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177th Airlift Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	177th Airlift Squadron
image	177th Airlift Squadron - Iraq.jpg
image_size	300
caption	177th Airlift Squadron C-21 Learjet in Iraq, 2009
dates	2008 – unknown
country
allegiance	North Dakota
branch	[[File:US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg	25px]] Air National Guard
type	Squadron
role	Airlift
command_structure	North Dakota Air National Guard
garrison	Fargo Air National Guard Base, North Dakota.
identification_symbol	[[File:177th Airlift Squadron - Emblem.png	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	177th Airlift Squadron emblem
identification_symbol_2	Red tail stripe, "Happy Hooligans" in white letters
identification_symbol_2_label	Tail Code

The 177th Airlift Squadron was a unit of the 119th Wing of the North Dakota Air National Guard, stationed at Fargo Air National Guard Base, North Dakota. The 177th was equipped with the C-21A Learjet.

Overview

The 177th Airlift Squadron accomplishes several missions including operational support airlift, transportation of distinguished visitors, and a responsive aeromedical airlift system to move eligible patients.

History

The squadron was authorized in 2008 and activated at Fargo Air National Guard Base when the 178th Airlift Squadron of the 119th Airlift Wing was equipped with General Atomics MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles. The 178th was redesignated the 178th Reconnaissance Squadron and the C-21A Learjets it formerly operated were transferred to the new 177th Airlift Squadron. Support equipment and personnel from the 178th were also reassigned to the 177th.

In 2009, the 177th deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was the first deployment into a combat zone for a unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard. The squadron transported more than 400 service members during their two-month-long rotation in theater. They accomplished this by flying more than 200 sorties during 90 missions as part of the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group.

The unit's last C-121 departed in August 2013. The 119th Wing had not transitioned to the C-27 Spartan as planned, and its flying mission had come to an end.

Lineage

Designated as the 177th Airlift Squadron and allotted to the Air National Guard : Extended federal recognition and activated on 1 March 2008

Assignments

119th Operations Group, 1 March 2008 – unknown

Stations

Fargo Air National Guard Base, North Dakota, 1 March 2008 – present

Aircraft

C-21A Learjet, 2008–2013

References

Courtesy story. (August 28, 2013). "Last aircraft departs as N.D. Air National Guard ends flying mission, transitions to intelligence mission". Air National Guard Public Affairs.

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