List of United States Air Force squadrons
Encyclopedia
This is a list of United States Air Force squadrons. It covers both the independent United States Air Force
(USAF) and its period as a branch of the US Army
culminating as the Army Air Forces
up to 1947. All numbered USAF squadrons are assigned numbers from 1 to 999, with the block 101 to 299 being reserved for the Air National Guard
. Generally speaking the numbers in the 900 block are post World War II
units, they may however be consolidated units with lineage and heraldry dating back to World War II or even early as part of the Air Service. The only official source of lineage information is provided by the Air Force Historical Research Agency
at Maxwell Air Force Base
, Alabama
. The only official sources of heraldry information are the AFHRA and the Institute of Heraldry, Fort Belvoir
, Virginia
.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
(USAF) and its period as a branch of the US Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
culminating as the Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
up to 1947. All numbered USAF squadrons are assigned numbers from 1 to 999, with the block 101 to 299 being reserved for the Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
. Generally speaking the numbers in the 900 block are post World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
units, they may however be consolidated units with lineage and heraldry dating back to World War II or even early as part of the Air Service. The only official source of lineage information is provided by the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Air Force Historical Research Agency
The Air Force Historical Research Agency is the repository for United States Air Force historical documents.The Agency's collection, begun during World War II in Washington, D.C., moved in 1949 to Maxwell Air Force Base, the site of Air University, to provide research facilities for professional...
at Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force installation under the Air Education and Training Command . The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, US. It was named in honor of Second Lieutenant William C...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. The only official sources of heraldry information are the AFHRA and the Institute of Heraldry, Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Originally, it was the site of the Belvoir plantation. Today, Fort Belvoir is home to a number of important United States military organizations...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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- Aerial Port
- Aerial Targets
- Aeronautical Systems
- Aeromedical Evacuation
- Aerospace Rescue and Recovery
- Aggressor
- Air Base
- Air Control
- Air Defense
- Air Operations
- Air Postal
- Air Rescue
- Air Refueling
- Airborne Air Control
- Airborne Command and Control
- Aircraft Control and Warning
- Aircraft Sustainment
- Airlift
- Air Support Operations
- Attack
- Bomb
- Civil Engineering
- Combat Camera
- Combat Operations
- Combat Communications
- Combat Training
- Communications
- Comptroller
- Contracting
- Electronic Combat
- Electronic Systems
- Electronic Warfare
- Fighter
- Fighter Interceptor
- Flight Test
- Flying Training
- Ground Observer
- Helicopter
- Information Operations
- Intelligence
- Logistics Support
- Missile
- Munitions
- Munitions Support
- Network Operations
- Network Warfare
- Operations Support
- Operational Weather
- Prime BEEF
- Radar
- Range Support
- Reconnaissance
- Recruiting
- RED HORSE
- Rescue
- Space
- Special Operations
- Special Tactics
- Tactical Air Support
- Test
- Test and Evaluation
- Training
- USAF DemonstrationU.S. Air Force ThunderbirdsThe Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...
- Weapons
- Weather
- Weather Reconnaissance