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to protect friendly shipping off the southeastern coast of the United States from May through August 1943. However, a month after the squadron was activated, the AAF had agreed to turn over its coastal antisubmarine mission to the Navy, effective in August 1943. The squadron continued to operate
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aircraft, but lost most of them in 1971 and focused on photographic processing, interpretation, production, and distribution of reconnaissance information until it was inactivated in September 1974.
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training. At Clovis, the personnel and equipment of the squadron were assigned to other squadrons and the squadron was inactivated.
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off the South Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It conducted antisubmarine patrols and assisted the
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Patch with 5th Expeditionary Airborne Command & Control Sq emblem
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to activate or inactivate as needed at any time after 30 June 2015
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Reconstituted on 19 September 1985 and consolidated with the
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Hurlburt Field, Florida, 31 August 1970 – 30 September 1974
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Air expeditionary squadrons of the United States Air Force
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Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico, 9–28 October 1943
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and converted to provisional status on 30 June 2015
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B-25 Mitchell
United States
United States Air Force
command and control
Pacific Air Forces
Antisubmarine Campaign
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

squadron
United States Air Force
Pacific Air Forces
Army Air Forces
American Theater of World War II
Vietnam War
squadron
Jacksonville Army Air Field
26th Antisubmarine Wing
Army Air Forces
antisubmarine warfare
United States Navy
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
First Air Force
Clovis Army Air Field
Second Air Force
bomber
Hurlburt Field
special operations
Pacific Air Forces

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