2 3 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁Oct ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁it ▁air l ift ed ▁replacement ▁troops ▁and ▁equipment ▁to ▁Be ir ut ▁after ▁a ▁terror ist ▁attack ▁on ▁U . S . ▁Mar ines ' ▁bar ra cks ▁killed ▁ 2 4 1 ▁men . ▁The ▁ 4 1 st ▁I BS ▁provided ▁air l ift ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Gren ada ▁operation ▁from ▁ 2 4 ▁Oct ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁Dec ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁has ▁participated ▁regularly ▁in ▁tact ical ▁air - drop ▁exer cis es ▁with ▁the ▁Army , ▁and ▁provided ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁draw down ▁of ▁the ▁US AF ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁ ▁Line age ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁ 4 1 st ▁Fer ry ing ▁Squadron ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁Activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁Re - design ated : ▁ 4 1 st ▁Transport ▁Squadron ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁ ▁Dis band ed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁ ▁Re - design ated : ▁ 4 1 st ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Squadron ▁and ▁activ ated ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁Jul ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁ ▁Re - design ated :