Lineage. Constituted as 33 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Dec 1939. Activated on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated as: 33 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 3 Feb 1944; 33 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 30 Apr 1946; 33 Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 28 Jul 1948. Discontinued and inactivated on 15 Mar 1963. Redesignated as 33 Flying Training Squadron on 9 Feb 1990. Activated on 11 May 1990. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1992. Activated on 1 Oct 1998.
Assignments. 22 Bombardment Group, 1 Feb 1940 (attached to 22 Bombardment Wing, 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952); 22 Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952-15 Mar 1963. 64 Flying Training Wing, 11 May 1990; 64 Operations Group, 15 Dec 1991-1 Oct 1992. 71 Operations Group, 1 Oct 1998-.
Stations. Patterson Field, OH, 1 Feb 1940; Langley Field, VA, 16 Nov 1940; Muroc, CA, 9 Dec 1941-28 Jan 1942; Brisbane, Australia, 25 Feb 1942; Ipswich, Australia, 1 Mar 1942; Antil Plains, Australia, 7 Apr 1942; Woodstock, Australia, 20 Jul 1942; Iron Range, Australia, 29 Sep 1942; Woodstock, Australia, 4 Feb 1943; Dobodura, New Guinea, 15 Oct 1943; Nadzab, New Guinea, c. 10 Jan 1944 (air echelon at Charters Towers, Australia, 11 Jan-19 Feb 1944); Owi Island, New Guinea, 14 Aug 1944; Angaur, Palau Islands, 26 Nov 1944; Samar, Philippine Islands, 21 Jan 1945; Clark Field, Luzon, 12 Mar 1945; Okinawa, 15 Aug 1945; Ft William McKinley, Luzon, 23 Nov 1945; Kadena AB, Okinawa, 15 Jun 1946-c. 7 May 1948; Smoky Hill AFB, KS, 18 May 1948 (deployed at RAF Station Lakenheath, England, c. 16 Nov 1948-c. 14 Feb 1949); March AFB, CA, 10 May 1949-15 Mar 1963 (deployed at: RAF Station Lakenheath, England, 18 Nov 1949-16 Feb 1950; Kadena AB, Okinawa, 8 Jul-29 Oct 1950; RAF Station Wynton, England, 5 Sep-9 Dec 1951; RAF Station Upper Heyford, England, 9 Dec 1953-5 Mar 1954). Reese AFB, TX, 11 May 1990-1 Oct 1992. Vance AFB, OK, 1 Oct 1998-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; East Indies; Papua; Bismarck Archipelago; New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; Western Pacific; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater; Antisubmarine, Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Korea: UN Defensive; UN Offensive.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Papua, 23 Jul 1942-[7] Jan 1943; New Guinea, 5 Nov 1943. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [1 Oct] 1998-30 Jun 1999; 1 Jul 1999-30 Jun 2000; 1 Jul 2000-30 Jun 2001; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2003; 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2004; 1 Jul 2004-30 Jun 2005; 1 Jul 2009-30 Jun 2010; 1 Jul 2010-30 Jun 2011; 1 Jul 2012-30 Jun 2014; 1 Jul 2016-30 Jun 2018; 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2020. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII). Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 10 Jul-24 Oct 1950.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 4 Feb 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 17 Feb 2010.
Emblem. Approved on 10 Apr 1941; latest rendering, 21 Jul 1998.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.