3rd Air Police (later Security Forces) Squadron, US Air Force

3RD AIR POLICE (LATER SECURITY FORCES) SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 3 Air Police Squadron, Bombardment, Light, on 10 Aug 1948. Activated on 18 Aug 1948. Redesignated 3 Air Police Squadron on 1 Mar 1950. Inactivated on 25 Oct 1957. Activated on 3 Nov 1965. Organized on 8 Nov 1965. Redesignated as: 3 Security Police Squadron on 15 May 1967; 3 Security Forces Squadron on 1 Jul 1997. Assignments. 3 Air Base Group, 18 Aug 1948-25 Oct 1957. 3 Combat Support Group, 8 Nov 1965; 3 Security Police Group, 16 Sep 1974; 3 Support Group (later 3 Mission Support Group), 19 Dec 1991-.

Official blazon

English

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Origin/meaning

Emblem. Approved on 9 Sep 1966

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

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