Lineage. Designated Supply Squadron, 27 Maintenance and Supply Group, on 28 Jul 1947. Organized on 15 Aug 1947. Discontinued on 1 Aug 1948. Consolidated (8 Feb 1988) with the 27 Supply Squadron, Fighter, Two Engine, which was constituted on 14 Jun 1948. Activated on 1 Aug 1948. Redesignated: 27 Supply Squadron, Fighter, Jet, on 16 Dec 1949; 27 Supply Squadron on 1 Feb 1950. Inactivated on 16 Jun 1952. Activated on 1 Jan 1958. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1958. Activated on 8 Jun 1969. Redesignated: 27 Logistics Readiness Squadron on 15 Jul 2002; 27 Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron on 1 Oct 2007.
Assignments. 27 Maintenance and Supply Group, 15 Aug 1947; 27 Air Base Group, 6 Aug 1951-16 Jun 1952. 27 Air Base Group, 8 Jan-1 Oct 1958. 27 Tactical Fighter (later, 27 Fighter) Wing, 8 Jun 1969; 27 Logistics Group, 1 Nov 1991; 27 Mission Support (later, 27 Special Operations Mission Support) Group, 15 Jul 2002-.
Stations. Kearney AAF (later, Kearney AFB), NE, 15 Aug 1947; Bergstrom AFB, TX, 16 Mar 1949-16 Jun 1952 (deployed at: Itazuke AB, Japan, 15 Dec 1950-31 Apr 1951, with advanced echelon deployed at Taegu AB, South Korea, Dec 1950; Kunsan AB, South Korea, 1 May-23 Jun 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan, 24 Jun-9 Jul 1951). Bergstrom AFB, TX, 8 Jan-1 Oct 1958. Cannon AFB, NM, 8 Jun 1969-.
Service Streamers. None
Campaign Streamers. Korea: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan-31 Dec 1974; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1976; 1 Jan 1981-30 Jun 1982; 1 Jan 1988-31 Dec 1989; 1 Jul 1992-30 Jun 1994; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2004. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: [Dec] 1950-31 May 1951.
Emblem. Approved on 25 Sep 2002; latest rendering, 9 Oct 2018.
Date Prepared. 5 Oct 2007.
Supersedes statement prepared on 12 Oct 2001.
Prepared by SSgt Matthew H. Scales.
Approved by Carl E. Bailey.