823rd Base Defense Squadron, US Air Force

823RD BASE DEFENSE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 823 Air Police Squadron on 19 Jan 1956. Activated on 1 Jun 1956. Redesignated as 823 Combat Defense Squadron on 1 Nov 1958. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Oct 1961. Consolidated (12 Oct 1984) with the 823 Combat Security Police Squadron, which was constituted on 2 Oct 1968. Activated on 15 Oct 1968. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1969. Redesignated as: 823 Security Police Squadron on 12 Oct 1984; 823 Security Forces Squadron on 20 Sep 2000. Activated on 6 Dec 2000. Redesignated as 823 Base Defense Squadron on 30 Sep 2010.

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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 9 October 1969; latest rendering, 30 November 2010.

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