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The 13th Troop Carrier Squadron was an inactive unit of the United States Army Air Forces. During World War II the squadron served in the South West Pacific Theater of World War II, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations, a Navy Unit Commendation and a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for its wartime actions. Its last assignment was with the 403d Troop Carrier Group at Nichols Field, Luzon, Philippines, where it was inactivated on 15 October 1946. The two squadrons were consolidated in September 1985 but the consolidated squadron has not been active since.

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  • The 13th Troop Carrier Squadron was an inactive unit of the United States Army Air Forces. During World War II the squadron served in the South West Pacific Theater of World War II, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations, a Navy Unit Commendation and a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for its wartime actions. Its last assignment was with the 403d Troop Carrier Group at Nichols Field, Luzon, Philippines, where it was inactivated on 15 October 1946. The two squadrons were consolidated in September 1985 but the consolidated squadron has not been active since.
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  • The Thirsty Thirteenth
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  • Boeing KC-135 on takeoff using water injection to increase thrust
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  • The 13th Troop Carrier Squadron was an inactive unit of the United States Army Air Forces. During World War II the squadron served in the South West Pacific Theater of World War II, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations, a Navy Unit Commendation and a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for its wartime actions. Its last assignment was with the 403d Troop Carrier Group at Nichols Field, Luzon, Philippines, where it was inactivated on 15 October 1946. The 913th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 2d Bombardment Wing, stationed at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The squadron responded to the Cuban Missile Crisis and provided aircraft and aircrews to support the Viet Nam War, It was inactivated on 1 November 1981 and replaced by a squadron flying KC-10s. The two squadrons were consolidated in September 1985 but the consolidated squadron has not been active since.
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