Lineage. Constituted as 3 Air Cargo Control Squadron (Special) on 6 Nov 1944. Activated on 24 Nov 1944. Inactivated on 20 May 1946. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated as, 38 Aerial Port Squadron, on 23 Jul 1982. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Oct 1982.
Assignments. 54 Troop Carrier Wing, 24 Nov 1944; 21 Air Service Group, 18 Dec 1944; 54 Troop Carrier Wing, 1 Dec 1945; 317 Troop Carrier Group, 5 Jan-20 May 1946. 315 Military Airlift (later, 315 Airlift) Wing, 1 Oct 1982; 315 Operations Group, 1 Aug 1992-.
Stations. Biak Island, New Guinea, 24 Nov 1944; Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, 23 Apr 1945; Okinawa, Ryukyus, 21 Jul-10 Sep 1945; Hino, Japan, 15 Sep 1945; Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, 16 Nov 1945-20 May 1946. Charleston AFB, SC, 1 Oct 1982-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II Asiatic-Pacific Theater: New Guinea 1943-1944; Luzon 1944-1945. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Oct 1982-31 Dec 1983; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1989; 1 Jul 1989-30 Jun 1990; 21 Sep-31 Oct 1989; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1995; 1 Jul 1995-30 Jun 1997; 1 Jul 1998-30 Jun 2000; 1 Sep 1998-31 Aug 2000; 11 Sep 2001-10 Sep 2003; 1 Aug 2005-31 Jul 2007; 1 Sep 2009-31 Aug 2011; 1 Jan 2017-31 Dec 2018. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 9 Feb 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 10 Oct 2000.
Emblem. Approved on 23 Aug 1984; latest rendering, 30 Dec 2021.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.