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631:(1991), the evacuation of military personnel from Clark Air Base and their families from the Philippines following the Mt. Pinatubo eruption, and Operations Provide Relief and Restore Hope (1992 to 1993), aiding thousands of famine victims in Somalia. In 1992 and 1993, the squadron provided airlift support to the Balkans peacekeeping missions beginning in 1995 with
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After
Vietnam, the squadron returned to normal peacetime operations through the 1970s and early 1980s, supporting United States initiatives throughout the world by airlifting passengers, equipment and materiel wherever needed. The squadron briefly returned to combat duty in October 1983, when it
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Since 9/11, the 22d has provided vital strategic airlift in support of allied forces in
Southwest Asia participating in Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn. In July 2002, a crew from the 782nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, consisting of members of the 22d and from Dover Air
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in August 1944 to support the Allied effort to push
Japanese forces off the island. The fierce fighting in tropical and mountainous New Guinea continued until 1945. It proved to be one of the most important and difficult campaigns in the Pacific War. The 11,000 to 13,000-foot, jungle-clad
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supported the United States operations in
Southeast Asia. It returned US servicemen and equipment from Indochina in the wake of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, which ended United States involvement in the war. However, squadron aircraft returned to South Vietnam in April 1975 as part of
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heavy airlifters and returned to its previous mission of intercontinental air transport of personnel, supplies and equipment. It has continued its mission for the past 40+ years from Travis flying the Galaxy worldwide. With its activation, the 22d and its sister C-5 squadron, the
532:. It continued flying combat support missions into Southeast Asia from Tachikawa along with trans-Pacific flights to the United States until June 1969 when it was inactivated as part of the retirement of the C-124 and a general budget reduction with the new Nixon Administration.
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transport plane to its veteran fleet of C-47s. When the
Japanese surrendered in August 1945, the squadron was flying combat resupply and support missions from Nielson Field, until it was inactivated at the end of January 1946, its personnel being returned to the United States.
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After the Korean War ended in August 1953, the 22d continued its mission of providing C-124 airlift throughout the Far East from
Tachikawa during the 1950s. The unit was not operational between June 1957 and February 1959. In November 1958, the squadron was transferred from
378:. The mixture of aircraft the squadron was formed with were reassigned to other units. With the 374th Group the squadron continued to fly combat missions over New Guinea. On 24 January 1943, the squadron relocated from the Australian mainland to the airfield complex at
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The squadron was hastily put together with some impressed civilian
Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s with a mission of transporting personnel, equipment and supplies within Australia, organizing American and Australian forces against the perceived Japanese invasion of Australia.
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Force Base, made history when they conducted the first deployment in a combat environment of a C-5 aircraft by extracting a
Canadian Forces infantry regiment and their equipment from a combat zone near Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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troops fighting the
Communist-backed invasion of South Korea. Its C-46s flew into rough combat airfields with ordnance, supplies, gasoline and other materiel to support units in the field. Its C-54s flew into
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to MATS as part of a re-alignment of airlift units. Beginning on 4 August 1964, the 22d began flying missions into South
Vietnam and Thailand in support of the escalating conflict in Vietnam as part of the
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A 22d Troop Carrier Squadron C-46 flying over the Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea, 1943 during the Battle of New Guinea carrying supplies to the combat forces on the north side of the island.
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in the southern fall of 1942. Activated in the wake of the United States withdrawal from the Philippines, the squadron was formed with a mixture of personnel withdrawn from
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global reach mission worldwide. The mission is to provide services and support which promote quality of life and project global power through combat-proven airlift and
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449:, Japan, which was developed as a transport hub for military airlift into Occupied Japan. With its move to Tachikawa, the squadron was redesignated the
422:, Luzon as part of the 374th Troop Carrier Group. With the closure of Nichols Field, the squadron moved to Clark Field and was assigned long-range
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and other permanent airfields, flying in equipment and evacuating casualties to hospitals in Japan. In 1952, the squadron was re-equipped with the
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and airlifted combat personnel to the island and assisted in the evacuation of American civilian medical students back to the United States.
