302nd Fighter Squadron, US Air Force
302ND FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted 303rd Troop Carrier Squadron on 25 May 1943. Activated on 1 Sep 1943. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1946. Redesignated 303rd Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 10 May 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to Active Service on 10 Mar 1951. Inactivated on 12 Mar 1951. Activated in the Reserve on 15 Jun 1952. Redesignated 303rd Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy on 8 May 1961. Ordered to Active Service on 1 Oct 1961. Relieved from Active Duty on 27 Aug 1962. Redesignated: 303rd Air Transport Squadron, Heavy on 1 Dec 1965; 303rd Military Airlift Squadron on 1 Jan 1966; 303rd Tactical Airlift Squadron on 27 Jun 1971; 303rd Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Oct 1982; 303rd Fighter Squadron on 1 Feb 1992. Airborne assaults on Normandy, Southern France, Holland, and Germany during World War II. Also transported cargo, passengers, and wounded in ETO and MTO. Trained for and performed airlift missions, 1949-1951 and 1952-1982. Trained for A-10 fighter operations since 1982.
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Origin/meaningThe Emblem was approved on 13 April 1995. Literature: Image and Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/ |