Lineage. Designated Squadron C, 27 Airdrome Group on 28 Jul 1947. Activated on 15 Aug 1947. Discontinued on 1 Aug 1948. Consolidated (3 Oct 1984) with the 27 Installations Squadron, Fighter, Two Engine, which was constituted on 14 Jun 1948. Activated on 1 Aug 1948. Redesignated 27 Installations Squadron, Fighter, Jet on 16 Dec 1949; 27 Installations Squadron on 1 Feb 1950. Inactivated on 16 Jun 1952. Activated on 8 Jan 1958. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1958. Redesignated 27 Civil Engineering Squadron on 28 Jan 1969. Activated on 8 Jun 1969. Redesignated: 27 Civil Engineer Squadron on 1 Mar 1994; 27 Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron on 1 Oct 2007.
Assignments. 27 Airdrome (later, 27 Air Base) Group, 15 Aug 1947-16 Jun 1952. 27 Air Base Group, 8 Jan-1 Oct 1958. 27 Combat Support (later, 27 Support, 27 Mission Support, 27 Special Operations Mission Support) Group, 8 Jun 1969-.
Stations. Kearney AAFld (later, AFB), NE, 15 Aug 1947; Bergstrom AFB, TX, 16 Mar 1949-16 Jun 1952 (deployed at: Itazuke AB, Japan, 13 Dec 1950-31 Mar 1951, with advanced echelon deployed at Taegu AB, South Korea, Dec 1950; Kunsan AB, South Korea, 1 Apr-23 Jun 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan, 24 Jun-8 Jul 1951). Bergstrom AFB, TX, 8 Jan-1 Oct 1958. Cannon AFB, NM, 8 Jun 1969-.
Service Streamers. None
Campaign Streamers. Korea: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan 1981-30 Jun 1982; 1 Jan 1988-31 Dec 1989; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2004. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: [Dec] 1950-31 May 1951.
Emblem. Approved on 8 Aug 1996; latest rendering, 17 Oct 2018.
Date Prepared. 4 Oct 2007.
Supersedes statement prepared on 4 Oct 1999.
Prepared by SSgt Matthew H. Scales
Approved by Carl E. Bailey