7th Operations Support Squadron

Lineage.  Constituted as 7 Airdrome Squadron on 7 Nov 1942.  Activated on 21 Nov 1942.  Inactivated on 20 Aug 1948.  Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.  Reconstituted, and consolidated (29 Aug 1991) with the 7 Operations Support Squadron, which was constituted as 7 Operations Squadron on 4 Jun 1952.  Activated on 16 Jun 1952.  Inactivated on 20 Jun 1953.  Activated on 1 Dec 1957.  Discontinued on 15 Mar 1960.  Redesignated as 7 Operations Support Squadron on 29 Aug 1991.  Activated on 1 Sep 1991.  Inactivated on 31 Dec 1992.  Activated on 1 Oct 1993.

Assignments. Air Service Command, 21 Nov 1942; Second Air Force, 28 Dec 1942; Thirteenth Air Force, 19 Jun 1943; Far East Air Force Combat Replacement and Training Center, 15 Jun 1944; 8 Service Group, 29 Jun 1944; Southwest Pacific Area, 19 Sep 1944; 360 Air Service Group, 1 Sep 1945; 29 Air Service Group, 11 Jan 1946; 85 Fighter Wing, 20 Apr 1946; 1 Air Division, 1 Jun 1947; Fifth Air Force, 25 Mar-20 Aug 1948.  7 Air Base Group, 16 Jun 1952-20 Jun 1953.  7 Air Base (later, 7 Combat Support) Group, 1 Dec 1957-15 Mar 1960.  7 Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991-31 Dec 1992.  7 Operations Group, 1 Oct 1993-.

Stations.  Selfridge Fld, MI, 21 Nov 1942; Wendover Fld, UT, 1 Feb 1943; Camp Stoneman, CA, 4-14 Jun 1943; Guadalcanal, 13 Jul 1943; Nadzab, New Guinea, 13 Sep 1944; Luzon, Philippines, 12 Jul 1945; Kadena Fld, Okinawa, 1 Jun 1947; Nagoya AB, Japan, 25 Mar 1948; Tachikawa AB, Japan, 5 Apr-20 Aug 1948.  Carswell AFB, TX, 16 Jun 1952-20 Jun 1953.  Carswell AFB, TX, 1 Dec 1957-15 Mar 1960.  Carswell AFB, TX, 1 Sep 1991-31 Dec 1992.  Dyess AFB, TX, 1 Oct 1993-.

Service Streamers.  Global War on Terrorism (GWOT-S).

Campaign Streamers. World War II:  New Guinea.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jun 2013-31 May 2015. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 1998-31 May 2000; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2004; 1 Jun 2005-31 May 2007; 1 Jan 2016-31 Dec 2017.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through Jul 2013 (Service Streamers, Decorations & Emblem updated by AFGSC/HO on 25 Nov 2019).

Supersedes statement prepared on 14 Nov 2001.

Emblem.   Approved on 21 Jul 1994; newest rendition approved on 22 Aug 2019.

Prepared by Patsy Robertson.

Reviewed by Carl E. Bailey.

(Current as of Sept. 2022)