57th Weapons Squadron, US Air Force

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57TH WEAPONS SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted 57 Troop Carrier Squadron on 12 Nov 1942. Activated on 18 Nov 1942. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 3 Aug 1947. Redesignated 57 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to active service on 15 Oct 1950. Inactivated on 14 Jul 1952. Activated in the Reserve on 14 Jul 1952. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1954. Redesignated 57 Military Airlift Squadron, Training, and activated, on 27 Dec 1965. Organized on 8 Jan 1966. Redesignated 57 Airlift Squadron on 27 Aug 1991. Inactivated on 30 Sep 2001. Redesignated 57 Weapons Squadron on 30 May 2003. Activated on 1 Jun 2003.

Aerial transportation in Southwest and Western Pacific during World War II; airborne assault on Nadzab, New Guinea, 5 Sep 1945. Provided aircrew flight training in the C-141 aircraft and worldwide airlift, 1966-2001. Provided training for USAF weapons officers, 2003-.

Coat of arms (crest) of the 57th Weapons Squadron, US Air Force
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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved in 1966.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/


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