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36th Squadron (Iraq)
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36 Squadron or 36th Squadron may refer to: * No. 36 Squadron RAF * No. 36 Squadron RAAF United States * 36th Airlift Squadron * 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron, 36th Bombardment Squadron during World War II * 36th Fighter Squadron * 36th Intelligence Squadron * 36th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) * 36th Rescue Squadron See also * 36th Wing The United States Air Force's 36th Wing is the host wing for Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. It is part of Pacific Air Forces' Eleventh Air Force. The 36th Wing provides day-to-day mission support to more than 9,000 military, civilian, depe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Airlift Squadron
The 36th Airlift Squadron is an airlift squadron of the United States Air Force. It is part of the 374th Operations Group (374th Airlift Wing) at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility. Formerly an Air Mobility Command unit, and a Military Airlift Command and Tactical Air Command unit before that, the squadron is now part of Pacific Air Forces. It provides responsive movement of personnel and equipment through aerial delivery and assault airland operations. It maintains Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules mission-ready aircrew and aircraft to conduct theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. History World War II Activated in February 1942 at Patterson Field, Ohio as the 36th Transport Squadron and redesignated 36th Troop Carrier Squadron five months later. Trained at various stations in the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Electronic Warfare Squadron
The 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It is stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where it is assigned to the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing During World War II, as the 36th Bombardment Squadron the squadron conducted special operations and electronic warfare missions over Europe from 1943 until the end of the war. History 1940-1941 Reconnaissance and photo-mapping of Bering Sea and Alaska using B-18 Bolos. December 1941 – August 1943 Combat in the Northern Pacific Assigned to Alaska where served to defend the territory after Japan attacked the United States at the end of 1941. The unit helped force the withdrawal of Japanese ships that attacked Dutch Harbor in June 1942, flew missions against occupied Kiska until the Japanese evacuated that island in August 1943, December 1943— August 1944 Carpetbagger Operations In November 1943, a unit was formed to clandestinely deliver agents and supplies into Nazi-occupied Europe for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Fighter Squadron
The 36th Fighter Squadron is part of the US Air Force's 51st Operations Group at Osan Air Base, South Korea. It operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions. The squadron was first activated in 1917 as the 36th Aero Squadron and served in France during World War I, although the war ended before the unit saw combat. It has been continuously active since 1930 as a fighter squadron. The squadron mission is to conduct suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), air interdiction, close air support, and counter-air missions both day and night. It participates in the defense of South Korea and operates further afield. History During its 101-year history, the 36th Fighter Squadron has flown 21 different types of aircraft, received 22 unit citations and accumulated 24 service and campaign streamers. World War I The 36th Aero Squadron came into existence at Kelly Field, Texas in June 1917, shortly after the United States entered W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Intelligence Squadron
The 36th Intelligence Squadron is an active non-flying squadron, of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Air Force Targeting Center at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where it has been stationed since 1990. The squadron has earned the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, and the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award while stationed at Langley. During World War II the squadron served in the Pacific as the 36th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron The squadron earned the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its combat operations during the Liberation of the Philippines in 1944–1945. History World War II The squadron was first activated in the summer of 1942 as the 28th Observation Squadron, one of the squadrons of the 73d Observation Group at Godman Field, Kentucky, where it was equipped with the Bell P-39 Airacobra.Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 173 The squadron engaged in training activities including the Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy)
36th Reconnaissance Squadron may refer to: * The 425th Bombardment Squadron, designated the 36th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) in April 1942. *The 36th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Rescue Squadron
The 36th Rescue Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington is part of the 58th Operations Group. It was formerly part of the 336th Training Group at Fairchild. It operates Bell UH-1N Twin Huey aircraft conducting search and rescue missions in support of the US Air Force Survival School. The squadron was redesignated as the 36th Rescue Squadron on 14 August 2015. The squadron was first activated in Japan during the Korean War and earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for its rescue missions during that war. It continued rescue operations in the Northern Pacific until 1972, except for a brief inactive period from 1960 tp 1961. The squadron has performed its current mission since activating in 1993 as the 36th Rescue Flight. Mission The primary mission of the 36th Rescue Squadron is to support the USAF Survival School through helicopter operations, to support the National Search and Rescue Plan by providing assistance to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
