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23rd FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON (AETC)Â
Lineage. Constituted as 76 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated as 23 Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) on 3 Mar 1943. Disbanded on 6 Feb 1944. Reconstituted, and consolidated (19 Sep 1985), with the following units: 23 Troop Carrier Squadron (which was constituted on 11 Nov 1944; activated on 21 Nov 1944; inactivated on 7 Sep 1946); 23 Helicopter Squadron (which was constituted on 24 Feb 1956; activated on 9 Jul 1956; inactivated on 8 Jan 1958); and 23 Tactical Air Support Squadron (which was constituted, and activated, on 8 Apr 1966; organized on 15 Apr 1966; inactivated on 22 Sep 1975; activated on 30 Nov 1975). Consolidated unit retained designation as 23 Tactical Air Support Squadron. Inactivated on 1 Nov 1991. Redesignated as 23 Flying Training Flight on 22 Dec 1993. Activated on 15 Jan 1994. Redesignated as 23 Flying Training Squadron on 21 Dec 1999.
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Assignments. 42 Bombardment Group, 15 Jan 1941 (air echelon attached to 45 Bombardment Group, c. 21 May 1942; Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 13 Oct 1942; and 26 Antisubmarine Wing, 20 Nov 1942-9 Mar 1943); 41 Bombardment Group, 12 Feb 1943; AAF Antisubmarine Command, 3 Mar 1943; 26 Antisubmarine Wing, 9 Mar 1943 (attached to Trinidad Detachment, Antilles Air Command, 5 Aug-Dec 1943); I Bomber Command, 15 Oct 1943; XX Bomber Command, 6 Feb 1944. 60 Troop Carrier Wing, 21 Nov 1944; 349 Troop Carrier Group, 1 Dec 1944-7 Sep 1946. Eighteenth Air Force, 9 Jul 1956; 322 Air Division, 1 Nov 1956-8 Jan 1958. Pacific Air Forces, 8 Apr 1966; 505 Tactical Control Group, 15 Apr 1966 (attached to Tactical Air Support Group Provisional, 6250, 1-8 Sep 1966; Tactical Air Support Group Provisional, 6253, 9 Sep-7 Dec 1966); 504 Tactical Air Support Group, 8 Dec 1966; 56 Special Operations Wing, 15 Mar 1972; Thirteenth Air Force, 30 Jun-22 Sep 1975 (attached to 656 Special Operations Wing, 30 Jun-22 Sep 1975). 602 Tactical Air Control Group (later, 602 Tactical Air Control Wing; 602 Air Control Wing), 30 Nov 1975-1 Nov 1991. 542 Operations Group, 15 Jan 1994; 58 Operations Group, 1 Apr 1994-.
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Stations. Salt Lake City, UT, 15 Jan 1941; Gowen Field, ID, 4 Jun 1941; McChord Field, WA, 20 Jan 1942 (operated from Jacksonville Muni Aprt, FL, c. 21 May-24 Jul 1942; Opalocka NAS, FL, 24 Jul-6 Aug 1942; Drew Field, FL, 6 Aug 1942-24 Feb 1943; Batista Field, Cuba, 28 Feb-24 Apr 1943); Drew Field, FL, 8 Mar 1943 (operated from Langley Field, VA, 9-23 Jul 1943); Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, 5 Aug 1943 (ground echelon remained at Drew Field until 15 Oct 1943, then moved to Smoky Hill AAFld, KS, where it was disbanded on 6 Nov 1943; detachment of air echelon operated from Zandery Field, Surinam, 15 Aug-Dec 1943); Drew Field, FL, 24 Dec 1943; Clovis AAFld, NM, 6 Feb 1944. Pope Field, NC, 21 Nov 1944; Baer Field, IN, 7-15 Mar 1945; Barkstone Heath , England, 3 Apr 1945; Roye/Amy Airfield, France, 18 Apr-13 Jul 1945; Bergstrom Field, TX, 17 Sep 1945-7 Sep 1946. Sewart AFB, TN, 9 Jul-12 Oct 1956; Phalsbourg AB, France, 1 Nov 1956-8 Jan 1958 (detachments operated from Wethersfield RAF Station, England, and Wheelus AB, Libya). Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 15 Apr 1966 (operated from Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, 15 Apr-14 Jul 1966); Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, 15 Jul 1966-22 Sep 1975. Bergstrom AFB, TX, 30 Nov 1975; Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1 Jul 1980-1 Nov 1991. Fort Rucker, AL, 15 Jan 1994-.
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Aircraft. B-18, 1941; B-26, 1941-1942; A-29, 1942-1943; B-25, 1943. C-46, 1944-1946; C-47, 1944-1945. H-21, 1956-1957. O-1, 1966-1968; O-2, 1967-1971; OV-10, 1968-1975. O-2, 1975-1981; OV-10, 1975-1980; OA-37, 1981-1987; OA-10, 1987-1991. UH-1, 1994-; TH-1H, 2008-.
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Operations. Antisubmarine patrols off the U.S. coast, Dec 1941-Dec 1943. Transported personnel and cargo in Europe, 1944-1945. Conducted helicopter missions in Europe, 1956-1958. Reconnaissance and forward air control over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Southeast Asia, Apr 1966-Jan 1973. Tactical air control for the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the SS Mayaguez Incident, Apr and May 1975. Trained forward air controllers, Nov 1975-c. Oct 1991. Helicopter training with U.S. Army, Jan 1994-.
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Service Streamers. World War II European-African-Middle Eastern Theater.
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Campaign Streamers. World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater. Vietnam: Vietnam Air; Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV; TET 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon; Commando Hunt V; Commando Hunt VI; Commando Hunt VII; Vietnam Ceasefire. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
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Decorations. Presidential Unit Citations (Southeast Asia): 15 Apr-30 Sep 1966; 1 Aug 1968-31 Aug 1969; 1 Nov 1968-1 May 1969; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1970; 30 Jan-31 Dec 1971; 1 Apr 1972-22 Feb 1973. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V”: 1 Nov 1969-31 May 1970; 23 Feb 1973-28 Feb 1974; 24 Jan-2 May 1975. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1978-30 Jun 1979; 1 May 1984-30 Apr 1986; [15 Jan 1994]-30 Jun 1994; 1 Jul 1994-31 Dec 1995; 1 Jul 1996-30 Jun 1998; 1 Jul 1998-30 Jun 2000; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2002; 1 Jul 2002-30 Jun 2003; 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2004; 1 Jul 2004-30 Jun 2005; 1 Jul 2006-30 Jun 2007; 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2008. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Crosses with Palm: [15] Apr 1966-28 Jan 1973; 8 Feb –31 Mar 1971; 1 Apr 1971-9 Mar 1972.
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Emblem. Approved on 15 Nov 1994.
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