510 Fighter Squadron (USAFE)

Lineage.  Constituted as 625 Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 4 Feb 1943.  Activated on 1 Mar 1943.  Redesignated as:  510 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 Aug 1943; 510 Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 510 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 30 May 1944.  Inactivated on 27 Oct 1945.  Redesignated as 510 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 15 Oct 1952.  Activated on 1 Dec 1952.  Inactivated on 1 Jul 1958. Redesignated as 510 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 11 Mar 1959.  Activated on 9 Apr 1959.  Inactivated on 15 Nov 1969.  Activated on 1 Oct 1978.  Inactivated on 1 Feb 1994.  Redesignated as 510 Fighter Squadron on 23 Mar 1994.  Activated on 1 Jul 1994.

Assignments.  405 Bombardment (later, Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Group, 1 Mar 1943–27 Oct 1945.  405 Fighter-Bomber Group, 1 Dec 1952; 405 Fighter-Bomber Wing, 8 Oct 1957–1 Jul 1958.  405 Fighter Wing, 9 Apr 1959 (attached to Joint Task Force 116, 16 May–8 Jun 1962); 3 Tactical Fighter Wing, 16 Mar 1964–15 Nov 1969 (attached to 405 Fighter Wing, c. 8 May–17 Aug 1965).  81 Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Oct 1978; 52 Operations Group, 1 Oct 1992–1 Feb 1994.  31 Operations Group, 1 Jul 1994–.

Stations.  Drew Field, FL, 1 Mar 1943; Walterboro AAFld, SC, 13 Sep 1943–14 Feb 1944; Christchurch, England, 6 Mar–22 Jun 1944; Picauville, France, 30 Jun 1944; St Dizier, France, 11 Sep 1944; Ophoven, Belgium, 6 Feb 1945; Kitzingen, Germany, 23 Apr 1945; Straubing, Germany, 14 May–2 Jul 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 25–27 Oct 1945.   Godman AFB, KY, 1 Dec 1952; Langley AFB, VA, 17 Apr 1953–1 Jul 1958.  Clark AB, Philippines, 9 Apr 1959–14 Mar 1964 (deployed at Chai–Yi AB, Taiwan, 1–8 Jul and 2–12 Nov 1959; at Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 11 May–8 Jun 1962); England AFB, LA, 16 Mar 1964–7 Nov 1965 (deployed at Clark AB, Philippines, 8 May–20 Aug 1965); Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam, 10 Nov 1965–15 Nov 1969.  RAF Bentwaters, England, 1 Oct 1978; Spangdahlem AB, Germany, 4 Jan 1993–1 Feb 1994.  Aviano AB, Italy, 1 Jul 1994–.

Service Streamers.  None. 

Campaign Streamers.  World War II:  Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.  Vietnam:  Vietnam Defensive; Vietnam Air; Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III; Vietnam Air/Ground; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV; TET 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1970.  Southwest Asia:  Ceasefire.  Kosovo:  Air Campaign.  Afghanistan: Consolidation III.  Iraq:  Iraqi Governance; Iraqi Surge.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Distinguished Unit Citation:  France, 24 Sep 1944.  Presidential Unit Citations (Vietnam):  8 Jun 1966–16 Apr 1967; 6 Mar 1968–31 Jul 1969.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” Device:  31 Jan-5 Mar 1968; 1 Aug-16 Nov 1969; 1 Feb-31 May 2000.  Meritorious Unit Award:  1 Oct 2009-30 Sep 2010.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:  1 Nov 1960–30 Jun 1961; 1 May 1964–16 Jul 1965; 1 Jul 1979–30 Jun 1981; 1 Jul 1981–30 Jun 1983; 1 Jun 1989–31 May 1991; 1 Jun 1991–30 Jun 1993; 1 Oct 1992-30 Jun 1993; 1 Apr 1994-1 Apr 1996; 2 Apr 1996-1 Apr 1998; 2 Apr 1998-1 Apr 2000; 24 Mar-10 Jun 1999; 1 Oct 2000-1 Oct 2002; 2 Oct 2002-30 Sep 2004; 1 Jun 2009-31 May 2011; 1 Jan 2012-31 Dec 2013; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2014; 1 Jan 2020-31 Dec 2021.  Cited in the Order of the Day, Belgian Army: 6 Jun–30 Sep 1944.  Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Crosses with Palm:  25 Nov 1965–19 May 1969; 1 Apr 1966–15 Nov 1969.

 Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 1 Aug 2023.

Supersedes statement prepared on 4 Aug 2016.

Emblem.  Approved on 14 Feb 1957; latest rendering, 8 May 2007.

Prepared by Melissa Lahue.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.