Lineage. Constituted as 496 Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron on 19 Jan 1943. Activated on 22 Jan 1943. Disbanded on 1 Apr 1944. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 496 Air Base Squadron, on 27 May 1994. Activated on 1 Jul 1994.
Assignments. Air Service Command, 22 Jan 1943-1 Apr 1944. 616 Regional Support Group, 1 Jul 1994; 31 Support (later, 31 Mission Support) Group, 19 Jul 1996; 712 Air Base Group, 22 Mar 2004; 86 Operations Group, 18 Apr 2007- (attached to: 406 Air Expeditionary Wing, 30 Mar-1 Apr 2011; 313 Air Expeditionary Wing, 2-19 Apr 2011).
Stations. Olmstead Field, PA, 22 Jan 1943-1 Apr 1944. Moron AB, Spain, 1 Jul 1994-.
Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 19 Jul 1994-19 Jul 1996; [20 Jul] 1996-1 Apr 1998; 24 Mar-10 Jun 1999; 1 Oct 2000-1 Oct 2002; 2 Oct 2002-22 Mar 2004; 25 May 2004-31 Oct 2005; 1 Nov 2005-30 May 2007; [1 Jun]-31 Dec 2007; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2008; 1 Jul 2009-31 Dec 2010; 1 Jan 2014-31 Dec 2015.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 28 Mar 2018.
Supersedes statement prepared on 27 Jun 2017.
Emblem. Approved on 17 Oct 1994; latest rendering, 15 Feb 2019.
Prepared by Maria Forte.
Reviewed by Carl E. Bailey.