61 Medical Squadron (AFSPC)

Lineage. Constituted as 61 Station Medical Group, and activated, on 1 Jul 1948. Redesignated as 61 Medical Group on 25 Mar 1949. Inactivated on 2 Jun 1951. Consolidated (16 Sep 1994) with the USAF Dispensary, Los Angeles, which was constituted on 14 Oct 1970. Activated on 1 Dec 1970. Redesignated as: USAF Clinic, Los Angeles on 1 Sep 1972; Air Force Systems Command Clinic, Los Angeles on 7 Nov 1987; 655 Medical Squadron on 1 Oct 1992; 61 Medical Squadron on 1 Oct 1994; 61 Medical Group on 1 Aug 2006; 61 Medical Squadron on 30 Jul 2010.

Assignments. 61 Troop Carrier Wing, 1 Jul 1948-2 Jun 1951. Space and Missile Systems Organization, 1 Dec 1970; 6592 Air Base Group, 1 Apr 1972; Space and Missile Systems Organization (later, Space Division; Space Systems Division; Space and Missile Systems Center), 15 Nov 1972; 61 Air Base Group, 1 Oct 1994; 61 Air Base Wing, 1 Aug 2006; 61 Air Base Group, 30 Jul 2010-.
 
Stations. Rhein-Main AB, Germany, 1 Jul 1948-2 Jun 1951. Los Angeles AFS (later, AFB), CA, l Dec 1970-.

Service Streamers. None.
 
Campaign Streamers. Berlin: Berlin Airlift.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 30 Sep 1995-31 Dec 1996; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1999; 1 Oct 2002-30 Sep 2004.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through Aug 2010.

Supersedes statement prepared on 4 Sep 2009.

Emblem. Approved on 3 Aug 1988; latest rendering, 6 Dec 2021.

Prepared by Patsy Robertson.
 
Reviewed by Daniel Haulman.