328th Airlift Squadron

The 328th Airlift Squadron (328 AS) is part of the 914th Airlift Wing at Niagara Falls International Airport, New York. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide.

History
The 328th conducted aerial transportation in the China-Burma-India theater from, 28 August 1944-c. 20 October 1945. It performed troop carrier training from, 1947-1951. It has supported airborne forces and performed worldwide airlift since 1952. The squadron deployed to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and in Southwest Asia during the Gulf War.

Operations

 * World War II
 * Vietnam War
 * Operation Desert Storm
 * Operation Provide Promise
 * Operation Allied Force
 * Operation Joint Guard
 * Operation Enduring Freedom
 * Operation Iraqi Freedom

Previous designations

 * 3d Combat Cargo Squadron (1944–1945)
 * 328th Troop Carrier Squadron (1945–1949)
 * 328th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949–1967)
 * 328th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967–1992)
 * 328th Airlift Squadron (1992 – Present)

Assignments

 * 1st Combat Cargo Group (1944–1945)
 * Attached: Air Transport Command (23 June - 20 August 1945)
 * Attached: 69th Composite Wing (25 August - 10 November 1945)
 * 512th Troop Carrier Group (1949–1951, 1952–1957)
 * 349th Troop Carrier Group (1957–1958)
 * 512th Troop Carrier Wing (1958–1963)
 * 914th Airlift Wing (1963–Present)

Bases stationed

 * Bowman Field, Kentucky (1944)
 * Baer Field, Indiana (1944)
 * Sylhet, India (1944)
 * Tulihal, India (1944–1945)
 * Hathazari, India (1945)
 * Myitkyina, Burma (1945)
 * Lüliang, China (1945)


 * Kunming, China (1945)
 * Kharagpur, India (1945)
 * Reading Municipal Airport, Pennsylvania (1949–1950)
 * New Castle Airport, Delaware (1950–1951, 1952–1957)
 * Paine Air Force Base, Washington (1957–1958)
 * Niagara Falls International Airport, New York (1958 – Present)

Aircraft operated

 * C-47 Skytrain (1944–1945)
 * C-46 Commando (1949–1951, 1952–1958)
 * C-119 Flying Boxcar (1957–1971)
 * C-130 Hercules (1971 – Present)