It operated the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft of its co-located Guard unit, conducting airlift missions.

[1] It supported Operation Desert Storm in Southwest Asia from August 1990 to June 1991.

[1][5] On 8 July 2006 the 30th became the first active-duty associate unit partnering with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153d Airlift Wing.

As an associate unit, the squadron flies the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 153d Wing on tactical airlift missions in the "Total Force Integration" concept.

The 153d Wing added five aircraft to support this program, which was implemented as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

The reliefs were due to a "lack of confidence" in the commanders involved and the atmosphere in the squadron, although no additional information was publicly released.