Lineage. Established as Hq & Base Services Squadron, 470 Air Service Group on 4 Apr 1945. Activated on 20 May 1945. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 470 Air Base Squadron, on 27 May 1994. Activated on 1 Jul 1994.
Assignments. Commanding General, USF in the European Theater of Operations, 4 Apr 1945; AAF Continental Air Forces, 10 Sep 1945-7 Nov 1975. 617 Regional Support Group, 1 Jul 1994; 52 Fighter Wing, 19 Jun 2001; 52 Support (later, 52 Mission Support) Group, 1 Jul 2002; 420 Air Base Group, 9 Feb 2004; 428 Air Base Group, 18 Apr 2005; 52 Mission Support Group, 30 Mar 2007-.
Stations. Windsheim, Germany, 20 May 1945; Crepy en Laonnois, France 1-15 Aug 1945; Seymour-Johnson Field, NC, 9 Sep-7 Nov 1945. Geilenkirchen AB, Germany, 1 Jul 1994-.
Service Streamers. World War II European-African-Middle Eastern Theater.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 19 Jul 1994-19 Jul 1996; 1 Jul 1997-30 Jun 1999; 24 Mar-10Jun 1999; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2003; 25 May 2004-31 Oct 2005; 1 Nov 2005-30 May 2007; 1 Jul 2008-30 Jun 2010; 1 Jan 2015-31 Dec 2016.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 4 Apr 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 18 Nov 1997.
Emblem. Approved on 6 May 1999.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.