F-100 Super Sabre of the 386th Fighter-Bomber Group[a]
Active
1942–1945; 1956–1957; 1984–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Flying training
Part of
Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
Engagements
European Theater of Operations
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
552 Training Sq emblem[b]
552 Tactical Training Sq emblem
552d Bombardment Squadron emblem[c][1]
World War II fuselage code[2]
RG
Military unit
The 552d Training Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 552d Operations Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The squadron trains aircrew for airborne warning and control missions on the Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft.
The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 552d Bombardment Squadron. After training in the United States, it deployed to European Theater of Operations, where it participated in the campaign against Germany. It earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its missions flown in preparation for the invasion of France. It returned to the United States following V-E Day and was inactivated.
Active again from 1956 to 1957, the squadron, designated the 552d Fighter-Bomber Squadron, flew North American F-100 Super Sabres at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Indiana.
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