31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, US Air Force: Difference between revisions

History:Organized as 31 Aero Squadron on 13 Jun 1917.  Demobilized on 14 Apr 1919.  Reconstituted, and redesignated 31 Bombardment Squadron, on 24 Mar 1923.  Activated on 1 Apr 1931.  Redesignated: 31 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 6 Dec 1939; 31 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 Nov 1940; 31 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 6 Mar 1944; 31 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 30 Apr 1946.  Inactivated on 10 Mar 1947.  Redesignated 31 Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, Photographic on 16 Sep 1947.  Activated on 20 Oct 1947.  Redesignated: 31 Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, Photo, RCM on 23 Dec 1947; 31 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic on 16 Jun 1949; 31 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Heavy on 16 Nov 1950; 31 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 1 Oct 1955.  Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Feb 1963.  Redesignated 31 Test and Evaluation Squadron on 12 Feb 1986.  Activated on 1 Jul 1986.