Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch-100mm
70th FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON (AFRC)
Lineage. Constituted as 70 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated as 70 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 19 Sep 1944. Inactivated on 10 May 1946. Redesignated as 70 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 19 Feb 1953. Activated on 25 Feb 1953. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1966. Redesignated as 70 Flying Training Squadron on 22 Mar 1972. Activated on 1 Aug 1972. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1973. Activated on 1 Dec 1973. Inactivated on 1 Dec 1975. Activated on 22 Oct 2005.
Assignments. 38 Bombardment Group, 15 Jan 1941; 42 Bombardment Group, 26 Feb 1943-10 May 1946. 42 Bombardment Wing, 25 Feb 1953-25 Jun 1966. 38 Flying Training Wing, 1 Aug 1972-30 Sep 1973. 38 Flying Training Wing, 1 Dec 1973-1 Dec 1975. 302 Operations Group, 22 Oct 2005; 340 Flying Training Group, 1 Sep 2007-.
Stations. Langley Field, VA, 15 Jan 1941; Jackson AAB, MS, c. 5 Jun 1941-19 Jan 1942 (operated from Savannah, GA, 8-14 Dec 1941); Doomben Field, Australia, 25 Feb 1942 (air echelon remained in US until 2 Jun 1942); Ballarat, Australia, 8 Mar 1942; Amberley Field, Australia, c. 20 Apr 1942; Fiji, 23 May 1942 (air echelon stationed at Hickam Field, TH, 2 Jun-8 Jul 1942; operated from Espiritu Santo, 14-18 Nov 1942, and Guadalcanal, 9 Jan-4 Feb 1943; 16 Aug-20 Oct 1943); Russell Islands, 22 Oct 1943; Stirling Island, 20 Jan 1944; Hollandia, New Guinea, 14 Aug 1944; Sansapor, New Guinea, 14 Aug 1944 (operated from Morotai, c. 22 Feb-13 Mar 1945); Puerto Princesa, Palawan, 26 Mar 1945; Itami, Japan, 31 Jan-10 May 1946. Limestone (later, Loring) AFB, ME, 25 Feb 1953-25 Jun 1966. Laredo AFB, TX, 1 Aug 1972-30 Sep 1973. Moody AFB, GA, 1 Dec 1973-1 Dec 1975. United States Air Force Academy, CO, 22 Oct 2005-.
Aircraft. B-18, 1941; B-26, 1941-1943; B-25, 1943-1945. B-36, 1953-1956; B-52, 1956-1966. T-37, 1972-1973. T-37, 1973-1975.
Operations. Antisubmarine patrols, c. 9-14 Dec 1941; combat in South Pacific, 15 Nov 1942-Feb 1943; sea-search mission, Mar-Aug 1943; combat in South and Southwest Pacific, 16 Aug 1943-21 Jul 1944 and 5 Sep 1944-14 Aug 1945. Participated in exercises, operations, and tests of Strategic Air Command, 1953-1966. Conducted pilot upgrade training in T-37 aircraft, Aug 1972-Sep 1973 and Dec 1973-Nov 1975. Augmented United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadet airmanship programs and flight screening; provided flying and jump instruction to USAFA cadets, 2005-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Guadalcanal; China Defensive; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Balikpapan, Borneo, 23-30 Jun 1945. Presidential Unit Citation: Solomon Islands, 7 Aug-9 Dec 1942. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Sep 2004-31 Aug 2006. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).
Emblem. Approved on 16 Nov 2005.