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31st Squadron (other)
31 Squadron or 31st Squadron may refer to: * No. 31 Squadron RAAF, Royal Australian Air Force * 31st Squadron (Belgium), Belgian Air Force * No. 31 Squadron (Finland) * No. 31 Squadron RAF, United Kingdom Royal Air Force * 31st Training Squadron (JASDF), Japanese Air Self-Defense Force * 31st Airlift Squadron, United States Air Force * 31st Combat Communications Squadron, United States Air Force * 31st Rescue Squadron, United States Air Force * 31st Reconnaissance Squadron (other), several units of the United States Air Force * 31st Tactical Training Squadron, United States Air Force * 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, United States Air Force * VFA-31 (Strike Fighter Squadron 31), United States Navy * Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, United States Marine Corps See also * 31st Division (other) * 31st Group (other) * 31st Brigade (other) * 31st Regiment (other) * 31st Battalion (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Squadron (Belgium)
The 31st 'Tiger' Squadron is a strike-fighter squadron in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. It is part of the 10th Tactical Wing and operates F-16 Fighting Falcons. They use a tiger as their squadron emblem. History The 31st Tiger Squadron starts with its history on 1 October 1951, when it was founded as a part of the exhibition together with the 23rd and 27th squadron during the 10th Tactical Wing at Beauvechain Air Base. After that the team of the 10th Tactical Wing transferred their airbase at Chièvres. There, a first flight was executed for the 31st Tiger Squadron and was registered as the legendary World War II Spitfire MK XIV on 4 January 1952. The squadron became a member of the NATO Tiger Association and attended the 2nd Tiger Meet in 1962. They then hosted the following year's event at their home airbase of Kleine Brogel Air Base in 1963. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Training Squadron (JASDF)
The 31st Training Squadron () is a unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It comes under the authority of the 1st Air Wing of Air Training Command. It is based at Hamamatsu Air Base in Shizuoka Prefecture. Thompson, PauJASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017''J-HangarSpace'' Retrieved October 22, 2017 Thompson, PauJASDF - Squadron Histories''J-HangarSpace'' Retrieved October 22, 2017 It is equipped with Kawasaki T-4 aircraft. Aircraft used * Kawasaki T-4 The Kawasaki T-4 is a Japanese subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft developed and manufactured by the commercial conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Its sole operator is the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), in part due to historic ... (1989-) References Units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force {{Japan-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Airlift Squadron
The 31st Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 436th Operations Group, Air Mobility Command, stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. It was inactivated on 14 January 1994. History First activated as a ferrying unit during World War II. Served on the North Atlantic Ferrying Route until disbanded in 1943 and replaced by Station 19, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command in a general reorganization of Air Transport Command. Reactivated in 1952 as a C-124 Globemaster II heavy airlift squadron. Flew worldwide very long range strategic airlift missions for Military Air Transport Service (Later Military Airlift Command) on a global scale, inactivated in 1969 with the retirement of the C-124. Reactivated in 1989 as a C-5 Galaxy strategic airlift squadron when the C-5B began production. Flew global transport missions of equipment and personnel until being inactivated after the end of the Cold War. Lineage * Constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Combat Communications Squadron
The 31st Combat Communications Squadron (31 CBCS) was a United States Air Force combat communications squadron, located at Tinker AFB. Mission History Lineage. Constituted as 31 Communications Squadron, Command and activated on 7 Dec 1959. Organized on 1 Feb 1960. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1970. Disbanded on 15 Jun 1983. Reconstituted and redesignated as 31 Combat Communications Squadron on 15 Jul 1988. Activated on 22 Jul 1988. Assignments. Strategic Air Command, 7 Dec 1959; 1 Communications (later 1 Aerospace Communications) Group, Command, 1 Feb 1960 – 1 Oct 1970. 3 Combat Communications Group, 22 Jul 1988-. Stations. Offutt AFB, NE, 1 Feb 1960 – 1 Oct 1970. Tinker AFB, OK, 22 Jul 1988-. Assignments Major Command *Air Force Space Command (???- ???) Wing/Group * 3d Combat Communications Group (???-Present) Previous designations * 31st Combat Communications Squadron (???-Present) Bases stationed * Tinker AFB, Oklahoma (???-Present) Commanders * Lt. Col. Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Rescue Squadron
The 31st Rescue Squadron is part of the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan. It trains, equips and employs combat-ready pararescue specialists. History The 31st Rescue Squadron was constituted as the 31st Air Rescue Squadron on 17 October 1952. They made combat rescues in Southeast Asia, 1965–1966 and also operated the Joint Rescue Coordination Center for Thirteenth Air Force, Apr 1967 – July 1975. They took part in disaster relief missions in the Philippines between 16–31 July 1990. As a USAF Special Operations Squadron the 31st was forward deployed at Osan Air Base, Korea from 1992–2001, while its headquarters at the 353d Special Operations Group was stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Inactivated for a couple of years, in 2003 the squadron was redesignated the 31st Rescue Squadron under the 18th Wing and stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Lineage * Constituted as the 31st Air Rescue Squadron on 17 October 1952 : Activated on 14 November 1952 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Reconnaissance Squadron (other)
