Lineage. Constituted as 33rd Transport Squadron on 2 Feb 1942. Activated on 14 Feb 1942. Redesignated as 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 15 Feb 1946. Redesignated as 33rd Flight Test Squadron on 14 Jul 1994. Activated on 1 Oct 1994. Redesignated as Air Mobility Command Test & Evaluation Squadron on 16 Oct 2003.
Assignments. 315th Transport Group, 14 Feb 1942. 374th Troop Carrier Group, 12 Nov 1942—15 Feb 1946. Air Mobility Warfare Center, 1 Oct 1994. Air Mobility Command 16 Oct 2003—Present.
Stations. Olmstead Field, PA, 14 Feb 1942. Bowman Field, KY, 17 Jun 1942. Florence, SC, 3 Aug—30 Sep 1942. Brisbane, Australia, 1 Dec 1942. (Detachments operated from New Caledonia, 25 Oct—29 Nov 1942 and Cairns, Australia, 1 Nov—10 Dec 1942). Port Moresby, New Guinea, 28 Dec 1942. Garbutt Field, Australia, 5 Oct 1943. Port Moresby, New Guinea, Apr 1944. Hollandia, New Guinea, 15 Oct 1944. Nielson Field, Luzon, 8 Apr 1945—15 Feb 1946. Fort Dix Air Installation, NJ, 1 Oct 1945. McGuire AFB, NJ, 19 Nov 2004—2009. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, 1 Oct 2009—Present.
Aircraft. C-47, 1942—1946. C-46, 1945—1946. C-141, KC-135 and C-5, 1994—2003. C-17, 1995—2003. None, 2004—Present.
Operations. Aerial transportation in South and Southwest Pacific during World War II. Conducted operational test and evaluations, 1 Oct 1994— Present. Ceased flying aircraft in Oct 2003.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Papua, New Guinea, Guadalcanal, Northern Solomons, Bismarck, Archipelago, Western Pacific, Leyte, Luzon and Southern Philippines.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Papua, Nov 1942—Jan 1943. Papua, Nov—Dec 1942. Wau, New Guinea, Jan—Feb 1943. Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards: Jun 2004—May 2006. Jun 2006—May 2008. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation WWII.