The 313th Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 446th Operations Group, stationed at McChord AFB, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington. It is an associate unit of the active duty 7th Airlift Squadron, 62d Airlift Wing.

The mission of the 313th consists of airlift and aerial delivery on a worldwide basis, flying the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III jet transport. The majority of the airlift mission is conducted in the Pacific and Alaska; however, missions are also flown to Europe, Africa, and South America. ^{[citation needed]}

In 1983, artist Larry Kangas designed the official emblem of the 313th Airlift Squadron. The insignia features a light blue disc as the background, with a black mountain capped in white snow. Emerging from the base is a blue demi-globe with yellow grid lines and outline, over which an arced horizontal flight symbol is positioned. Below this is a white parachute supporting a white triangle, all enclosed within a narrow yellow border.

The Squadron was activated in late 1943 as a Douglas C-47 Skytrain troop carrier squadron, trained under I Troop Carrier Command in the United States. It was not deployed until the spring of 1945 to England, being assigned to the IX Troop Carrier Command. It was not used in combat operations, however it did transport supplies and equipment to the front-line ground forces primarily into Germany and evacuated casualties to rear areas. It returned to the United States in September 1945 and was a transport squadron for Continental Air Forces until its inactivation in September 1946.

On the 25 July 1968, the squadron transferred to the McChord Air Force and Base, Washing, where it was redesignated as the 313th Military Airlift Squadron as part of the 939th Military Airlift Group. At McChord, it flew the Lockheed C-141A Starlifter and with a global strategic mission, 313th aircrews saw much service providing airlift to Southeast Asia.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency