16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, US Air Force
16TH ELECTRONIC WARFARE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Organized as 3 Aviation School Squadron on 9 May 1917. Redesignated 16 Aero Squadron on 31 Aug 1917. Demobilized on 22 May 1919. Reconstituted, and consolidated (1924), with 16 Squadron, which was authorized on 30 Aug 1921. Organized on 7 Dec 1921. Redesignated as 16 Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923. Inactivated on 15 Mar 1931. Activated on 1 Jun 1937. Redesignated as: 16 Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 Jan 1942; 16 Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942; 16 Reconnaissance Squadron (Bomber) on 31 May 1943; 16 Reconnaissance Squadron, Heavy, Special on 12 May 1944. Disbanded on 12 Apr 1945. Reconstituted and consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 16 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Special), which was designated on 24 Nov 1947. Organized on 16 Dec 1947. Discontinued on 1 Jul 1949. Redesignated as: 16 Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron on 19 Sep 1985; 16 Test Squadron on 9 Apr 1993. Activated on 15 Apr 1993. Redesignated as 16 Electronic Warfare Squadron on 13 Sep 1999.
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The Emblem was approved on 4 August 1995; latest rendering, 25 March 2019.
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