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and back to Wiesbaden. It remained in Germany for almost a year until the end of the airlift, when it returned to the Pacific, although at
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intercontinental airlifter. From its base at Tachikawa, the squadron began flying trans-Pacific missions to Hawaii, along with flights to
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The squadron, however, was not inactive long. It was reactivated at Travis Air Force Base, California on 8 February 1972 as part of the
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However, the need for intratheater transport in the Southwest Pacific led to its reactivation on 15 October 1946 as part of the postwar
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593:. In August 1990, the unit provided strategic airlift in support of the massive coalition forces buildup in Southwest Asia prior to
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of New Guinea, known as "the Hump," was commemorated on the unit emblem, approved on 17 June 1944, and still in use to this day.
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524:. As part of an Air Force-wide redesignation of transport units as part of the inactivation of MATS and the establishment of
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which had found its way to the South Pacific. The squadron entered combat on 5 July 1942, being redesignated the
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Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, 23 April 1947 (deployed tp Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany after 18 September 1948)
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missions from Northern Australia until 11 October 1942, when it relocated closer to the fighting front to
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Air Transport Command, US Army Forces in Australia (later, Air Carrier Service, Air Service Command,
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A 22nd Military Airlift Squadron C-5A Galaxy after being repainted in the European camouflage pattern
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Over the next few months the squadron was assigned additional aircraft, flying derivatives of the
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and some reinforcements which had arrived in Australia but did not see combat in the Philippines.
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In June 1948, in response to the urgent need for C-54 transports in Germany as a result of the
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for flights to Occupied Japan as well as other destinations in the Southwest Pacific.
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Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942)
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on 1 November 1991. Humanitarian operations were carried out by the 22d during
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374:. The 374th was a newly arrived group from the United States equipped with new
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605:. These operations helped contain the expansionist policies of Iraqi president
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activated in Australia on 3 April 1942, prior to constitution on 4 April 1942
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Lockheed C-5A Galaxy 68-10 of the 60th Military Airlift Wing in 1970s livery.
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between India and China, whose missions were flown primarily by aircraft of
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broke out in June 1950, the squadron flew thousands of missions across the
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618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center)
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A C-5 Galaxy takes off from a runway at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
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1138:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1099:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
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Aircraft is Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II serial 51–118, 1952.
609:. In the wake of the 1991 Gulf War, the squadron also supported
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Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977
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Nielson Field, Luzon, Philippines, August 1945 – 31 January 1946
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1051:"22nd airlift squadron celebrates its 70th anniversary Part II"
620:(1991 to 1996) for Kurdish refugees threatened by Iraqi forces
1021:"22nd airlift squadron celebrates its 70th anniversary Part I"
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374th Troop Carrier Group, 12 November 1942 – 31 January 1946
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In the final month of the Pacific War, the 22d relocated to
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Unit of the US Air Force, part of the 60th Operations Group
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Travis Air Force Base, California, 8 February 1972–present
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Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, 16 November 1948 – 8 June 1969
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374th Troop Carrier Group, 15 October 1946 (attached to
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Australia, 3 April 1942
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Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (World War II)
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Douglas C-124 Globemaster II (1952–1957, 1959–1969)
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816:Nichols Field, Luzon, Philippines, 15 October 1946
570:supported combat operations in Grenada as part of
465:22d Squadron C-124 Globemaster at a snowy airfield
370:In November 1942 the squadron was assigned to the
2938:Airlift squadrons of the United States Air Force
806:Finschhafen Airfield, New Guinea, 29 August 1944
589:, which ended the dictatorship of Panama's Gen.
1184:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1132:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
2333:
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882:Douglas C-54 Skymaster (1946–1948, 1949–1952)
367:, not far from Japanese-occupied New Guinea.
209:Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
8:
879:Curtiss C-46 Commando (1945–1946, 1946–1949)
767:60th Military Airlift Wing, 15 February 1979
201:Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
2933:Military units and formations in California
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770:60th Operations Group, 1 Nov 1991–present
300:'s origins date to the activation of the
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437:where it flew constant missions in the
1786:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
1650:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
1093:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
981:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
185:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (27x)
31:
339:withdrawn from the Philippines and a
7:
1084:Air Force Historical Research Agency
888:Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (1972 – present)
528:(MAC), the 22d was redesignated the
335:along with a war-weary four-engine
2287:Air & Space Forces Association
1704:Senate Committee on Armed Services
866:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (1942)
635:, and continuing under Operations
410:Postwar Service and Berlin Airlift
55:1942–1946; 1946–1969; 1972–present
25:
1049:Wilderman, Mark (29 March 2012).
1019:Wilderman, Mark (29 March 2012).
876:Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1942–1945)
737:, 3 February 1956 – 30 June 1957)
733:, 19 September-16 November 1948;
552:. The 22d was equipped with new
2778:36th Photographic Reconnaissance
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2301:
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2199:Division of Military Aeronautics
1724:
1623:Under Secretary of the Air Force
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1078: This article incorporates
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977:Kane, Robert B. (10 June 2010).
863:Lockheed C-60 Lodestar II (1942)
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169:Distinguished Unit Citation (4x)
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82:
64:
40:
2773:8th Photographic Reconnaissance
1176:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
333:Lockheed C-56 and C-60 Lodestar
2394:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
2110:Reserve Officer Training Corps
2067:Judge Advocate General's Corps
1709:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
1687:House Armed Services Committee
857:Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (1942)
752:, 8 January 1966 – 8 June 1969
671:Inactivated on 31 January 1946
559:75th Military Airlift Squadron
492:Military Air Transport Service
1:
2830:United States Army Air Forces
2445:5th Interceptor (Provisional)
2258:Women Airforce Service Pilots
1129:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
1090:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
860:Lockheed C-56 Lodestar (1942)
797:, New Guinea, 24 January 1943
795:Port Moresby Airfield Complex
690:22d Military Airlift Squadron
623:The 22d was redesignated the
530:22d Military Airlift Squadron
219:22nd Airlift Squadron emblem
791:, Australia, 11 October 1942
700:Activated on 8 February 1972
676:Activated on 15 October 1946
488:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
337:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
1613:Department of the Air Force
1395:43d Air Mobility Operations
1256:Eighteenth (Transportation)
979:"22 Airlift Squadron (AMC)"
803:, Australia, 4 October 1943
762:60th Military Airlift Group
750:65th Military Airlift Group
522:65th Military Airlift Group
433:, the squadron deployed to
2954:
1618:Secretary of the Air Force
756:60th Military Airlift Wing
695:Inactivated on 8 June 1969
683:22d Troop Carrier Squadron
666:22d Troop Carrier Squadron
550:60th Military Airlift Wing
536:Reactivation in California
451:22d Troop Carrier Squadron
345:22d Troop Carrier Squadron
271:, California. It operates
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2409:
2367:
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1960:
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1288:USAF Expeditionary Center
1262:
731:317th Troop Carrier Group
611:Operation Provide Comfort
518:1503d Air Transport Group
372:374th Troop Carrier Group
39:
2120:Airman Leadership School
1922:Thirteenth Expeditionary
1760:Field Operating Agencies
923:Not to be confused with
873:Douglas B-18 Bolo (1942)
741:1503d Air Transport Wing
735:317th Troop Carrier Wing
633:Operation Joint Endeavor
603:Operation Southern Watch
595:Operations Desert Shield
