Lineage. Constituted as 49 Maintenance Squadron, Fighter, Jet, on 10 Aug 1948. Activated on 18 Aug 1948. Redesignated: 49 Maintenance Squadron on 1 Feb 1950; 49 Field Maintenance Squadron on 8 Nov 1954; 49 Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on 15 Nov 1958; 49 Field Maintenance Squadron on 1 Jul 1964; 49 Equipment Maintenance Squadron on 1 Dec 1977; 49 Maintenance Squadron on 15 Nov 1991; 49 Equipment Maintenance Squadron on 1 Oct 2018.
Assignments. 49 Maintenance and Supply Group, 18 Aug 1948; 49 Fighter-Bomber (later, 49 Tactical Fighter; 49 Fighter) Wing, 10 Dec 1957; 49 Logistics Group (later, 49 Maintenance Group), 15 Nov 1991-.
Stations. Misawa AB, Japan, 18 Aug 1948; Taegu AB, South Korea, 1 Dec 1950; Tsuiki AB, Japan, 25 Jan 1951; Taegu AB, South Korea, 24 Mar 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan, 1 Apr 1953; Misawa AB, Japan, 1 Apr 1953-10 Dec 1957; Etain/Rouvres (later, Etain) AB, France, 10 Dec 1957; Spangdahlem AB, Germany, 25 Aug 1959-1 Jul 1968; Holloman AFB, NM, 1 Jul 1968-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. Korea: CCF Intervention, 1950-1951; First UN Counteroffensive, 1951; CCF Spring Offensive, 1951; UN Summer-Fall Offensive, 1951; Second Korean Winter, 1951-1952; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952; Third Korean Winter, 1952-1953.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Awards: 30 Apr 2008-1 May 2009; 1 Jun 2010-31 May 2011. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device: 5 May-27 Jun 1972. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Mar 1964-28 Feb 1966; 1 Mar 1966-30 Jun 1967; 1 Jan 1971-15 Apr 1972; 1 Jan 1990-31 Dec 1991; 1 Aug 1992-31 Jul 1994; 1 Jun 1995-31 May 1996; 1 Jun 1997-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 1998-31 May 1999; 2 May 2004-31 May 2005; 1 Jun 2011-31 May 2013; 1 Jun 2013-31 May 2014; 1 Jun 2015-31 May 2016. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations: 27 Jun 1950-7 Feb 1951; 8 Feb 1951-31 Mar 1953.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 8 Jan 2021.
Supersedes statement prepared on 4 Feb 2000.
Emblem. Approved on 5 Nov 1992.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.