557th Flying Training Squadron, US Air Force

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557TH FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 557 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 25 November 1942. Activated on 1 December 1942. Redesignated as 557 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 9 October 1944. Inactivated on 12 November 1945. Consolidated (19 September 1985) with the 557 Tactical Fighter Squadron, which was constituted, and activated, on 17 April 1962. Organized on 25 April 1962. Inactivated on 31 March 1970. Redesignated as 557 Flying Training Squadron on 18 June 1974. Activated on 31 July 1974.

Coat of arms (crest) of the 557th Flying Training Squadron, US Air Force
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The Emblem was approved on 8 September 1975. Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/