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706TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 706 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 March 1943. Activated on 1 April 1943. Redesignated as 706 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 20 August 1943. Inactivated on 28 August 1945. Redesignated as 706 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 26 September 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 26 March 1948. Inactivated on 27 June 1949. Redesignated as 706 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 9 September 1955. Activated in the Reserve on 8 October 1955. Inactivated on 16 November 1957. Activated in the Reserve on 7 February 1959. Redesignated as: 706 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1967; 706 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1978; 706 Fighter Squadron on 1 February 1992. Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO), 16 December 1943-25 April 1945. Airlift operations, 1955-1957 and 1959-1978. Trained for A-37 and A-10 offensive and defensive capabilities, including close air support, 1978-1992. Combat in Southwest Asia, January-February 1991. Trained for F-16 fighter operations, 1992-1996. Participated in UN patrols to enforce a no-fly zone over Bosnia, March-April 1995. Elements deployed to Afghanistan in 2002 and 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Supervised Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) members assigned to the USAF Warfare Center (USAFWC) supporting missions of the 53 Wing, 57 Wing and 505 Command and Control Wing, 2007-.
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The Emblem was approved on 8 August 1996. Squadron should request approval to revise scrolls in accordance with AFI 84-105, Chapter 3.
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