Re-designated: 90th Squadron c. Jun
1921;
- 90th Attack Squadronn on 25 Jan 1923;
- 90th Bombardment Squuadron ( Light ) on 15 Sep 1939;
- 90th Bombardment Squuadron ( Dive ) on 28 Sep 1942;
- 90th Bombardment Squuadron ( Light ) on 25 May 1943.
- Inactivated on 1 Octt 1949.
- Re-designated 90th BBombardment Squadron ( Light, Night
Intruder ) on 7 Jun I95l.
- Activated on 25 Jun 1951.
- Re-designated 90th BBombardment Squadron ( Tactical ) on 1 Oct
1955.
- Re-designated 90th TTactical Fighter Squadron on 8 June 1964.
- Re-designated 90th AAttack Squadron on 12 December 1969.
- Re-designated 90th SSpecial Operations Squadron on 31 October
1970.
- Re-designated 90th TTactical Fighter Squadron on 8 July 1973.
- Re-designated 90th FFighter Squadron on 26 September 1991.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Unknown, 20 Aug 1917-13 Jun 1918;
I Corps Observation Group, 13 Jun 1918;
IV Corps Observation Group, c. 1 Jul 1918;
III Corps Observation Group, 21 Sep 1918;
I Corps Observation Group, 3o Nov-Dec 1918;
Unknown, Dec 1918-1 Jul 1919;
Army Surveillance Group (later renamed the 1st Surveillance; 3d Attack; and
3d Bombardment Group), 1 Jul 1919-1 Oct 1949;
3d Bombardment Group, 25 Jun 1951;
3d Bombardment Wing, 25 Oct 1957.
Attached to 41st Air Division, 1 Sep 1963-7 Jan 1964.
41st Air Division, 8 Jan 1964.
Tactical Air Command, 8 Jun 1964.
3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 9 Jun 1964.
Attached to 405th Fighter Wing, 7 Feb-10 May 1965.
Attached to 39th Air Division, 8 Aug 1965
834th Air Division, 19 Nov 1965 (remained attached to 39th Air Division until 5
Dec 1965),
Attached to 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, c. 5 Dec 1965-c. 7 Feb 1966.
3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, c. 8 Feb 1966.
14th Special Operations Wing, 31 Oct 1970.
483rd Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Sep 1971.
18th Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Apr 1972.
405th Fighter Wing, 15 Dec 1972 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 16 Sep 1974.
21st Tactical Fighter Wing, 29 May 1991.
21st Operations Group, 26 Sep 1991.
3rd Operations Group, 19 Dec 1991 until the present.
STATIONS:
Kelly Field, Tex., 20 Aug 1917;
Garden City, NY, 5-27 Oct 1917;
Colombey-les-Belles, France, 20 Nov 1917;
Amanty, France, 19 Apr 1918;
Ourches, France, 13 Jun 1918;
Souilly, France, 20 Sep 1918;
Bethelainville, France, 29 Oct 1918;
Belrain, France, 2 Dec 1918;
Colombey-les-Belles, France, 18 Jan 1919;
St. Denis de Pile, France, 29 Jan 1919;
Libourne, France, 2 Feb 1919;
Bordeaux, France, 10-19 Apr 1919;
Hazelhurst Field, NY, 5 May 1919;
Kelly Field, Tex., May 1919 (flight operated from Eagle Pass, Tex., after 2 Sep
1919);
Sanderson, Tex., 29 Nov 1919 (flight operated from Eagle Pass, Tex., to 11 Jun
1920 and
from Del Rio, Tex., 12 Jun 1920-30 Jun 1921 );
Kelly Field, Tex., 2 Jul 1921;
Ft Crockett, Tex., 1 Jul 1926 (detachment operated from Ft Huachuca, Ariz., 7
Apr-2 May 1929);
Barksdale Field, La., 27 Feb 1935;
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| 90th Sqdn Curtis Shrikes in formation over Barksdale AF Base,
March 1935 |
Savannah, Ga., 10 Oct 1940-19 Jan 1942;
Brisbane, Australia, 25 Feb 1942;
Charters Towers, Australia, 8 Mar 1942;
Port Moresby, New Guinea, 28 Jan 1943;
Dobodura, New Guinea, 21 May 1943;
Nadzab, New Guinea, c. 30 Jan 1944;
Hollandia, New Guinea, c. 7 May 1944;
Dulag, Leyte, 16 Nov 1944;
San Jose, Mindoro, 30 Dec 1944;
Okinawa, 6 Aug 1945;
Atsugi, Japan, c. 8 Sep 1945;
Yokota, Japan, c. 10 Oct 1946-1 Oct 1949.
