Global Information532d Training Squadron information
532d Training Squadron
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 Lt Gen James Kowalski, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, runs a procedural checklist during a launch simulation at the 532d Training Squadron simulator | |
| Active | 1942-1945; 1947–1949; 1962-1986; 1994-present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Intercontinental ballistic missile training |
| Part of | Air Education and Training Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. |
| Engagements |  World War II (EAME Theater)[1] |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt Col Frank "Fonix" Scopa |
| Insignia | |
| 532d Training Squadron emblem[a][1] |  |
| 532d Bombardment Squadron emblem[b][2] |  |
| World War II fuselage code[3] | VE |
The 532d Training Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 82nd Training Group at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.[4] The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 532d Bombardment Squadron. After training in the United States, it moved to England and engaged in strategic bombing campaign against Germany with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. In the European Theater of Operations, it earned two Distinguished Unit Citations. It returned to the United States after the war and was inactivated. The squadron was activated briefly in the reserves from 1947-1949, but was not fully manned or equipped.
From 1963 to 1986, the squadron stood alert with LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missiles as the 532d Strategic Missile Squadron. It assumed its current training mission in 1994.
- ^ a b c Robertson, Patsy (6 September 2012). "Factsheet 532Training Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 639
- ^ Freeman, p. 288
- ^ "532nd TRS officially realigns under 82nd TRG". aetc.af.mil. 11 December 2020.
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