The 435th Security Forces Squadron (435 SFS) is an airborne-capable

United States Air Force Security Forces The United States Air Force Security Forces (SF) are the ground combat force and military police service of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. USAF Security Forces (SF) were formerly known as Military Police (MP), Air Police (AP), and Sec ...

squadron based at Pulaski Barracks Army Installation, Germany. The 435th Security Forces Squadron's mission is to secure, protect and defend Air Force weapons systems, air base assets, personnel, and resources. The squadron was most recently activated at

Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Air Base or Ramstein AB is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in southwestern Germany. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and also ...

, Germany, on 15 January 2004.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 435 Air Police Squadron on 8 September 1950 : Activated in the reserve on 22 October 1950 : Ordered into active service on 1 March 1951 : Inactivated on 1 December 1952 * Activated in the reserve on 1 December 1952 : Inactivated on 17 January 1963 * Redesignated 435th Security Police Squadron : Activated on 1 July 1975 : Inactivated on 1 April 1995 * Converted to provisional status and designated 435th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron on 5 February 2001 : Returned to permanent status on 10 December 2003 * Redesignated 435th Security Forces Squadron on 15 December 2003 : Activated on 15 January 2004

Assignments

* 435th Air Base Group, 22 October 1950 – 1 December 1952 * 435th Air Base Group, 1 December 1952 – 17 January 1963 * 435th Combat Support Group (later 435th Support Group), 1 July 1975 – 1 April 1995 * 435th Security Police Group, 15 January 2004 * 435th Mission Support Group, 3 May 2005 * 435th Contingency Response Group, 16 July 2009 – present

Stations

Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most co ...

, 22 October 1950 – 1 December 1952 * Miami International Airport, 1 December 1952 *

Homestead Air Force Base Homestead Air Reserve Base (Homestead ARB), previously known as Homestead Air Force Base (Homestead AFB) is located in Miami–Dade County, Florida to the northeast of the city of Homestead. It is home to the 482nd Fighter Wing (482 FW) of th ...

, 25 July 1960 – 17 January 1963 *

Rhein Main Air Base Rhein-Main Air Base (located at ) was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a Military Airlift Command (MAC) and United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) installation, occupying the south side o ...

, Germany, 1 July 1975 – 1 April 1995 *

, Germany, 15 January 2004 * Pulaski Barracks Army Installation, Germany, 30 April 2013 – present

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External links

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{{USAF Air Forces in Europe Security squadrons of the United States Air Force Military units and formations established in 1950 1950 establishments in the United States