Lineage. Constituted as 5 Air Cargo Resupply Squadron on 31 Jul 1944. Activated on 29 Aug 1944. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1946. Redesignated as 5 Military Airlift Support Squadron (Mobile Enroute), and activated, on 3 May 1966. Organized in the Reserve on 1 Jul 1966. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1973. Redesignated as 5 Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, and converted to provisional status, on 12 Jun 2002. Activated on 22 Jan 2003.
Assignments. 21 Service (later, 21 Air Service) Group, 29 Aug 1944-25 May 1946. . First Air Force Reserve Region, 1 Jul 1966; Eastern Air Force Reserve Region, 31 Dec 1969-1 Jul 1973. Air Mobility Command (attached to 721 Air Mobility Operations Group), 22 Jan 2003; 9 Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (attached to Eighteenth Air Force), 1 Dec 2003-.
Stations. Nadzab, New Guinea, 29 Aug 1944; Biak Island, Netherlands East Indies, 16 Dec 1944; San Marcelino, Luzon, 9 Feb 1945; Porac, Luzon, 4 Jun 1945; Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 28 Aug 1945; Tachikawa AAB, Japan, 7 Nov 1945-25 Mar 1946. McGuire AFB, NJ, 1 Jul 1966-1 Jul 1973. Kuwait IAP, Kuwait, 22 Jan 2003-.
Service Streamers. None
Campaign Streamers. World War II: New Guinea; Luzon,
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Awards: 1 Jun 2011-31 May 2012; 1 Oct 2012-30 Sep 2013; 1 Oct 2013-30 Sep 2014; 1 Oct 2014-30 Sep 2015; 1 Oct 2015-30 Sep 2016; 1 Oct 2016-30 Sep 2017. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Oct 2004-30 Sep 2005; 1 Oct 2007-30 Sep 2008; 1 Oct 2008-30 Sep 2009. Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation: 17 Oct 1944-4 Jul 1945.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 26 Apr 2018.
Emblem. Approved on 14 Feb 1968; newest rendition approved 4 Sep 2007.
Supersedes statement prepared on 4 Mar 2003
Prepared by John M. Lacomia
Reviewed by James M. Musser and Daniel L. Haulman