Lineage. Constituted as 88 Installations Squadron, Depot on 16 May 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951. Inactivated on 16 May 1951. Activated in the Reserve on 20 Nov 1952. Redesignated as 88 Installations Squadron (Depot) on 12 Nov 1954. Inactivated on 8 Oct 1956. Disbanded on 15 Jun 1983. Reconstituted, and consolidated (16 Sep 1994) with the 2750 Civil Engineering Squadron, which was designated, and activated, on 1 Jan 1973. Redesignated as: 645 Civil Engineering Squadron on 1 Oct 1992; 645 Civil Engineering Operations Squadron on 1 Oct 1993; 645 Civil Engineer Operations Squadron on 1 Mar 1994; 88 Civil Engineer Squadron on 1 Oct 1994. Inactivated on 31 Dec 2000. Activated on 1 Oct 2014.
Assignments. 88 Air Base Group, 27 Jun 1949-16 May 1951. 88 Air Base Group, 20 Nov 1952-8 Oct 1956. 2750 Air Base Wing, 1 Jan 1973; 2750 Engineering and Services (later, 645 Civil Engineering; 645 Civil Engineer; 88 Civil Engineer) Group, 10 Sep 1990-31 Dec 2000. 88 Civil Engineer Group, 1 Oct 2014-.
Stations. Santa Monica, CA, 27 Jun 1949; Norton AFB, CA, 1-16 May 1951. New York, NY, 20 Nov 1952-8 Oct 1956. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 1 Jan 1973-31 Dec 2000. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 1 Oct 2014-.
Service Streamers. None
Campaign Streamers. None
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [1 Jan 1973]-31 Jan 1974; 1 Apr 1976-31 Mar 1977; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1989; 1 Jan 1990-31 Dec 1991; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1995; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1996; 1 Jan 2018-31 Dec 2019.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 5 May 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 1 Nov 2014.
Emblem. Approved on 8 Aug 1984; latest rendering, 3 Mar 2015.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.