Description
PVC made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch-100mm
18th MUNITIONS SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted as 18 Aviation Depot Squadron on 5 Dec 1956. Activated on 1 Jan 1957. Redesignated as 18 Munitions Maintenance Squadron on 1 Jul 1960. Discontinued and inactivated on 2 Jul 1968. Activated on 1 Dec 1973. Inactivated on 1 Jun 1977. Redesignated as 18 Munitions Squadron on 1 Jun 1994. Activated on 1 Aug 1994.
Assignments. 96 Air Base Group, 1 Jan 1957; 11 Air Base (later 11 Combat Support) Group, 13 Dec 1957; 11 Bomb (later 11 Strategic Aerospace) Wing; 1 Jul 1960-2 Jul 1968. 18 Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Dec 1973-1 Jun 1977. 18 Logistics (later 18 Maintenance) Group, 1 Aug 1994-.
Stations. Altus AFB, OK, 1 Jan 1957-2 Jul 1968. Kadena AB, Japan, 1 Dec 1973-1 Jun 1977. Kadena AB, Japan, 1 Aug 1994-.
Operations. Maintain and assemble conventional munitions directly supporting USPACOM OPLANS, contingencies and exercises while providing daily use munitions for air base defense, small arms training, and aircrew training for transient, deployed and tenant units; ensure War Reserve Materiel (WRM) munitions, alternate mission equipment, and facilities are maintained in the highest state of wartime readiness.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 27 Oct 1958-16 Sep 1960; [1]-31 Aug 1994; 1 Sep 1994-31 Aug 1995; 1 Sep 1995-31 Aug 1997; 1 Oct 1998-30 Sep 2000; 1 Oct 2000-30 Sep 2002; 1 Oct 2002-30 Sep 2004; 1 Oct 2005-30 Sep 2007.
Emblem. Approved on 27 Nov 1995.