Lineage. Constituted as 36 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), and activated, on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated as 36 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 15 Dec 1945. Redesignated as 36 Engineering and Test Squadron on 9 Apr 1993. Activated on 15 Apr 1993. Redesignated as 36 Electronic Warfare Squadron on 13 Sep 1999.
Assignments. 28 Composite Group, 1 Feb 1940-; Fourth Air Force, 19 Oct 1943; Eighth Air Force, 2 Nov 1943; 1 Bombardment Division; 21 Nov 1943 (attached to 482 Bombardment Group, 4 Dec 1943-c. Feb 1944; 801 Bombardment Group [Provisional], 27 Mar-5 Aug 19440; VIII Fighter Command, 1 Oct 1944; 1 Air Division, 1 Jan 1945 (attached to 482 Bombardment Group, 27 Feb-c. 15 May 1945); 3 Air Division, 12 Aug 1945; 1 Air Division, 1 Sep 1945; United States Air Forces in Europe, Oct-Dec 1945. 68 Electronic Combat (later, 53 Electronic Warfare) Group, 15 Apr 1993; 350 Spectrum Warfare Group; 25 Jun 2021-.
Stations. March Field, CA, 1 Feb 1940; Lowry Field, CO, 9 Aug 1940-23 Mar 1941; Elmendorf Field, AK, 31 Mar 1941; Fort Greeley, AK, 9 Feb 1942; Amchika, AK, 4 May-13 Sep 1943; McChord Field, WA, 30 Sep 1943-unkn 1943; Alconbury, England, c. 6 Nov 1943; Watton, England, c. 7 Feb 1944 (operated from Alconbury); Harrington, England, 28 Mar 1944; Cheddington, England, 14 Aug 1944; Alconbury, England, 28 Feb 1945; Grove, England, 15 Oct-c. 9 Dec 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 14-15 Dec 1945. Eglin AFB, FL, 15 Apr 1993-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Japan; Aleutian Islands; Air Combat; Air Offensive, Europe, Normandy; Northern France; Ardenne-Alsace; Rhineland; Central Europe.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 11 Jan 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jun 1998-31 May 2000; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2004; 1 Jun 2004-31 May 2006; 1 Jun 2006-31 May 2008; 1 Jan 2011-31 Dec 2012; 1 Jun 2018-31 May 2020. Air Force Organizational Excellence Award: [15 Apr]-31 Dec 1993.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 19 Apr 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 12 Aug 2012.
Emblem. Approved on 29 Mar 1994; latest rendering, 14 Feb 2019.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.