1st Weather Squadron
| 1st Weather Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1937-1944, 1949-1952, 1966-1992, 1992-1994, 1994-present |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch |
 United States Air Force |
| Size | Squadron |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Lewis, Washington |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| 1st Weather Squadron emblem |
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The United States Air Force's 1st Weather Squadron is a weather unit located at Fort Lewis, Washington.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 1st Weather Squadron on 24 June 1937
- Activated on 1 July 1937
- Redesignated 1st Weather Squadron, Regional Control on 16 June 1942
- Redesignated 1st Weather Squadron on 1 November 1943
- Disbanded on 7 September 1944
- Reconstituted c. 21 April 1949
- Activated on 20 May 1949
- Inactivated on 19 May 1952
- Organized on 8 January 1966
- Inactivated on 15 June 1992
- Activated on 15 June 1992
- Inactivated on 29 April 1994
- Activated on 1 July 1994
Assignments
- Office of the Chief of Air Corps: 1 July 1937 (attached to 1st Wing c. 18 December 1940, Northeast Air District [later 1st Air Force])
- Army Air Forces: c. 24 May 1942 (attached to First Air Force)
- Flight Control Command: 14 April 1943
- Weather Wing, Flight Control Command (later AAF Weather Wing), 6 May 1943 - 7 September 1944
- 2102d Air Weather Group, w20 May 1949
- 6th Weather Group, 20 April 1952 - 19 May 1952
- 5th Weather Wing, 8 January 1966
- Tactical Air Command, 1 September 1991
- Air Combat Command, 1 June 1992 - 15 June 1992
- 1st Operations Group, 15 June 1992 - 29 April 1994
- 1st Air Support Operations Group, 1 July 1994 - present
Stations
- March Field, California, 1 July 1937[1]
- McClellan Field, California, 4 February 1941[2]
- Santa Monica, California, 25 November 1943 - 7 September 1944
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 20 May 1949 - 19 May 1952[3]
- MacDill Air Force Base, 8 January 1966[4] - 15 June 1992
- Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 15 June 1992 - 29 April 1994
- Fort Lewis (later Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 1 July 1994 - present
Decorations
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.
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