Lineage. Constituted as 81 Airdrome Squadron on 17 Fb 1943. Activated on 1 Mar 1943. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1948. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 81 Operations Support Flight, on 30 Sep 1999. Activated on 1 Oct 1999.
Assignments. Third Air Force, 1 Mar 1943; VIII Air Support Command, c. Aug 1943; Ninth Air Force, 15 Oct 1943; IX Fighter Command, 16 Oct 1943; 70 Fighter Wing, 1 Feb 1944; XIX Tactical Air Command, c. Aug 1944; IX Air Force Service Command, 21 Mar 1945 (attached: 302 Transport Wing, 18 Jul-7 Aug 1945; 441 Troop Carrier Group, 8 Aug-3 Sep 1945); 51 Troop Carrier Wing [also known as European Air Transport Service (provisional)], 4 Sep 1945 (attached to 516 Troop Carrier Group, 10 Jul-29 Sep 1946); Unkn (apparently, unmanned), 30 Sep 1946-1 Jul 1948. 81 Training Wing, 1 Oct 1999-.
Stations. Hunter AAB, GA, 1 Mar-14 Aug 1943; Boxted, England, 27 Aug 1943; Fulbeck, England, 19 Sep 1943; Greenham Commons, England, 19 Oct 1943; Zeals, England, 27 Oct 1943; Wormingford, England, 19 Nov 1943; Keevil, England, 3 Dec 1943; Greenham Commons, England, 18 Dec 1943; Wormingford, England, 6 Jan 1944; Stoney Cross, England, 9 Apr-12 Jun 1944; Deux Jumeaux, France, 16 Jun 1944; Rouxeville, France, 7 Jul 1944; Ste. Mere Eglise (also “Beuzeville”), France, 26 Jul 1944, St. James, France, 14 Aug 1944; Chateaudun, France, 25 Aug 1944; Reims, France, 17 Sep 1944; Conflans-Doncourt, France, 4 Oct 1944; Casernes/Miribel, France, 22 Oct 1944; Metz, France, 18 Dec 1944; St. Dizier, France, 23 Dec 1944; Sandweiler, Luxembourg, 6 Feb 1945; Maastricht, Holland, 21 Mar 1945; Weisbaden, Germany, 20 Apr 1945; Frankfurt, Germany, 4 Jun 1945; Nice, France, c. 15 Oct 1945; Istres le Tube, France, c. 15 Dec 1945; Tulln AAB, Austria, c. 6 May 1946-1 Jul 1948. Keesler AFB, MS, 1 Oct 1999-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1999-30 Jun 2001; 1 Jun 2005-30 Jun 2006; 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2009; 1 Jul 2009-30 Jun 2011; 1 Jul 2011-30 Jun 2013; 1 Jul 2013-30 Jun 2015; 1 Jul 2015-30 Jun 2017; 1 Jul 2017-30 Jun 2018; 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2020.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 8 Dec 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 6 Oct 2000.
Emblem. Approved on 6 Jan 2021.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.