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330th Combat Training Squadron

The 330th Combat Training Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 461st Air Control Wing based at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, where it conducts training for Battle Control Centers.

The squadron was first activated as the 330th Bombardment Squadron in 1942 and trained with Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombers. During training, it also flew antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. It was one of the first bomber units to deploy to the European Theater of Operations, to participate in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. In 1942 and 1943, its air echelon moved to reinforce the bomber force in the , where it earned two , including one for its participation in Operation Tidal Wave. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States to retrain as a Boeing B-29 Superfortress unit.

In 1946, the squadron moved to Castle Field, California. It trained for bomber operations until 1957, when it became a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircrew training unit until inactivating in 1963. It was reactivated at Castle in 1988 as the 330th Combat Flight Instructor Squadron, conducting Strategic Air Command's Instructor Pilot School until inactivating in 1994. In 2002, it was activated at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia as the 330th Combat Training Squadron. It conducted aircrew training on the Boeing E-8 Joint STARS until 2023, when it assumed its current mission.