2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Line age ▁ ▁Const it uted ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Transport ▁Squadron ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁ ▁Activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁ ▁Red es ign ated ▁ 1 2 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Squadron ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁In activ ated ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁Activ ated ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ ▁Red es ign ated : ▁ 1 2 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Squadron , ▁Med ium ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁Red es ign ated : ▁ 1 2 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Squadron , ▁He avy ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁Red es ign ated : ▁ 1 2 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Squadron , ▁Med ium ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁ ▁Dis cont in ued ▁and ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁ ▁Red es ign ated ▁ 1 2 th ▁Airl ift ▁Fl ight ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁ ▁Activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁ ▁In activ ated ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁Ass ign ments ▁▁ 6 0 th ▁Transport ▁Group ▁( l ater ▁