▁Division ▁and ▁released ▁them ▁near ▁Wes el . ▁ ▁Return ed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁becoming ▁a ▁domestic ▁tro op ▁car rier ▁squad ron ▁for ▁Cont inental ▁Air ▁Forces , ▁in activ ated ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁For ▁its ▁per se ver ance ▁and ▁bra very , ▁the ▁ 7 1 st ▁received ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Unit ▁C itation ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁with ▁Pal m . ▁ ▁Air ▁Force ▁reserve ▁and ▁Korean ▁War ▁It ▁conducted ▁Reserve ▁tro op ▁car rier ▁training ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁ 7 1 st ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁status ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁from , ▁ 1 9 5 1 – 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁reserve ▁operations ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁again ▁called ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁during ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Miss ile ▁Cris is ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁From ▁June ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁continued ▁air l ift ▁support ▁of ▁T act ical ▁Air ▁Command ▁and ▁Air ▁Force ▁Log istics ▁Command , ▁while ▁training ▁in ▁operations ▁of ▁AC - 1 1 9 G ▁gun ships . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁about ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁its ▁parent ▁ 9 3 0 th ▁T act ical ▁Airl ift ▁Group ▁had ▁been ▁mobil ized ▁at ▁Bak al ar ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁with ▁eigh teen ▁C - l