Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.5 inch-90mm
82d AERIAL TARGETS SQUADRON (ACC)
Lineage. Constituted 82 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 Jan 1942. Activated on 9 Feb 1942. Redesignated: 82 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (Twin Engine) on 22 Apr 1942; 82 Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942; 82 Fighter Squadron on 1 Mar 1943. Inactivated on 18 Oct 1945. Redesignated 82 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine c. Jul 1946. Activated on 20 Aug 1946. Redesignated: 82 Fighter Squadron, Jet c. Nov 1948; 82 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 Jan 1950. Inactivated on 31 May 1971. Redesignated 82 Flying Training Squadron on 14 Apr 1972. Activated on 1 Dec 1972. Inactivated on 15 Jun 1976. Redesignated 82 Tactical Aerial Target Squadron on 17 Jun 1981. Activated on 1 Jul 1981. Redesignated: 82 Tactical Aerial Targets Squadron on 30 Sep 1982; 82 Aerial Targets Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.
Assignments. 78 Pursuit (later, 78 Fighter) Group, 9 Feb 1942-18 Oct 1945. 78 Fighter (later, 78 Fighter-Interceptor) Group, 20 Aug 1946; 4703 Defense Wing, 6 Feb 1952; 4704 Defense Wing, 13 Mar 1952; 4702 Defense Wing, 16 Feb 1953; 65 Air Division, 1 Apr 1953; Iceland Air Defense Force, 8 Mar 1954; 528 Air Defense Group, 25 Oct 1954; 28 Air Division, 18 Aug 1955 (attached to 78 Fighter Group, 18 Oct 1956-1 Jul 1960); San Francisco Air Defense Sector, 1 Jul 1960; Portland Air Defense Sector, 1 Aug 1963 (attached to 51 Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 17 Feb 1966); 26 Air Division, 1 Apr 1966 (remained attached to 51 Fighter-Interceptor Wing to 25 Jun 1966); 51 Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 25 Jun 1966-31 May 1971 (attached to 314 Air Division, 30 Jan-20 Feb 1968). 78 Flying Training Wing, 1 Dec 1972-15 Jun 1976. 325 Fighter Weapons Wing, 1 Jul 1981; 475 (later, 53) Weapons Evaluation Group, 15 Oct 1983-.
Components. Detachments: Det 1: 15 Apr 1993-.
Stations. Baer Field, IN, 9 Feb 1942; Muroc, CA, 30 Apr 1942; San Diego, CA, 8 May 1942; March Field, CA, 3-10 Nov 1942; Goxhill, England, 1 Dec 1942; Duxford, England, 1 Apr 1943-11 Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 16-18 Oct 1945. Straubing AAB, Germany, 20 Aug 1946-25 Jun 1947; Mitchel Field, NY, 25 Jun 1947; Hamilton AFB, CA, 24 Nov 1948; Larson AFB, WA, 6 Feb 1952-7 Mar 1953; Keflavik Aprt, Iceland, 1 Apr 1953-Oct 1954; Presque Isle AFB, ME, 22 Oct 1954; Travis AFB, CA, 18 Aug 1955-25 Jun 1966 (deployed at Naha AB, Okinawa, 17 Feb-24 Jun 1966); Naha AB, Okinawa, 25 Jun 1966-31 May 1971 (deployed at Suwon AB, South Korea, 30 Jan-20 Feb 1968). Webb AFB, TX, 1 Dec 1972-15 Jun 1976. Tyndall AFB, FL, 1 Jul 1981-.
Aircraft. P-38, 1942-1943; P-47, 1943-1944; P-51, 1944-1945. F-84, 1949-1952; F-51, 1949-1951; F-94, 1952-1954; F-89, 1954-1955; F-86, 1955-1958; F-102, 1957-1971. T-37, 1972-1976. F-101, 1981-1982; PQM-102, 1981-1984; QF-102, 1981-1984; QF-100, 1983-1993; QF-106, 1991-1996; QF-4, 1996-.
Operations. Combat in the ETO, 13 Apr 1943-25 Apr 1945. Training, maneuvers, and air defense, Apr-Sep 1945. Part of the occupation forces in Germany, Aug 1946-Jun 1947. Air defense in United States, Jan 1949-Mar 1953 and Oct 1954-Feb 1966. Air defense in Iceland, Apr 1953-Oct 1954, Japan, Feb 1966-Mar 1971, and Korea, Jan-Feb 1968. Flying training, 1972-1976. Flew aerial targets (full-scaled aircraft retired from the Air Force Inventory and reduced scale drones), 1981-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Holland, 17-23 Sep 1944; Czechoslovakia, 16 Apr 1945. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 9 Sep 1965-28 Feb 1966; 15 Feb-31 Dec 1966; 1 Jan 1969-31 Dec 1970; 1 Jul 1981-31 Mar 1983; 1 May 1984-30 Apr 1986; 1 Jan 1994-31 May 1995; 1 Jun 1998-31 May 2000. Air Force Organizational Excellence Award: 1 Jan 1992-31 Dec 1993.
Emblem. Approved on 15 Mar 1951.