3d OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON – HUNTERS OF THE NORTH – NEW

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3rd OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON (PACAF)

Lineage. Constituted 3 Airdrome Squadron on 7 Nov 1942.  Activated on 2 Dec 1942.  Inactivated on 20 May 1946.  Activated on 15 Jan 1947.  Inactivated on 20 Aug 1948.  Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.  Reconstituted, and redesignated 3 Operations Support Squadron, on 6 Dec 1991.  Activated on 19 Dec 1991.

Assignments. Air Service Command, 2 Dec 1942; Third Air Force, 28 Dec 1942; III Bomber Command, 3 Jan 1943; V Air Force Service Command, c. 4 Jun 1943 (attached to 81 Air Depot Group, c. 4 Jun-c. 8 Oct 1943; 2 Air Task Force, c. 8 Nov 1943-unkn; 308 Bombardment Wing, c. 10 Dec 1944-unkn; 309 Bombardment Wing, by Apr-31 Oct 1944; 46 Service Group, 16 Nov 1944-15 Feb 1945; 59 Service Group, 15 Feb-Mar 1945; 7 Air Service Group, Mar-Jul 1945; 63 Air Service Group, 23 Jul 1945-unkn); Fifth Air Force, 12 Apr-20 May 1946.  308 Bombardment Wing, 15 Jan 1947; 475 Fighter Group, 22 Mar 1947-20 Aug 1948.  3 Operations Group, 19 Dec 1991-.

Stations. Lockbourne AAB, OH, 2 Dec 1942; Myrtle Beach, SC, 14 Jan 1943; Hunter Fld, GA, 2 Mar-27 Apr 1943; Brisbane, Australia, 4 Jun 1943; Oro Bay, New Guinea, 19 Oct 1943; Lae, New Guinea, 8 Nov 1943; Saidor, New Guinea, 9 Jan 1944; San Pablo, Leyte, 16 Nov 1944; Tanauan, Leyte, 10 Dec 1944; Floriblanca, Luzon, 28 Mar 1945; Ie Shima, Ryukyus, 23 Jul 1945; Atsugi, Japan, 28 Aug 1945-20 May 1946.  Kimpo, South Korea, 15 Jan 1947-20 Aug 1948.  Elmendorf AFB, AK, 19 Dec 1991-.

Operations. Provide both the framework and support for the operational squadrons to deploy and employ as a fully integrated wing through scheduling, training, weapons and tactics, weather, airlift tactics, intelligence, airfield management, air traffic control, and operations plans.

Service Streamers. None

Campaign Streamers. World War II: New Guinea 1943-1944; Leyte 1944-1945; Luzon 1944-1945.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None

Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan 1994-31 Dec 1995; 1 Jan 1996-30 Sep 1998. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).

Emblem. Approved on 24 Apr 2018.

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Weight 0.0000 kg
Dimensions 0.00 × 0.00 × 0.00 cm