Lineage. Constituted 78 Air Base Squadron (Special), and activated, on 1 Aug 1941. Redesignated 78 Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron on 13 Jun 1942. Disbanded on 30 Apr 1944. Reconstituted, and redesignated 78 Air Base Squadron, on 3 Jan 1952. Activated on 1 Feb 1952. Inactivated on 16 Feb