526:Military Airlift Command
347:. It participated in a
275:aircraft supporting the
2105:Officer Training School
1599:United States Air Force
1525:Air Mobility Operations
1053:. Travis Air Force Base
1023:. Travis Air Force Base
424:Douglas C-54 Skymasters
277:United States Air Force
259:, sometimes written as
221:(approved 17 June 1944)
90:United States Air Force
2148:Awards and decorations
1781:District of Washington
1774:Direct Reporting Units
1463:Air Refueling (Tanker)
1080:public domain material
685:, Heavy on 21 May 1948
657:22d Transport Squadron
599:Operation Desert Storm
582:
545:
496:McChord Air Force Base
466:
385:The squadron moved to
376:Douglas C-47 Skytrains
324:
302:22d Transport Squadron
265:60th Air Mobility Wing
177:Meritorious Unit Award
147:(Asia-Pacific Theater)
2191:Aeronautical Division
933:Air Transport Command
629:Operation Fiery Vigil
580:
572:Operation Urgent Fury
543:
500:Travis Air Force Base
477:in direct support of
464:
403:Curtiss C-46 Commando
322:
269:Travis Air Force Base
257:22nd Airlift Squadron
120:Travis Air Force Base
35:22nd Airlift Squadron
2062:Aeronautical ratings
1661:Three-star generals
1546:Contingency Response
1242:Air Mobility Command
707:22d Airlift Squadron
625:22d Airlift Squadron
587:Operation Just Cause
554:Lockheed C-5A Galaxy
418:, flying C-46s from
416:Thirteenth Air Force
387:Finschhafen Airfield
261:22d Airlift Squadron
130:Mulies, Double Deuce
110:Air Mobility Command
18:22d Airlift Squadron
2747:421st Night Fighter
2742:418th Night Fighter
2694:375th Troop Carrier
2689:374th Troop Carrier
2684:317th Troop Carrier
2668:71st Reconnaissance
2476:91st Reconnaissance
1859:Numbered Air Forces
1640:Vice Chief of Staff
1400:317th Airlift Group
1293:Special Air Mission
1249:Numbered Air Forces
854:Douglas C-49 (1942)
709:on 1 November 1991.
564:Operation Baby Lift
439:Berlin Air Corridor
357:casualty evacuation
245:Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
2809:66th Troop Carrier
2804:65th Troop Carrier
2794:21st Troop Carrier
2752:547th Intelligence
2699:433d Troop Carrier
2663:6th Reconnaissance
2461:54th Troop Carrier
2389:USAAF in Australia
2217:The U.S. Air Force
2130:Fitness Assessment
2087:Chief of Chaplains
2006:Civilian auxiliary
1755:Air National Guard
1657:Four-star generals
743:, 18 November 1958
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546:
513:Pacific Air Forces
467:
447:Tachikawa Air Base
435:Wiesbaden Air Base
392:Owen Stanley Range
325:
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2799:22d Troop Carrier
2707:
2706:
2585:417th Bombardment
2580:380th Bombardment
2575:345th Bombardment
2570:312th Bombardment
2491:310th Bombardment
2486:309th Bombardment
2481:308th Bombardment
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2100:Air Force Academy
2018:
2017:
1645:Director of Staff
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911:Explanatory notes
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758:, 8 February 1972
692:on 8 January 1966
498:, Washington and
341:Douglas B-18 Bolo
263:, is part of the
250:
249:
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100:Strategic Airlift
16:(Redirected from
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2726:31st Bombardment
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2565:90th Bombardment
2555:38th Bombardment
2550:27th Bombardment
2540:19th Bombardment
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2425:
2415:
2399:USAAF in Okinawa
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2203:Army Air Service
2195:Aviation Section
2010:Civil Air Patrol
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494:(MATS) bases at
306:Essendon Airport
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2601:2d Combat Cargo
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2560:43d Bombardment
2545:22d Bombardment
2535:7th Bombardment
2518:
2514:3d Air Commando
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2449:
2416:
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2370:
2363:
2357:Fifth Air Force
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2316:
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2291:
2282:Service numbers
2253:National Museum
2211:Army Air Forces
2178:
2172:
2140:
2134:
2092:Chief Scientist
2082:Medical Service
2077:Security Forces
2024:
2014:
1999:Security Forces
1956:
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2466:85th Fighter
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2139:Uniforms and
1791:USAF Academy
1680:2020–present
1437:Air Mobility
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