824th Base Defense Squadron, US Air Force

824TH BASE DEFENSE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 824 Air Police Squadron on 15 Apr 1953. Activated on 20 Jun 1953. Inactivated on 1 Dec 1957. Redesignated as 824 Combat Defense Squadron, and activated, on 11 Feb 1960. Organized on 15 Mar 1960. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Sep 1964. Redesignated as 824 Air Police Squadron, and activated, on 23 Nov 1964. Organized on 8 Dec 1964. Redesignated as 824 Security Police Squadron on 15 May 1967. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1974. Redesignated as 824 Security Forces Squadron on 15 Sep 2001. Activated on 14 Nov 2001. Redesignated as 824 Base Defense Squadron on 30 Sep 2010.

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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 27 August 1962.

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