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WHERE WE ARE NOW T R A N S P O RTAT I O N , S U P P O RT
AND UTILITY SQUADRONS
TRANSPORTATION, SUPPORT
AND UTILITY SQUADRONS
NO. 3 SQUADRON
The transport 3rd Squadron was formed in 1959
and was a mixture of fixed wing and helicopter until
February 1973 when the 7th Helicopter Squadron
was formed. It has been equipped through the
years with the Dove, Heron, Ambassador, C47, C119,
Brittan Norman Islander, Casa 212 and 235 with a
helicopter flight of Whirlwind, Widgeon, Scout and
Allouette III.
The 3rd Squadron is one of two transport squadrons The duties of this squadron include light and
operated by the Air Lift Wing at King Abdullah I Air medium airlift. Its Special Forces airborne
Base in Amman, equipped with fixed-wing aircraft, operations have been relocated to King Abdullah
particularly C-130 Hercules and Casa 295, in addition II Air Base in Ghabawi with all related squadrons,
to light cargo and passenger planes, M28 Skytruck along with reconnaissance operations, which have
and C-145. been disengaged to Prince Hussein bin Abdullah ISR
Wing.
The 3rd Squadron also carries out humanitarian
missions that include relief and evacuation.
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