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  • 3 Force Support Squadron (PACAF)

    Lineage. Constituted as 3 Food Service Squadron, Bombardment, Light, on 10 Aug 1948. Activated on 18 Aug 1948. Redesignated as 3 Food Service Squadron on 1 Mar 1950. Inactivated on 25 Oct 1957. Consolidated (10 Oct 1984) with the 3 Services Squadron, which was constituted, activated, and organized,

  • Southeast Asia War (Vietnam War) Aerial Victory Credits

    Headquarters Seventh Air Force issued a regulation for the awarding of aerial victory credits in Southeast Asia on November 12, 1966. Each combat wing or separate squadron subsequently established an Enemy Aircraft Claims Evaluation Board composed of the senior operations officer, the unit

  • World War I Aerial Victory Credits

    In the first few months after the United States entered World War I, British and French organizations exercised tactical control over many American units and confirmed and recorded aerial victory credits earned by their members. Air Service pilots attached individually to French or British

  • World War II Aerial Victory Credits

    Individual fighter pilots in single-seat aircraft earned almost all of the World War II aerial victory credits that were awarded during World War II. When two or more of its fighter pilots shared an aerial victory, the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) usually divided credit among them in accordance with

  • Korean War Aerial Victory Credits

    Headquarters Far East Air Forces (HQ FEAF), the organization responsible for awarding victory credits during the Korean Conflict, required proof of the destruction of enemy aircraft before issuing general orders to confirm claims. This proof usually consisted of witness statements, gun camera film,

  • 62 Mission Support Group (AMC)

    Lineage. Established as 62 Airdrome Group on 28 Jul 1947. Organized on 15 Aug 1947. Discontinued on 24 Aug 1948. Consolidated (1 Oct 1984) with 62 Air Base Group, which was established on 23 Jun 1948. Activated on 22 Aug 1948. Inactivated on 1 Jun 1950. Activated on 1 Apr 1952. Discontinued, and

  • 91 Network Warfare Squadron (ACC)

    Lineage. Organized as 91 Aero Squadron on 21 Aug 1917. Redesignated: 91 Squadron on 14 Mar 1921; 91 Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 91 Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 Jan 1942; 91 Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942; 91 Reconnaissance Squadron (Bomber) on 2 Apr 1943; 91 Tactical

  • 76 Fighter Squadron (AFRC)

    Lineage. Constituted as 76 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 17 Dec 1941. Redesignated 76 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Activated on 4 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 5 Jan 1946. Activated on 10 Oct 1946. Inactivated on 24 Sep 1949. Redesignated 76 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 Jun 1955. Activated

  • 64 Air Expeditionary Group (ACC)

    Lineage. Established as 64 Transport Group on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 4 Dec 1940. Redesignated as 64 Troop Carrier Group on 1 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 31 Jul 1945. Activated on 19 May 1947. Inactivated on 10 Sep 1948. Redesignated as 64 Troop Carrier Group, Medium on 3 Jul 1952. Activated on 14

  • 64 Air Expeditionary Wing (ACC)

    Lineage. Established as 64 Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on 3 Jul 1952. Activated on 14 Jul 1952. Inactivated on 21 Jul 1954. Activated on 24 Oct 1960. Organized on 8 Feb 1961. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1963. Redesignated as 64 Troop Carrier Wing, and activated, on 7 Mar 1966. Organized