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History: The 1 Pursuit Squadron (which was constituted as 1 Pursuit Squadron [Single Engine], activated on 1 Aug 1939, redesignated as 1 Pursuit Squadron [Interceptor], on 6 Dec 1939, disbanded on 1 May 1942, and reconstituted on 19 Sep 1985) was consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with 1 Liaison Squadron (which was constituted as 1 Liaison Flight on 27 Sep 1949, activated on 24 Oct 1949, inactivated on 22 Jul 1952, redesignated as 1 Liaison Squadron on 13 Feb 1953, activated on 8 Apr 1953, and inactivated on 18 Jan 1954) and 1 Special Operations Squadron (which was constituted as 1 Air Commando Squadron, Composite, and activated, on 17 Jun 1963, organized on 8 Jul 1963, redesignated as 1 Air Commando Squadron, Fighter, on 15 Aug 1967; 1 Special Operations Squadron on 1 Aug 1968). Gunnery testing and training, 1939-1942. Flew administrative flights, 1949-1952 and 1953-1954. Combat in Southeast Asia, 8 Jul 1963-7 Nov 1972 and 15 Dec 1972-28 Jan 1973. Trained Vietnamese Air Force pilots in counterinsurgency operations, Jul 1963-Nov 1972. After Vietnam conflict, served in Philippines and later Japan to train for and perform special operations missions as needed. | |||
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Revision as of 14:44, 29 September 2023
1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: The 1 Pursuit Squadron (which was constituted as 1 Pursuit Squadron [Single Engine], activated on 1 Aug 1939, redesignated as 1 Pursuit Squadron [Interceptor], on 6 Dec 1939, disbanded on 1 May 1942, and reconstituted on 19 Sep 1985) was consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with 1 Liaison Squadron (which was constituted as 1 Liaison Flight on 27 Sep 1949, activated on 24 Oct 1949, inactivated on 22 Jul 1952, redesignated as 1 Liaison Squadron on 13 Feb 1953, activated on 8 Apr 1953, and inactivated on 18 Jan 1954) and 1 Special Operations Squadron (which was constituted as 1 Air Commando Squadron, Composite, and activated, on 17 Jun 1963, organized on 8 Jul 1963, redesignated as 1 Air Commando Squadron, Fighter, on 15 Aug 1967; 1 Special Operations Squadron on 1 Aug 1968). Gunnery testing and training, 1939-1942. Flew administrative flights, 1949-1952 and 1953-1954. Combat in Southeast Asia, 8 Jul 1963-7 Nov 1972 and 15 Dec 1972-28 Jan 1973. Trained Vietnamese Air Force pilots in counterinsurgency operations, Jul 1963-Nov 1972. After Vietnam conflict, served in Philippines and later Japan to train for and perform special operations missions as needed.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved on 20 May 1966; latest rendering, 25 September 2019.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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