558th Flying Training Squadron, US Air Force

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558TH FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 558 Bombardment Squadron (Medium), on 25 Nov 1942. Activated on 1 Dec 1942. Redesignated as 558 Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 9 Oct 1944. Inactivated on 12 Nov 1945. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 558 Tactical Fighter Squadron, which was constituted, and activated, on 17 Apr 1962. Organized on 25 Apr 1962. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1970. Redesignated as: 558 Tactical Air Support Squadron on 19 Sep 1985; 558 Flying Training Squadron on 14 Dec 1992. Activated on 15 Dec 1992. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1996. Activated on 16 Jan 2002. Inactivated on 28 Sep 2006. Activated on 20 May 2010. Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO), 31 Jul 1943-19 Apr 1945. Combat in Southeast Asia, 19 Nov 1965-31 Jan 1968 and 22 Jul 1968-10 Mar 1970. Specialized undergraduate navigator training, 15 Dec 1992-1 Oct 1996. Provided pilot instructor training using T-6A aircraft from 2002-2006. Conducted undergraduate remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) and sensor operator training, May 2010-.

Coat of arms (crest) of the 558th Flying Training Squadron, US Air Force
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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 17 May 1965; newest rendition approved on 25 August 1995.

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


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