"34th Transport Squadron" redirects here. For the 34th Transport Squadron (later 34th Troop Carrier Squadron), see 34th Special Operations Squadron.
34th Strategic Squadron
Looking Glass aircraft on runway at Offutt Air Force Base
Active
1958–1976; 1978–1990
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Control of deployed strategic forces
Part of
Strategic Air Command
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm[1][2]
Insignia
Patch with 34th Strategic Squadron emblem
Patch with 34th Air Refueling Squadron emblem
Military unit
The 34th Strategic Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 11th Strategic Group at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain. It was inactivated on 7 August 1990.
The first predecessor of the squadron, the 34th Air Transport Squadron served on the South Atlantic ferrying route during World War II until it was disbanded in 1943. The squadron was reconstituted as a Military Air Transport Service unit at McChord Air Force Base from 1952 through 1955.
The 34th Air Refueling Squadron served as a refueling and command and control unit with Strategic Air Command from 1957 to 1972. The two squadrons were consolidated into a single unit in 1985.
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