7 Fighter Training Squadron (ACC)

Lineage.    Constituted as 7 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940.  Activated on 15 Jan 1941.  Redesignated as: 7 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 7 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 7 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 6 Nov 1944; 7 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 8 Jan 1946; 7 Fighter Squadron, Jet-Propelled, on 1 May 1948; 7 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 10 Aug 1948; 7 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Feb 1950; 7 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 8 Jul 1958; 7 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991; 7 Combat Training Squadron on 17 Jun 1999; 7 Fighter Squadron on 22 Jul 2005.  Inactivated on 15 Dec 2006.  Activated 15 May 2008.  Inactivated on 2 May 2014.  Redesignated as 7 Fighter Training Squadron on 7 Sep 2021.  Activated on 12 Nov 2021.      

 Assignments.   49 Pursuit (later, 49 Fighter; 49 Fighter-Bomber) Group, 15 Jan 1941 (attached to 49 Fighter-Bomber Wing, 9 Jul-17 Aug 1950 and 7 Aug 1956-15 Apr 1957; 4 Fighter-Day Wing, 15 Apr-10 Dec 1957); 49 Fighter-Bomber (later, 49 Tactical Fighter; 49 Fighter) Wing, 10 Dec 1957 (attached to 26 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 10 Sep-6 Oct 1971; 86 Tactical Fighter Wing, 2 Mar-4 Apr 1973; 36 Tactical Fighter Wing, 2 Apr-3 May 1974 and 4 Oct-6 Nov 1975; 86 Tactical Fighter Wing, 23 Aug-25 Sep 1976); 49 Operations Group, 15 Nov 1991-15 Dec 2006.  49 Operations Group, 15 May 2008-2 May 2014.  1 Operations Group, 12 Nov 2021-.

 Stations.   Selfridge Field, MI, 15 Jan 1941; Morrison Field, FL, c. 23 May 1941-4 Jan 1942; Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb 1942; Bankstown, Australia, 16 Feb 1942; Batchelor, Australia, 9 Apr 1942; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 19 Sep 1942; Dobodura, New Guinea, 15 Apr 1943; Gusap, New Guinea, 16 Nov 1943; Finschhafen, New Guinea, 27 Apr 1944; Hollandia, New Guinea, 3 May 1944; Biak, 5 Jun 1944; Tacloban, Leyte, 24 Oct 1944; San Jose, Mindoro, 30 Dec 1944; Lingayen, Luzon, c. 25 Feb 1945; Okinawa, 17 Aug 1945; Atsugi, Japan, 15 Sep 1945; Chitose AB, Japan, c. 20 Feb 1946; Misawa AB, Japan, 2 Apr 1948; Itazuke AB, Japan, 14 Aug 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, 28 Sep 1950; Kunsan AB, South Korea, 1 Apr 1953; Itazuke AB, Japan, 2 Nov 1953; Misawa AB, Japan, 7 Aug 1956; Chitose AB, Japan, 1 Jul-10 Dec 1957; Etain/Rouvres AB, France, 10 Dec 1957; Spangdahlem AB, Germany, 25 Aug 1959-15 Jul 1968; Holloman AFB, NM, 15 Jul 1968-15 Dec 2006 (deployed at Ramstein AB, Germany, 10 Sep-6 Oct 1971 and 2 Mar-4 Apr 1973; Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 11 May-12 Aug 1972; Bitburg AB, Germany, 2 Apr-3 May 1974 and 4 Oct-6 Nov 1975; Ramstein AB, Germany, 23 Aug-25 Sep 1976).  Holloman AFB, NM, 15 May 2008-2 May 2014.  Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA, 12 Nov 2021-.   

Service Streamers.   None.

Campaign Streamers.   World War II:  East Indies; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Papua; New Guinea; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; China Offensive.  Korea: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.  Vietnam: Vietnam Ceasefire.  Global War on Terror-Expeditionary (GWOT-E).

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.   Distinguished Unit Citations: Australia, 14 Mar-25 Aug 1942; Papua, [c. 25 Sep] 1942-23 Jan 1943; Biak, 15 May 1944; Philippine Islands, 27 Oct-7 Dec 1944; Korea, [14 Aug]-25 Nov 1950; Korea, 9 Jul-27 Nov 1951.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat “V” Device: 5 May-6 Oct 1972.  Meritorious Unit Awards: 30 Apr 2008-1 May 2009; 1 Jun 2010-31 May 2011; 20 Apr-19 Jun 2012; 20 Jul 2012-23 Jan 2013.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Mar 1964-28 Feb 1966; 1 Mar 1966-30 Jun 1967; 1 Jan 1971-15 Apr 1972; 1 Jun 1995-31 May 1997; 1 Jun 1998-31 May 1999; 2 May 2004-31 May 2005; 1 Jun 2011-31 May 2013; 1 Jun 2013-31 May 2014; 1 Jun 2015-31 May 2016.  Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WW II).  Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations: [14 Aug] 1950-7 Feb 1951; 8 Feb 1951-31 Mar 1953.  Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 8 May-24 Aug 1972.     

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 18 Jan 2022.

Supersedes statement prepared on 15 Aug 2016.

Emblem.   Approved on 13 May 1944.   

Prepared by Melissa Lahue.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.