Lineage. Constituted as 605 Tactical Control Squadron on 5 Dec 1945. Activated on 15 Dec 1945. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Oct 1961. Activated on 10 Dec 1963. Organized on 8 Apr 1964. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1971. Redesignated as 605 Test Squadron on 9 Apr 1993. Activated on 15 Apr 1993. Redesignated as 605 Test and Evaluation Squadron on 12 Mar 2004.
Assignments. 502 Tactical Control Group, 15 Dec 1945; 314 Air Division, 1 Oct 1957; 5 Communications and Control Group, 15 Apr 1959-1 Oct 1961. 5 Tactical Control Group, 8 Apr 1964-31 Dec 1971. 505 Command and Control Evaluation Group (later, Air Force Command and Control Training and Innovation Center; Air Force Command and Control Training and Innovation Group), 15 Apr 1993; 505 Operations (later, 505 Test and Evaluation) Group, 12 Mar 2004; 505 Test and Training Group, 1 Aug 2019-.
Stations. Biggs Field, TX, 15 Dec 1945; Greenville AAB, SC, 13 Jan 1947; Pope AFB, NC, 27 Jun 1949-27 Aug 1950; Pusan AB, South Korea, 24 Sep 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, c. 1 Oct 1950; Seoul, South Korea, 14 Oct 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, 16 Dec 1950; Seoul, South Korea, 10 Jun 1951; Osan-ni (later, Osan) AB, South Korea, 25 Jan 1954; Kadena AB, Okinawa, 15 Apr 1959; Clark AB, Philippines, 21 Oct 1959-1 Oct 1961. Clark AB, Philippines, 8 Apr 1964-31 Dec 1971. Eglin AFB, FL, 15 Apr 1993; Hurlburt Field, FL, 30 Sep 1997-.
Service Streamers. Global War on Terrorism-Service (GWOT-S).
Campaign Streamers. Korea: UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations (Korea): 3 Nov 1950-21 Apr 1951; 1 May 1952-30 Nov 1952. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device: 10 Aug 1966-10 Aug 1968. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Sep 1959-1 Jun 1961; [8 Apr 1964]-14 Jul 1965; 15 Jul 1965-30 Apr 1967; 2 May 1970-31 Dec 1971; [15 Apr]-30 Jun 1993; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1994; 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1995; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 2003-31 May 2005; 1 Jun [20025]-31 May 2006; 1 Jun 2006-31 May 2007; 1 Jun 2008-31 May 2009; 1 Jun 2010-31 May 2012; 1 Jun 2012-31 May 2014; 1 Jun 2014-31 May 201; 1 Jun 2015-31 May 2016; 1 Jun 2017-31 May 2019; 1 Jun 2019-31 May 2020; 1 Jun 2020-31 May 2021. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations: 16 Sep 1950-25 Jan 1951; 25 Jan 1951-31 Mar 1953; 1 Oct 1952-27 Jul 1953. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 10 Aug 1966-10 Aug 1968.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 10 Jul 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared in May 2014.
Emblem. Approved on 27 Jul 1970; latest rendering, 22 Aug 2018.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.