9th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON – HERITAGE

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Computer made/mounted on velcro   4.5 inch – 115mm

 

9th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON (AFSOC)

Lineage. Constituted 39 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 28 Mar 1944. Activated on 1 Apr 1944. Inactivated on 18 Oct 1948. Redesignated 39 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 20 Dec 1950. Activated on 2 Jan 1951. Redesignated 39 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 16 Jun 1952. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 Sep 1963. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 9 Air Commando Squadron (Psychological Operations), which was constituted, and activated, on 9 Jan 1967. Organized on 25 Jan 1967. Redesignated 9 Special Operations Squadron on 1 Aug 1968. Inactivated on 29 Feb 1972. Activated on 1 Mar 1988.

Assignments. 6 Bombardment Group, 1 Apr 1944-18 Oct 1948. 6 Bombardment Group, 2 Jan 1951; 6 Bombardment (later, 6 Strategic Aerospace) Wing, 16 Jun 1952-15 Sep 1963. Pacific Air Forces, 9 Jan 1967; 14 Air Commando (later, 14 Special Operations) Wing, 25 Jan 1967; 315 Tactical Airlift Wing, 30 Sep 1971-29 Feb 1972. 39 Special Operations Wing, 1 Mar 1988; 1 Special Operations Wing, 18 Apr 1989; 1 Special Operations (later, 16 Operations; 1 Special Operations) Group, 22 Sep 1992-.

Stations. Dalhart AAFld, TX, 1 Apr 1944; Grand Island AAFld, NE, 26 May-18 Nov 1944; North Field, Tinian, 28 Dec 1944; Clark Field, Luzon, 13 Mar 1946; Kadena AB, Okinawa, 1 Jun 1947-18 Oct 1948. Walker AFB, NM, 2 Jan 1951-15 Sep 1963. Pleiku AB, South Vietnam, 25 Jan 1967; Nha Trang AB, South Vietnam, 1 Sep 1967; Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam, 5 Sep 1969; Phan Rang AB, South Vietnam, 15 Aug 1970-29 Feb 1972. Eglin AFB, FL, 1 Mar 1988-.

Aircraft. B-17, 1944; B-29, 1944-1947. B-29, 1951-1952; B-36, 1952-1957; B-52, 1957-1963. C-47, 1967-1972; U-10, 1967; O-2, 1967-1972. HC-130, 1988-1995; MC-130, 1996-.

Operations. Combat in Western Pacific, 27 Jan-14 Aug 1945. No personnel assigned, 25 Apr 1947-18 Oct 1948. While retaining combat capability, trained B-52 crews for Strategic Air Command 15 Jul 1959-Sep 1963. Combat in Southeast Asia, Mar 1967-Jan 1972. Performed special operations, day or night aerial refueling, infiltration/exfiltration and resupply missions using modified C-130 aircraft, 1988-. Combat in Panama, 20 Dec 1989-14 Jan 1990 and Southwest Asia, 16 Jan-5 Apr 1991. After the 11 Sep 2001 terrorist attack on the US, served on the forefront of Global War on Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2001-.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Eastern Mandates; Western Pacific; Air Offensive, Japan. Vietnam: Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III; Vietnam Air/Ground; 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. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. Panama, 1989-1990.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Tokyo, Japan, 25 May 1945; Japanese Empire, 9-19 Jul 1945. Presidential Unit Citations: Vietnam, 1-7 Mar 1967; Vietnam, 21 Jun 1968-30 Jun 1969. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” device: 16 Jun 1967-20 Jun 1968; 1 Jul 1970-30 Jun 1971; 1 Jun 1997-31 May 1999; 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2005. Gallant Unit Citation: 6 Oct 2001-30 May 2003. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 May 1960-31 May 1962; 1 May 1988-30 Apr 1990; 16 Apr 1992-15 Apr 1994; 1 Jun 1995-31 May 1997; 1 Jul 1999-30 Jun 2001; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2003; 1 Sep 2004-31 Aug 2006. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Crosses with Palm: [Mar] 1967-1 Aug 1968; 16 Jun 1967-[9 Jan] 1972; 1 Jan-30 Aug 1968; 5 Oct 1971-[9] Jan 1972.

Emblem. Approved on 7 Jul 1988.

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