Lineage. Constituted as 4 AAF Combat Camera Unit on 4 Feb 1943. Activated on 12 Feb 1943. Inactivated on 2 Dec 1945. Redesignated as 4 Combat Camera Squadron on 7 Mar 1996. Activated in the Reserve on 31 Mar 1996. Inactivated on 31 Jul 2015. Activated on 3 Mar 2017.
Assignments. 1 Motion Picture Unit, 12 Feb 1943; Ninth Air Force, 17 Nov 1943; United States Air Forces Europe, 13 Nov-2 Dec 1945. 452 Support Group, 31 Mar 1996; 604 Regional Support Group, 1 Jan 2002; 452 Mission Support Group, 1 Oct 2010-31 Jul 2015. 315 Operations Group, 3 Mar 2017-.
Stations. Culver City, CA, 12 Feb-25 Oct 1943; Gosfield, England, 18 Nov 1943; Marks Hall, England, 4 Dec 1943; Ascot (Sunninghill Park), England, 17 Dec 1943; St. Savuer Lendelin, France, 5 Aug 1944; Force, France, 23 Aug 1944; Chantilly, France, 11 Sep 1944; Bad Kissingen, Germany, 5 Jun 1945-unkn; Camp Myles Standish, MA, 1-2 Dec 1945. March AFB (later, March ARB), CA, 31 Mar 1996-31 Jul 2015. Joint Base Charleston, SC, 3 Mar 2017-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Sep 1997-31 Aug 1999; 2 Sep 2003-1 Sep 2005; 2 Sep 2006-1 Sep 2008; 1 Jan 2017-31 Dec 2018.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 1 Feb 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 28 Dec 2017.
Emblem. Approved on 30 Jun 1998.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.