Lineage. Constituted as 86 Airdrome Squadron on 16 Feb 1943. Activated on 1 Mar 1943. Inactivated on 26 Dec 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, redesignated as 86 Operations Support Squadron, and activated, on 1 May 1991.Assignments. Third Air Force, 1 Mar 1943; Tenth Air Force, c.