Iwakuni, Japan, 25 Jun 1951;
Kunsan, Korea, c. 20 Aug 1951;
Johnson AB, Japan, 5 Oct 1954;
Yokota, Japan, 17 Nov 1960-9 Jun 1964.
England AFB, La, 9 Jun 1964-8 Feb 1966.
Deployed at Clarl AB, Philippines, 7 Feb - 10 May 1965.
Deployed at Misawa AB, Japan, 3 Aug - 5 Dec 1965.
Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam, 12 Feb 1966 (deployed at Phan Rang AB, South Vietnam
9-14 Apr 1967).
Nha Trang AB, South Vietnam, 31 Oct 1970.
Kadena AB, Okinawa, 15 Apr 1972.
Clark AB, Philippines, 15 Dec 1972.
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, 29 May 1991 until present.
AIRCRAFT:
In addition to Sopwith 1 and Salmson 2, briefly included Spad XI and Breguet 14
during 1918;
DH-4, 1919-1926;
GAX (GA-1), 1921-1922;
in addition to O-2, 1926-1928, and A-3, 1928-1934, included DH-4 during period
1926-1932;
A-12, 1934-1936;
A-17, 1936-l939;
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| 90th Squadron Salmson 2A2 (1917) |
B-18, 1939-1941;
A-20, 1941, 1943-1945;
B-25, 1942-1944;
A-26 (later B-26), 1945-l949;
B-26, 1951-1956;
B-57, 1956-1964;
F-100, 1964-1969;
A-37, 1969-1970;
C-123, 1970-1972;
C-130, 1970-1972;
F-4, 1973-1991;
F-15E "Strike Eagle", 1991 until present.
OPERATIONS:
Combat in World War I as corps observation unit with American I, III and IV Army
Corps, and
French XVII Army Corps, 16 Jun-10 Nov 1918.
• Mexican border
patrol, Sep 1919-Jun 1921, Apr 1929.
• Antisubmarine,
Dec 1941-Jan 1942; combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, Apr 1942-12 Aug
1945.
• Combat in
Korea, 25 Jun 1951-27 Jul 1953.
• Combat in
Southeast Asia, Feb 1966-Dec 1972.
• Not manned and
non-operational Dec 1972-Aug 1973.
• Air Defense of
the Philippines, Sep 1973-May 1991.
• Air Defense of
Alaska, May 1991 until present.
SERVICE STREAMERS: None.
CAMPAIGNS:
World War I: Lorraine; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.
World War II:
Antisubmarine, American Theater; East Indies; Air Offensive, Japan; Papua; New
Guinea; Bismarck
Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines.
Korean War:
CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea
Summer-Fall, 1952;
Third Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1953.
Vietnam: Vietnam Air; Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air
Offensive, Pahse Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall, 1969; Vietnam
Winter-Spring, 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon; Commando
Hunt V; Commando Hunt VI; Commando Hunt VII; Vietnam Ceasefire.
DECORATIONS:
Distinguished Unit Citations: Papua, 23 Jul 1942-23 Jan 1943; Bismarck Sea, 3-4
Mar 1943; New Guinea, 17 Aug 1943; Korea, [25 Jun)-8 Jul 1951; Korea, 1 May-27
Jul 1953.
Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: 31 Jan-5 Mar
1968; 1 Aug 1969-20 Jan 1970; 21 Jan-30 Sep 1970; 1 Nov 1970-30 Jun 1971; 1
Sep-31 Deac 1971.
Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jun 1958-30 Jun 1960; 1 Jul 1960-31 Mar
1962; 9 Jun 1964-16 Jul 1965; 3 Apr-31 May 1975; 1 Jul 1979-30 Jun 1981; 1 Jul
1981-30 Apr 1982; 22 Mar-1 Apr 1986; 1 Jan 1989-1 Jun 1990.
Presidential Unit Citations: Southeast Asia, 8 Jun 1966-16 Apr 1967; Southeast
Asia, 6 Mar 1968-31 Jul 1969.
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: [25 Jun]-27 Oct 1951.
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Crosses with Palm: 8 Feb 1966-19 May 1969; 1 Apr
1966-15 Apr 1972; 1 May-30 Sep 1970.
EMBLEM:
Official Motto: Pair-O-Dice (Approved on 28 Dec 1992.)