31st Reconnaissance Squadron may refer to: * 31st Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy), active from 3 February 1942 to 16 March 1942 and assigned to the 303d Bombardment Group. * 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, designated the '31st Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter)' from April 1943 to August 1943 * 33d Network Warfare Squadron, designated the '31st Reconnaissance Squadron (Night Photographic)' from September 1947 to November 1947 * 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, designated the '31st Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range (Photographic)' and '31st Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range (Photographic - Radio Countermeasures)' from October 1947 to June 1949 See also * 31st Army Reconnaissance Squadron * 31st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron * 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron * 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron * 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron The 31st Combat Training Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It is currently assigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Tactical Training Squadron
The 31st Combat Training Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It is currently assigned to the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The squadron was first activated as the 31st Pursuit Squadron for the air defense of the Panama Canal shortly before the United States entered World War II. It served in this role until 1944 when the reduced threat to the canal and the Caribbean permitted its transfer to the United States, where it was inactivated. The squadron was reactivated a few months later as an element of the 412th Fighter Group, the first Army Air Forces unit equipped with jet fighters. It was inactivated in 1946 when the 412th group and its squadrons were replaced by elements of the 1st Fighter Group. In 1953, the squadron was activated as the 31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, an air defense unit in the Pacific northwest. It was inactivated two years later in a major realignment of Air Defense Command fighter unit designations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Test And Evaluation Squadron
The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 753d Test and Evaluation Group, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California as a geographically separated unit of the 53rd Wing. The 31 TES is an Air Combat Command (ACC) tenant unit at Edwards, providing personnel to support combined test and evaluation on Air Force weapons systems. The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 26 June 1917, being organized at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to England as part of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The squadron saw combat during World War II, and later became part of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War. Overview The squadron provides Air Combat Command personnel to support combined test and evaluation on Air Force weapons systems. The unit also provides the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VFA-31
VFA-31 or Strike Fighter Squadron 31 is known as the ''Tomcatters'', callsign "Felix", a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana flying the F/A-18E Super Hornet. The Tomcatters are the second oldest Navy Fighter Attack squadron operating today. Squadron insignia and nickname The squadron was originally known as the ''Shooting Stars''. The original "Felix the Cat" squadron was VF-3. After the Battle of Midway, VF-3 and VF-6 swapped designations on 15 July 1943, resulting in a three-year controversy as to which squadron owned the Felix name and emblem until VF-3 was re-designated VF-3A on 15 November 1946, and awarded the official approval to adopt Felix the Cat by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). VF-3A was then re-designated VF-31 on August 7, 1948. The emblem and mascot is the famous cartoon character Felix the Cat, running with a large spherical black bomb with a lit fuse. The yellow field and outline were omitted from the aircraft and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 (MALS-31) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps. Known as the "Stingers", they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) and are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Mission Provide aviation logistics support, guidance, planning, and direction to Marine Aircraft Group squadrons on behalf of the commanding officer, as well as logistics support for Navy funded equipment in the supporting Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS), Marine Air Control Group (MACG), and Marine Aircraft Wing/Mobile Calibration Complex (MAW/MCC). History World War II Headquarters Squadron 31 (HQSQ-31) was activated on 1 February 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, as an element of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force. Six month later, Headquarters Squadron 31 as part of MAG-31, was en route to Miramar, California, finally de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Division (other)
31st Division may refer to: * 31st Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division, a unit of the German Army * 31st Division (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army * 31 Infantry Division Calabria, a unit of the Italian Army * 31st Division (United Kingdom), a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 31st Infantry Division (Russian Empire), a unit of the Russian Empire * 21st Guards Motor Rifle Division (31st Guards Rifle Division), a unit of the Soviet Army * 31st Infantry Division (United States), a unit of the United States Army ; Armoured divisions : * 31st Indian Armoured Division, a unit of British India during World War II * 31st Armored Division (Israel) 31 (thirty-one) is the natural number following 30 and preceding 32. It is a prime number. In mathematics 31 is the 11th prime number. It is a superprime and a self prime (after 3, 5, and 7), as no integer added up to its base 10 digits ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Group (other)
31st Group may refer to: * 31 Canadian Brigade Group, a unit of the Canadian Army * Marine Aircraft Group 31, a unit of the United States Marine Corps * 31st Operations Group, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 31st Division (other) * 31st Brigade (other) 31st Brigade or 31st Infantry Brigade may refer to: * 31st Brigade (Australia) * 31st Brigade (France) * 31st Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Greece) * 31st Indian Brigade of the British Indian Army in the First World War * 31st Indian Infantry Brigad ... * 31st Regiment (other) * 31st Battalion (other) * 31st Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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