Lineage. Constituted as 576 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 15 Jan 1943. Activated on 26 Jan 1943. Redesignated as 576 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated
on 13 Sep 1945. Redesignated as 576 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 5 Sep 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 24 Sep 1947. Redesignated as 576 Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet, on 27 Jun 1949. Inactivated on 10 Nov 1949. Redesignated as 576 Strategic Missile Squadron (ICBM-Atlas) on 6 Mar 1958. Activated on 1 Apr 1958. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 2 Apr 1966. Redesignated as 576 Test Squadron on 29 Aug 1991. Activated on 1 Sep 1991. Redesignated as 576 Flight Test Squadron on 1 Jul 1994.
Assignments. 392 Bombardment Group, 26 Jan 1943-13 Sep 1945. 392 Bombardment Group, 24 Sep 1947-10 Nov 1949. 704 Strategic Missile Wing, 1 Apr 1958; 1 Missile (later, 1 Strategic Aerospace) Division, 1 Jul 1959; 392 Strategic Missile Wing, 18 Oct 1961 (attached to 1 Strategic Aerospace Division, 18-19 Oct and 15-20 Dec 1961); 1 Strategic Aerospace Division, 20 Dec 1961-2 Apr 1966. 310 Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991; 30 Operations Group, 1 Jul 1993; Space Warfare Center, 22 Feb 1996; 595 Test and Evaluation (later, 595 Space) Group, 7 Apr 2000; Air Force Global Strike Command, 1 Dec 2009-.
Stations. Davis-Monthan Field, AZ, 26 Jan 1943; Biggs Field, TX, 1 Mar 1943; Alamogordo AAB, NM, 18 Apr-18 Jul 1943; Wendling, England, 31 Jul 1943-c. 9 Jun 1945; Charleston AAFld, SC, 25 Jun-13 Sep 1945. Barksdale Field (later, AFB), LA, 24 Sep 1947-10 Nov 1949. Cooke (later, Vandenberg) AFB, CA, 1 Apr 1958-2 Apr 1966. Vandenberg AFB, CA, 1 Sep 1991-.
Service Streamers. Global War on Terrorism-Service (GWOT-S).
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Gotha, Germany, 24 Feb 1944. Air Force
Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1962-30 Jun 1964; 1 Sep 1991-15 May 1993; 1 Nov 1991-30 Sep 1993; 1 Oct 1996-30 Sep 1997; 2 Sep 2003-31 Aug 2004; 1 Sep 2004-31 Aug 2005; 1 Sep 2005-31 Aug 2006; 1 Sep 2006-31 Aug 2007; 1 Sep 2008-31 Aug 2009; 1 Jan 2009-31 Dec 2010; 1 Jan 2011-31 Dec 2012; 1 Jan 2016-31 Dec 2017; 1 Jan 2018-31 Dec 2019. Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards: 1 Aug 1999-31 Jul 2001; 1 Sep 2002-1 Sep 2003; 1 Sep 2007-31 Aug 2008.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 3 Jan 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 13 May 2008.
Emblem. Approved on 5 Mar 1959; latest rendering, 2 Mar 1995.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.