1944; aerial transportation in China-Burma-India theater, 25 February 1943-c. August 1945; airlift of Chinese troops to eastern China for disarmament operations, September–November 1945. Airlift for airborne troops, 1 June 1992 – 2015. Air Mobility Command The squadron flew C-130H2 Hercules transport aircraft on airlift missions and shared these aircraft in an association with the Air Force Reserve Command's 440th Airlift Wing. After being moved to Pope in the 2005 BRAC, the 440th became the first Air Force Reserve Wing to have an active duty associate squadron. Lineage Constituted as the 2nd Provisional Transport Squadron on 1 March 1935 Redesignated 2nd Transport Squadron and activated on 28 June 1935 Redesignated 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 July 1942 Inactivated on 24 December 1945 Redesignated 2nd Airlift Squadron and activated, on 1 June 1992 Inactivated 3 June 2016 Assignments Middletown Air Depot, 28 June 1935 10th Transport Group (later 10th Troop Carrier Group), 20 May 1937 Tenth Air Force, c. 17 February 1943 (attached to India-China Wing, Air Transport Command, 9 March–1 July 1943) Assam Air Base Command, c. 1 July 1943 (attached to Troop Carrier Command, Eastern Air Command, 20 December 1943 – 6 March 1944) 443rd Troop Carrier Group, 6 March 1944 – 24 December 1945 23rd Operations Group, 1 June 1992 43rd Operations Group (later 43rd Airlift Group), 1 April 1997 – 3 June 2016 Stations Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania, 28 June 1935 Stout Field, Indiana, 21 May 1942 Kellogg Field, Michigan, 1 July 1942 Bowman Field, Kentucky, 4 August 1942 Pope Field, North Carolina, 1 October 1942 – 23 January 1943 Yangkai Airfield, China, 17 February 1943 Dinjan Airfield, India, 1 July 1943 Shingbwiyang, Burma, 14 August 1944 Dinjan Airfield, India, 1 June 1945 Chihkiang Airfield, China, 24 August 1945 Hankow Airfield, China, 25 September–21 November 1945 Camp Anza, California, 23–24 December 1945 Pope Air Force Base (later Pope Army Airfield), North Carolina, 1 June 1992 – 3 June 2016 Aircraft Bellanca C-27 Airbus, 1935–1937 Douglas C-33, 1936–1939 Douglas C-39, 1939-1941 Various civilian and military modifications of the Douglas DC-3, 1939-1941 Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1942–1945 Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1945 Lockheed C-130 Hercules, 1992–2016 References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography External links 0002 002