34 Fighter Squadron

Lineage.  Constituted as 34 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 5 Oct 1944.  Activated on 15 Oct 1944.  Inactivated on 15 Oct 1946.  Redesignated as 34 Fighter-Day Squadron on 26 Aug 1954.  Activated on 11 Nov 1954.  Redesignated as 34 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958.  Inactivated on 15 Mar 1959.  Activated on 2 May 1966. Organized on 15 May 1966.  Redesignated as 34 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.  Inactivated on 16 Jul 2010.  Activated on 17 Jul 2015. 

Assignments.  413 Fighter Group, 15 Oct 1944–15 Oct 1946.  413 Fighter-Day Group, 11 Nov 1954 (attached to Ninth Air Force, 6 Jun–c. 13 Jul 1956); 413 Fighter-Day (later, 413 Tactical Fighter) Wing, 8 Oct 1957–15 Mar 1959.  Pacific Air Forces, 2 May 1966; 41 Air Division, 15 May 1966 (attached to 388 Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 May 1966–); 347 Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Jan 1968 (remained attached to 388 Tactical Fighter Wing to 14 Mar 1971); 388 Tactical Fighter (later, 388 Fighter) Wing, 15 Mar 1971;

388 Operations Group, 1 Dec 1991–16 Jul 2010.  388 Operations Group, 17 Jul 2015-. 

Stations.  Seymour Johnson Field, NC, 15 Oct 1944; Bluethenthal Field, NC, 9 Nov 1944–7 Apr 1945; Ie Shima, 19 May 1945; Kadena AB, Okinawa, c. 17 Oct 1945; Yontan AB, Okinawa, 29 Jan–15 Oct 1946. George AFB, CA, 11 Nov 1954–15 Mar 1959 (deployed at Shaw AFB, SC, 6 Jun–c. 13 Jul 1956; Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, 17–22 Jun 1957; Luke AFB, AZ, 13–26 Jul 1958). Korat RTAFB, Thailand, 15 May 1966–23 Dec 1975 (operated from Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 1–27 Feb 1969); Hill AFB, UT, 23 Dec 1975–16 Jul 2010.  Hill AFB, UT, 17 Jul 2015-. 

 

Service Streamers.  None.

Campaign Streamers.  World War II: Air Offensive, Japan; Eastern Mandates; Western Pacific; Ryukyus; China Offensive. Vietnam: Air; Air Offensive; Air Offensive, Phase II; Air Offensive, Phase III; Air/Ground; Air Offensive, Phase IV; TET 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall, 1969; Winter-Spring, 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon; Commando Hunt V; Commando Hunt VI; Commando Hunt VII; Ceasefire.  Southwest Asia: Ceasefire.  Afghanistan: Consolidation III.  Iraq: Surge. 

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Presidential Unit Citation: Southeast Asia, 10 Mar –1 May 1967.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” Device:  29–30 Jun 1966; 1 Jul 1966–30 Jun 1967; 1 Jul 1967–30 Jun 1968; 1 Jul 1968–15 Sep 1969; 15 Mar–20 May 1971; 18 Dec 1972–15 Aug 1973; 15 Oct 1974–12 May 1975; 13–15 May 1975.  Meritorious Unit Awards:  1 Jun 2007-31 May 2009; 1 Oct 2009-[16 Jul] 2010; 1 Jun 2019-31 May 2021; 1 Jun 2021-31 May 2022.  Air Outstanding Unit Awards:  1 Oct 1986-30 Apr 1988; 1 May 1991-30 Apr 1993; 1 Jun 2005-31 May 2007; 1 Jun 2018-31 May 2020.  Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm:  15 May 1966–28 Jan 1973.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 2 May 2023.

Supersedes statement prepared on 17 Jul 2015.

Emblem.  Approved on 9 Nov 1945.

Prepared by Melissa Lahue.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.