93d Bomb Squadron
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 93d Bomb Squadron | |
|---|---|
 93d Bomb Squadron Patch |
|
| Active | 21 August 1917 - 31 March 1919 20 October 1939 - 1 February 1963 1 October 1993 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Strategic Bombing |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command 10th Air Force 917th Wing 917th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Barksdale Air Force Base |
| Engagements | Battle of the Philippines |
| Decorations |  DCU AFOUA PPUC ROK PUC |
The 93d Bomb Squadron (93 BS) is part of the 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. It operates B-52 Stratofortress aircraft providing strategic bombing capability. It is the only reserve bomber unit in the United States Air Force.
Contents |
[edit] Mission
Employ the bomber in support of Air Force worldwide conventional commitments.
[edit] History
The 93d flew combat missions in France as a pursuit unit from 11 August-10 November 1918. It also saw combat in the Southwest Pacific from, 7 December 1941-c. 24 October 1942 with its ground echelon fighting alongside infantry units in the Philippines, c. 19 December 1941-May 1942. The squadron conducted replacement training from, 1 February 1943-1 April 1944 before returning to combat in Western Pacific from, c. 12 February-15 August 1945.
The 93d also flew combat missions in Korea, 28 June 1950-25 July 1953. It has conducted bombardment training, 1954-1963 and since 1993. It won the B-52 category of the 1995 Gunsmoke competition and participated in training exercises through the 1990s.
In September 2001 deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where it flew 88 combat missions before redeploying to Barskdale AFB in January 2002. It deployed in support of operations in Afghanistan again from May-September 2002. In March 2003 the 93d deployed to RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Between March and August 2003 the 93d flew more than 100 combat sorties and dropped over 1 million pounds of munitions. From January-March 2005 the squadron deployed to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam as part of an ongoing bomber rotation to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to the Asian-Pacific region by the U.S. Pacific Command.
[edit] Operations
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Operation Tandem Thrust
- Operation Cope Thunder
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
[edit] Lineage
|
|
[edit] Assignments
- 3d Pursuit Group (1918)
- 1st Air Depot (1918 – 1919)
- 19th Bombardment Group (1939 – 1953)
- Ground Echelon Attached : 5th Interceptor Command (19 December 1941 – May 1942)
- 19th Bombardment Wing (1953 – 1961)
- 4239th Strategic Wing (1961 – 1963)
- 917th Wing (1993 - Present)
[edit] Bases stationed
|
|
[edit] Aircraft Operated
- SPAD S.XIII (1918)
- SPAD S.VII (1918)
- B-17 Flying Fortress (1939 – 1944)
- B-18 Bolo (1939 - 1941)
- B-24 Liberator (1941 - 1942)
- LB-30 (1941 - 1942)
- B-29 Superfortress (1944 - 1954)
- B-47 Stratojet (1954 - 1961)
- B-52 Stratofortress (1961 - 1963, 1993 - Present)
[edit] References
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
