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  • 404 Air Expeditionary Group (USAFE)

    Lineage. Established as 100 Fighter Wing on 8 Nov 1943. Activated on 24 Nov 1943. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Disestablished on 15 Jun 1983. Reestablished, and consolidated (31 Jul 1985) with the 704 Strategic Missile Wing, which was established on 20 May 1957. Activated on 1 Jul 1957. Redesignated

  • 25 Fighter Squadron (PACAF)

    Lineage. Constituted as 25 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 25 Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 12 Mar 1941; 25 Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942; 25 Fighter Squadron on 1 Jun 1942; 25 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 28 Feb 1944.

  • Air Force Weather Agency (USAF)

    Lineage. Established as Weather Wing, Flight Control Command on 13 Apr 1943. Activated on 14 Apr 1943. Redesignated: Army Air Forces Weather Wing on 6 Jul 1943; Army Air Forces Weather Service on 1 Jul 1945; Air Weather Service on 13 Mar 1946; Air Force Weather Agency on 15 Oct 1997. Assignments.

  • Direct Reporting Units

    A direct reporting unit (DRU) has a specialized and restricted mission, and is directly subordinate to the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force or to his representative on the Air Staff. Below are the lineages of the currently active direct reporting units of the USAF. Air Force District of

  • Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency (AFCIC)

    Lineage. Designated 1061st United States Air Force Communications Squadron on 18 Dec 1950. Organized on 1 Jan 1951. Redesignated: 2044th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron on 1 Jan 1953; 2044th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron (Point to Point) on 1 Apr 1954; 2044th

  • Air Force Office of Special Investigations (USAF)

    Lineage. Established as the Air Force Office of Special Investigations on 20 Dec 1971. Activated as a separate operating agency, on 31 Dec 1971. Effective 5 Feb 1991, status changed from a separate operating agency (SOA) to a field operating agency (FOA) of the USAF. Assignments. United States Air

  • Air Force Historical Research Agency (USAF)

    Lineage.  Established as the Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center on 25 May 1979.  Activated on 1 Jul 1979.  Redesignated: United States Air Force Historical Research Center on 1 Dec 1983; Air Force Historical Research Agency on 1 Sep 1991.Assignments.  United States Air Force, 1 Jul

  • Air Force Frequency Management Agency (AFCIC)

    Lineage. Constituted Air Force Frequency Management Center on 6 Oct 1981. Activated on 1 Jan 1982. Redesignated Air Force Frequency Management Agency on 1 Oct 1991.Assignments. Air Force Communications Command, 1 Jan 1982; *USAF, 1 Oct 1991; **Air Force Communications and Information Center, 1 Apr

  • 434 Fighter Training Squadron (AETC)

    Lineage. Constituted 434 Fighter Squadron on 12 Oct 1943. Activated on 15 Oct 1943. Inactivated on 1 Dec 1945. Redesignated 434 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 15 Oct 1952. Activated on 1 Dec 1952. Redesignated: 434 Fighter-Day Squadron on 15 Feb 1954; 434 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958; 434

  • 65 Airlift Squadron (PACAF)

    Lineage. Constituted 65 Troop Carrier Squadron on 7 Dec 1942. Activated on 12 Dec 1942. Inactivated on 27 Jan 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 9 Aug 1947. Redesignated 65 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to active service on 1 Apr 1951. Inactivated on 1 Jan 1953. Activated in