Lineage. Constituted as 305 Airdrome Squadron on 1 Apr 1943. Activated on 5 Apr 1943. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1946. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and consolidated (29 Aug 1991) with the 305 Operations Squadron, which was constituted on 25 Mar 1959. Activated on 1 Jun 1959. Discontinued and inactivated on 1 Jan 1962. Redesignated as 305 Operations Support Squadron on 29 Aug 1991. Activated on 1 Sep 1991.
Assignments. Second Air Force, 5 Apr 1943; Fifth Air Force, Feb 1944; V Air Force Service Command, Aug 1944; 46 Service Group, (by 27 Oct) 1944; 59 Service Group, 20 Nov 1944-25 Mar 1946. 305 Combat Support Group, 1 Jun 1959-1 Jan 1962. 305 Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991-15 Oct 1993; 305 Support Group, 15 Oct 1993–30 Sep 1994; 305 Operations Group, 1 Oct 1994-.
Stations. Dalhart AAFld, Tex, 5 Apr 1943; New Orleans, La, 26 Jan - 9 Feb 1944; Milne Bay, New Guinea, 16 Mar 1944; Finschafen, New Guinea, 26 Apr 1944; Tadji, New Guinea, 26 Apr 1944; Tacloban, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 24 Oct 1944; Yontan, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 7 Jul 1945; Irumagawa, Japan, 5 Nov 1945-25 Mar 1946. Bunker Hill AFB, IN, 1 Jun 1959-1 Jan 1962. Grissom AFB, IN, 1 Sep 1991; McGuire AFB, NJ, 1 Oct 1994-.
Service Streamers. Global War on Terrorism – Service (GWOT-S).
Campaign Streamers. World War II: New Guinea 1943-1944,
Leyte 1944-1945.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation: 17 Oct 1944-4 Jul 1945. Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jul 2012-30 Jun 2014. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Sep 1991–31 May 1992; 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1996; 1 Jul 1996-30 Jun 1998; 1 Jul 1998–30 Jun 1999; 1 Jul 1999-30 Jun 2000; 1 Jul 2000-30 Jun 2001; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2002; 1 Jul 2002-30 Jun 2003; 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2004; 1 Jul 2004-30 Jun 2006; 1 Jul 2006-30 Jun 2007; 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2008; 1 Jul 2009–30 Jun 2011; 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2020.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 22 Nov 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 10 Jun 2019.
Emblem. Approved on 29 Mar 1995; latest rendering, 17 Sep 2018.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.