56th Airlift Squadron

Constituted 56 Troop Carrier Squadron on 12 Nov 1942. Activated on 18 Nov 1942. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 3 Aug 1947. Redesignated 56 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to active service on 15 Oct 1950. Inactivated on 14 Jul 1952. Activated in the Reserve on 14 Jul 1952. Inactivated on 16 Nov 1957. Redesignated 56 Military Airlift Squadron, Training, and activated on 27 Dec 1965. Organized on 8 Jan 1966. Redesignated 56 Airlift Squadron on 27 Aug 1991-.