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57th EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted 399 Fighter Squadron on 26 May 1943. Activated on 1 Aug 1943. Redesignated: 399 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 5 Apr 1944; 399 Fighter Squadron on 5 Apr 1944; 57 Reconnaissance Squadron (Weather) on 7 Jul 1945. Inactivated on 25 Jan 1946. Redesignated 57 Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Weather) on 3 Jul 1947. Activated in the reserve on 1 Aug 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Redesignated 57 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Weather) on 22 Jan 1951. Activated on 21 Feb 1951. Redesignated 57 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on 15 Feb 1954. Inactivated on 18 Oct 1958. Activated on 8 Feb 1962. Organized on 16 Feb 1962. Inactivated 10 Nov 1969. Redesignated 57 Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron and activated on ?
Assignments. 369th Fighter Group, 1 Aug 1943; Third Air Force, 7 JuI 1945; 111 Reconnaissance Command, 21 JuI 1945-25 Jan 1946. 70th Reconnaissance Group, 1 Aug 1947-27 Jun 1949. Air Weather Service, 21 Feb 1951; 2142d Air Weather Wing, 20 May 1952. 1st Weather Wing, 8 Feb 1954-18 Oct 1958. Military Air Transport Service, 8 Feb 1962; 9th Weather Reconnaissance Group, 16 Feb 1962; 9 Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 8 Jul 1965-10 Nov 1969. ?
Stations. Hamilton Field, CA, 1 Aug 1943; Redding AAFld, CA, 1 Nov 1943; Hamilton Field, A, 16 Mar 1944; DeRidder AAB, LA, 28 Mar 1944; Stuttgart AAFld, AR, 8 Feb 1945; Will Rogers Field, OK, 21 Ju1 1945; Rapid City AAFld, SD, 29 Jul 1945-25 Jan 1946. Hamilton Field, CA, 1 Aug 1947-27 Jun 1949. Hickam AFB, TH, 21 Feb 1951-18 Oct 1958. Kirtland AFB, NM, 16 Feb 1962; Avalon Aprt, Australia, c. 13 Sep 1962 Hickam AFB, HI, 15 Sep 1965-10 Nov 1969. ?
Aircraft. P-39, 1943-1944; A-36, P-61, 1945. WB-29, 1951-1956; WB-50, 1956-1958. B-57,1962-. 1944; p-40, 1944-1945; B-25, 1945;
Operations. Air defense and replacement training until Mar 1944, and afterward replacement training plus air support for army maneuvers until Jul 1945. Supported the NACA/Air Weather Service Thunderstorm Project to learn more about thunderstorms until 1946. Conducted long-range weather flights over the Arctic and along the northern periphery of the Soviet Union for detecting radioactive debris to gather evidence when the Soviets tested nuclear devices until 1958. Flew high-altitude atmospheric sampling and radiation detection work in support of nuclear test monitoring, 1962-1969.Service Streamers. American Theater.
Campaigns. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: Mar-Oct 1956.
Emblem. Approved 2 Mar 1953.