"37th Pursuit Squadron" redirects here. For the 37th Pursuit Squadron of 1933-1935, see 37th Bomb Squadron.
37th Flying Training Squadron
37th Flying Training Squadron T-6 Texan II
Active
1941–1945; 1946–1949; 1952–1960; 1972–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Pilot Training
Part of
Air Education and Training Command 14th Flying Training Wing 14th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ
Columbus Air Force Base
Nickname(s)
Bengal Tigers[citation needed]
Engagements
World War II
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current commander
Lt. Col. Valerie "Postal" Ferrara [1]
Insignia
37th Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 10 November 1972)[2]
Patch showing 37th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 9 September 1958)[3]
37th Pursuit Squadron emblem (approved 13 February 1942)[4]
Military unit
The 37th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates Beechcraft T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.
The squadron was first established as the 37th Pursuit Squadron and activated in January 1941. As the 37th Fighter Squadron it saw combat during World War II in the Mediterranean and European Theaters, and was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for action over Austria in 1944. It was inactivated after war's end in 1945.
The squadron was active with Air Defense Command in the northeastern United States from 1946 to 1949. Originally equipped with propeller fighters, it became one of the first units equipped with the Republic F-84 Thunderjet. As the 37th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron', the unit once again was assigned the mission of defending the northeastern United States from 1952 to 1960.
The squadron has conducted flying training since 1972 as the 37th Flying Training Squadron.
^"37th Flying Training Squadron". Columbus Air Force Base. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
^Robertson, Patsy (14 April 2014). "37 Flying Training Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
^Cite error: The named reference Maurer37FS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Endicott, p. 542
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