Lineage. Constituted as 16 Surveillance Squadron, and activated, on 1 Nov 1966. Organized on 1 Jan 1967. Redesignated as 16 Space Surveillance Squadron on 15 May 1992. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1994. Redesignated as 16 Space Control Squadron on 4 May 2007. Activated on 16 May 2007. Changed status from a unit of United States Air Force armed force to a unit of United States Space Force armed force on 21 Oct 2020. Redesignated as 16 Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron on 13 Apr 2022.
Assignments. Air Defense Command, 1 Nov 1966; 73 Aerospace Surveillance Wing, 1 Jan 1967; Fourteenth Aerospace Force, 30 Apr 1971; Alaskan ADCOM Region, 1 Oct 1976; 47 Air Division, 1 Dec 1979; 1 Space Wing, 1 May 1983; 73 Space Surveillance (later, 73 Space) Group, 1 Sep 1991-1 Oct 1994. 21 Operations Group, 16 May 2007; 721 Operations Group, 1 Oct 2019; Space Delta 3, 24 Jul 2020-.
Stations. Shemya AFS (later, AFB; Eareckson AFS), AK, 1 Jan 1967-1 Oct 1994. Peterson AFB (later, SFB), CO, 16 May 2007-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan 1974-31 May 1975; 1 Jul 1980-30 Jun 1982; 1 May 1983-30 Apr 1984; 1 Sep 1989-31 Aug 1991; [16 May]-30 Sep 2007; 1 Oct 2009-30 Sep 2011; 1 Oct 2011-30 Sep 2012; 1 Oct 2012-30 Sep 2014.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 19 Jul 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 4 Jun 2007.
Emblem. Air Force emblem approved on 21 Aug 2008. Space Force emblem approved on 19 May 2023.
Prepared by Mark Usry.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.