446 Maintenance Squadron

Lineage.  Constituted as 446 Field Maintenance Squadron on 11 Apr 1955.  Activated in the Reserve on 25 May 1955.  Inactivated on 14 Apr 1959.  Activated in the Reserve on 1 Jul 1976.  Consolidated (22 Oct 1984) with the 446 Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (constituted on 5 Dec 1958; activated in the Reserve on 15 Apr 1959; discontinued, and inactivated, on 17 Jan 1963).  Consolidated unit retained designation of 446 Field Maintenance Squadron.  Redesignated as: 446 Equipment Maintenance Squadron on 1 Aug 1990; 446 Maintenance Squadron on 1 Apr 1994.

Assignments.  446 Maintenance and Supply Group, 25 May 1955-14 Apr 1959.  446 Troop Carrier Wing, 14 Apr 1959-17 Jan 1963.  446 Military Airlift (later, 446 Airlift) Wing, 1 Jul 1976; 446 Logistics (later, 446 Maintenance) Group, 1 Aug 1992-.

Stations.  Ellington AFB, TX, 25 May 1955-14 Apr 1959.  Ellington AFB, TX, 14 Apr 1959-17 Jan 1963.  McChord AFB, WA, 1 Jul 1976-.

Service Streamers.  None.

Campaign Streamers.  None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Oct 2006-30 Sep 2007.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Sep 1982-31 Aug 1984; 1 Aug 1990-31 Jul 1992; 1 Oct 2003-30 Sep 2005.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 21 Jul 2021.

Supersedes statement prepared on 15 Aug 2012.

Emblem.  Approved on 17 Mar 1986.

Prepared by Margaret Ream.