Lineage. Constituted as 70 Aerial Port Squadron on 25 Jun 1971. Activated in the Reserve on 29 Jun 1971. Redesignated as: 70 Mobile Aerial Port Squadron on 1 Dec 1975; 70 Aerial Port Squadron on 1 Oct 1979.
Assignments. Eastern Air Force Reserve Region, 29 Jun 1971; 915 Airborne Early Warning and Control (later, Tactical Fighter) Group, 8 Oct 1976; 315 Military Airlift (later, Airlift) Wing, 1 Oct 1980; 482 Operations Group, 1 Aug 1992; 482 Mission Support Group, 1 Oct 2002-.
Stations. Homestead AFB (later, ARS; ARB), FL, 29 Jun 1971-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Dec 1976-15 Mar 1978; 1 Jan 1982-31 Dec 1983; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1989; 21 Sep-31 Oct 1989; 1 Jul 1989-30 Jun 1990; 2 Oct 1991-1 Oct 1993; 24 Aug-30 Sep 1992; 1 Nov 1993-30 Aug 1995; 1 Oct 1998-30 Sep 1999; 1 Oct 1999-30 Sep 2001; 1 Oct 2004-30 Sep 2006; 1 Oct 2006-30 Sep 2008; 1 Oct 2008-30 Sep 2009; 1 Oct 2009-30 Sep 2010; 1 Oct 2010-30 Sep 2011.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 6 Sep 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 17 Sep 2012.
Emblem. Approved on 8 Sep 2021.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.