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93rd Bomb Squadron
93rd Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress[note 1]
Active1917–1919; 1935–1936; 1939–1944; 1944–1963; 1993–present
Country93rd Bomb Squadron United States
Branch93rd Bomb Squadron United States Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleBombardment
Part ofAir Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQBarksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
Nickname(s)Indian Outlaws
Engagements

  • World War I

  • World War II – Asia-Pacific Theater

  • Korean War[1]
Decorations

  • Distinguished Unit Citation (9x)

  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (2x)

  • Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

  • Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation[1]
Insignia
93rd Bomb Squadron emblem[1]
93rd Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 24 April 1942)[2]
93rd Aero Squadron fuselage marking (approved by AEF 18 November 1918)[3]
Tail CodeBD

The 93rd Bomb Squadron, sometimes written as 93d Bomb Squadron, is a squadron of the United States Air Force Reserve. It is assigned to the 307th Operations Group of Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The squadron is equipped with the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, and is the Air Force's B-52 Formal Training Unit (F.T.U.).[4]

It is one of two reserve bomber squadrons in the United States Air Force.[1] The 93rd is one of the oldest and most decorated units in the United States Air Force.


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  1. ^ a b c d Haulman, Daniel L. (26 February 2017). "Factsheet 93 Bomb Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 311–312
  3. ^ "World War I Aero Squadrons". Cross and Cockade Journal. 5 (3). Society of World War I Aero Historians. 1964.
  4. ^ "93rd Bomb Squadron approved as formal B-52 training unit". US Air Force. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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