115th Airlift Squadron
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The 115th Airlift Squadron (115 AS) is a unit of the California Air National Guard 146th Airlift Wing located at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Oxnard, California. The 115th is equipped with the C-130J Hercules.
115th Airlift Squadron | |
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Active | 1917 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | California |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Airlift |
Part of | California Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Oxnard, California |
Tail Code | Channel Islands |
Engagements | World War II World War I |
Insignia | |
115th Airlift Squadron emblem |
The 115 AS is the oldest unit in the California Air National Guard, having almost 90 years of service to the state and nation. It is a descendant organization of the World War I 115th Aero Squadron, established on 28 August 1917. It was reformed on 16 June 1924, as the 115th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.