United States Air Forces in Europe Air Postal Sq (USAFE)

Lineage. Constituted as 2 Air Postal Squadron on 12 Sep 1949.  Activated on 5 Oct 1949. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 8 Jan 1963.Consolidated (1 Jun 1993) with the 7025 Air Postal Squadron, which was activated on 1 Jul 1976. Redesignated as: 2 Air Postal Squadron on 15 Jun 1993; United States Air Forces in Europe Air Postal Squadron on 1 Jul 1994; 2 Air Postal Squadron on 22 Mar 2004; United States Air Forces in Europe Air Postal Squadron on 9 Nov 2016.

Assignments. United States Air Forces in Europe, 5 Oct 1949; Twelfth Air Force, 21 Jan 1951; United States Air Force in Europe, 6 Apr 1951-8 Jan 1963. 86 Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Jul 1976; United States Air Forces in Europe, 1 Nov 1979; 712 Air Base Group, 22 Mar 2004; 428 Air Base Group, 18 Apr 2005; 86 Mission Support Group, 16 Jul 2005; 431 Air Base Group, 18 Apr 2007; 86 Mission Support Group, 16 Jul 2009; United States Air Force in Europe, 9 Nov 2016-.

 

Stations. Wiesbaden, Germany, 5 Oct 1949; Ramstein (later, Ramstein-Landstuhl; Ramstein) AB, Germany, 7 Apr 1955-8 Jan 1963. Rhein Main AB, Germany, 1 Jul 1976; Kapaun AS, Germany, 1 Aug 1983; Ramstein AB, Germany, 18 Jan 1990-.

 

Service Streamers.  None.

 

Campaign Streamers.  None.

 

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

 

Decorations.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:  15 Jan 1962-8 Jan 1963; 25 May 2004-31 Oct 2005; 1 Nov 2005-30 May 2007; 1 Dec 2005-30 Nov 2007; 1 Dec 2007-30 Jun 2009; 1 Jul 2009-31 Dec 2010. 

 

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 14 Jun 2017.

 

Supersedes statement released on 31 Dec 2010.

 

Emblem.  Approved on 21 Jul 1994.  Newest rendition approved on 15 Jun 2004. 

 

Prepared by Major Tonia Stephens.

 

Reviewed by Carl E. Bailey.