56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, US Air Force: Difference between revisions

History: Designated as Maintenance Squadron, 56 Maintenance and Supply Group, on 28 July 1947.  Organized on 15 Aug 1947.  Discontinued on 1 Aug 1948.  Consolidated (22 Oct 1984) with both the 56 Maintenance Squadron, Fighter, Jet, (which was constituted on 14 Jun 1948;  activated 1 Aug 1948;  redesignated as 56 Maintenance Squadron on 20 Jan 1950;  inactivated 6 Feb 1952;  redesignated as 56 Field Maintenance Squadron, and activated, on 16 Mar 1967;  organized on 8 Apr 1967;  inactivated on 15 Jul 1974;  activated on 30 Jun 1975;  redesignated as 56 Equipment Maintenance Squadron on 15 Jun 1977; and the 56 Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ( which was constituted on 17 Jun 1957;  activated on 8 Sep 1957;  discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1964;  activated on 15 July 1974;  inactivated on 30 Jun 1975).  Redesignated as 56 Maintenance Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.  Inactivated on 4 Jan 1994.  Redesignated as 56 Equipment Maintenance Squadron on 21 Mar 1994.  Activated on 1 Apr 1994.

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