Lineage. Constituted as 23 Airways Detachment on 21 Jul 1942. Activated on 25 Jul 1942. Disbanded on 1 Dec 1943. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 23 Space Operations Squadron, on 8 Oct 1991. Activated on 1 Nov 1991.
Assignments. Tenth Air Force, 25 Jul 1942 (attached to Air Service Command, 25 Jul-Sep 1942); Air Transport Command, 21 Dec 1942; India-China Wing, ATC, by Mar 1943-1 Dec 1943. 2 Satellite Tracking (later, 750 Space) Group, 1 Nov 1991; 50 Operations Group, 3 Jun 1999; 50 Network Operations Group, 10 Mar 2004-.
Stations. Mitchel Field, NY, 25 Jul 1942; Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, PA, 29 Sep-6 Oct 1942; Karachi, India, c. 12 Nov 1942; Chabua, India, by Mar 1943; Kunming, China, by c. May-1 Dec 1943. New Boston AFS (later, New Boston AS), NH, 1 Nov 1991-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: India-Burma; China Defensive.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Sep 1993-31 Aug 1995; [3 Jun 1999]-30 Sep 2000; 1 Oct 2000-1 Oct 2001; [2] Oct 2001-1 Oct 2002; 2 Oct 2002-2 Oct 2003; 1 Oct 2007-30 Sep 2009.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 21 Dec 2015.
Emblem. Approved on 5 Jun 1995.
Prepared by Daniel Haulman