1 Combat Weather Squadron (PACAF)

Lineage.  Constituted as First Weather Squadron on 24 Jun 1937.  Activated on 1 Jul 1937.  Redesignated as: 1 Weather Squadron, Regional on 16 Jun 1942; 1 Weather Squadron on 1 Nov 1943.  Disbanded on 7 Sep 1944.  Reconstituted on 21 Apr 1949.  Activated on 20 May 1949.  Inactivated on 20 May 1952.  Activated on 24 Sep 1965.  Organized on 8 Jan 1966.  Inactivated on 15 Jun 1992.  Activated on 15 Jun 1992.  Inactivated on 29 Apr 1994.  Activated on 1 Jul 1994.  Redesignated as 1 Combat Weather Squadron on 1 Jun 2021.

Assignments.  Office of the Chief, Air Corps, 1 Jul 1937; Army Air Forces, c. 29 Mar 1942; Flight Control Command, c. 14 Apr 1943; Weather Wing, Flight Control Command (later, Army Air Forces Weather Wing), c. 19 May 1943-7 Sep 1944.  2102 Air Weather Group, 20 May 1949; 2059 Air Weather Wing, 24 Oct 1950-20 May 1952.  Military Air Transport Service (later, Military Airlift Command), 24 Sep 1965; 5 Weather Wing, 8 Jan 1966; Tactical Air Command, 30 Sep 1991; Air Combat Command, 1-15 Jun 1992.  1 Operations Group, 15 Jun 1992-29 Apr 1994.  1 Air Support Operations Group, 1 Jul 1994-.

Stations.  March Field, CA, 1 Jul 1937; McClellan Field, CA, 3 Feb 1941; Santa Monica, CA, 25 Nov 1943-7 Sep 1944.  Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 20 May 1949-20 May 1952.  MacDill AFB, FL, 8 Jan 1966-15 Jun 1992.  Langley AFB, VA, 15 Jun 1992-29 Apr 1994.  Fort Lewis, WA, 1 Jul 1994-.

Service Streamers.  World War II: American Theater.

Campaign Streamers.  None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat “V” Device: 1 Jun 2001-31 May 2003.  Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jun 2004-31 May 2005.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1971-30 Jun 1973; 1 Jul 1973-31 Dec 1974; 1 Apr 1978-31 Mar 1980; 1 Jul 1983-30 Jun 1985; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1990; 1 May 1992-30 Apr 1994; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 1999-31 May 2001; 1 Nov 2008-31 Oct 2010.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 27 Sep 2021.

Supersedes statement prepared on 22 Jan 2003.

Emblem.  Approved on 9 Dec 1993; latest rendering, 6 Dec 2021.

Prepared by James Musser.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.