Lineage. Constituted as 586 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 15 Feb 1943. Activated on 5 Mar 1943. Redesignated as: 586 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 9 Oct 1944; 586 Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 3 Dec 1945. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1946. Consolidated (1 Oct 1992) with the 6586 Test Squadron,