Lineage. Constituted as 7 Air Base Communications Detachment (Special) on 27 Jan 1944. Activated on 17 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 7 Dec 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 7 Air Support Operations Squadron, on 12 Aug 2008. Activated on 15 Aug 2008.
Assignments. Western Signal Aviation Unit Training Center, 17 Feb 1944; Unkn, 19 Apr-10 Jul 1944; Tenth Air Force, 11 Jul 1944; Fourteenth Air Force, 30 Sep 1944; 312 Fighter Wing, 13 Mar-7 Dec 1945. 3 Air Support Operations Group, 15 Aug 2008-.
Stations. Camp Pinedale, CA, 17 Feb 1944; Camp Patrick Henry, VA, 19 Apr-3 May 1944; Oran, Algeria, 21-28 May 1944; New Delhi, India, 11 Jul 1944; Kanchrapara, India, 15 Aug 1944; Shuangliu, China, 25 Nov 1944-unkn; India, unkn-8 Nov 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 6-7 Dec 1945. Fort Bliss, TX, 15 Aug 2008-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: China Offensive; China Defensive.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Awards: [15 Aug] 2008-1 May 2009; 1 Jun 2012-31 May 2013; 1 Jun 2013-31 May 2014; 1 Jun 2015-31 May 2016. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [15 Aug] 2008-31 May 2009; 1 Jun 2009-31 May 2010; 1 Jun 2010-31 May 2011; 1 Jun 2011-31 May 2012; [1 Jun 2012]-31 May 2013; 1 Jun 2014-31 May 2015.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 25 May 2017.
Supersedes statement prepared on 26 Aug 2014.
Emblem approved on 26 Oct 2009.
Prepared by Daniel L. Haulman