26th Space Aggressor Squadron
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| 26th Space Aggressor Squadron | |
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 26th Space Aggressor Squadron heraldry |
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| Active | 1914-Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Aggressor (Space) |
| Garrison/HQ | Schriever AFB, Colorado |
| Motto | RESISTERE FUTILE EST |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lt Col Robert J. Rysavy II |
The 26th Space Aggressor Squadron (26 SAS) is a unit of the United States Air Force located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. It is part of the 926th Group and is the Reserve Associate of the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron.[1]
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[edit] History
[edit] Air Aggressors
The 26th Aggressor Squadron was located at the Former Clark Air Base near Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. The unit was designated as an Aggressor Squadron on 22 April 1983. The 26th Aggressor Squadron began flying the F-5E Tiger II in 1977 and added T-33's to the unit in 1986. The unit flew simulated Soviet attacks to provide training to US Air Force and Allied fighter crews at several locations; mostly at PACAF (Pacific Air Force) bases throughout the far-east; The unit also participated in Team Spirit exercises at Osan Air Base and Kunsan Air Base in Korea. The 26th flew its last aggressor mission on 21 February 1990, before being deactivated on 21 February 1990. Aggressor units flew attack patterns similar to Soviet tactics in order to train allied pilots to fly air-to-air combat missions against Soviet forces. Other Aggressor units operated at Nellis AFB near Las Vegas, NV and at Lakenheath AB in the UK.
[edit] Space Aggressors
The unit was relocated to Kadena AB (Okinawa Japan) and began using F-16's to fly the Aggressor missions sometime around November of 1988; The unit was deactivated on 21 February 1990 and was inactive until 2003 when the unit was reactivated as the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron at Schriever AFB, CO.
[edit] Assignments
- Eastern Department, 26 May 1917
- Third Aviation Instruction Center, c. Sep 1917
- unknown, April–7 June 1919
- 3d Attack Group, 15 September 1921-27 June 1924
- 5th Composite (later, 5th Bombardment) Group, 1 September 1930 (attached to 18th Pursuit Group, 1 September 1930–)
- 18th Wing, 12 October 1938 (remained attached to 18th Pursuit Group to c. 10 December 1939)
- 11th Bombardment Group, 1 February 1940–20 October 1948. 1 December 1948 (attached to 11th Bombardment Wing, 16 February 1951–15 June 1952)
- 11th Bombardment Wing (later, 11th Strategic Aerospace Wing), 16 June 1952–2 July 1968
- 405th Fighter Wing, 30 September 1973
- 3d Tactical Fighter Wing, 16 September 1974
- 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 October 1988–21 February 1990
- 310th Space Group, 1 October 2003–?
- 926th Group, ? - present
[edit] Lineage[1]
- Founded by Raynal Bolling as the 1st Aero Company of the New York National Guard in 1914
- Federalized as 1st Aero Squadron on 13 July 1916 for use in the punitive expedition against Pancho Villa in Northern Mexico.
- Redesignated as 1st Reserve Aero Squadron on 26 May 1917, the first squadron of what would become the United States Air Force Reserve in 1948
- Redesignated 26th Aero Squadron on 1 October 1917. Demobilized on 7 June 1919.
- Reconstituted, and consolidated (8 April 1924), with unit authorized as 26th Squadron (Attack) on 30 August 1921 and organized on 15 September 1921. Redesignated 26th Attack Squadron on 25 January 1923. Inactivated on 27 June 1924.
- Activated on 1 September 1930 and redesignated 26th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 6 December 1939; 26th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 11 December 1940; 26th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy in 1944; 26th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 30 April 1946. Inactivated on 20 October 1948.
- Redesignated 26th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, and activated, on 1 December 1948. Discontinued, and inactivated on 2 July 1968.
- Redesignated 26th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 24 September 1973 and activated on 30 September 1973. Redesignated 26th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 31 August 1975; 26th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron on 30 November 1977; 26th Aggressor Squadron on 22 April 1983. Inactivated on 21 February 1990.
- Redesignated 26th Space Aggressor Squadron on 21 February 2003 and activated in the Reserve on 1 October 2003.
[edit] Bases stationed
- Hazelhurst Field, New York, 26 May–23 August 1917
- Le Havre, France, 17 September 1917
- Issoudun, France, 20 September 1917 (detachments trained at Pau and Tours, 28 September–Nov 1917)
- Clisson, France, 13 April 1919
- Saint-Sébastien, France, 1 May 1919
- Saint-Nazaire, France, 5–13 May 1919
- Mitchel Field, New York, 27 May–7 June 1919
- Kelly Field, Texas, 15 September 1921–27 June 1924
- Wheeler Field, Territory of Hawaii, 1 September 1930
- Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii, 1 February 1940
- Wheeler Field, Territory of Hawaii, 20 December 1941–19 July 1942 (operated from Midway Island, 30 May–2 June 1942 and 5–c. 8 June 1942)
- Efate, New Hebrides, 25 July 1942 (forward echelon operated from Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, Aug 1942, and from Guadalcanal, Sep 1942)
- Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 22 December 1942–28 March 1943 (forward echelon operated from New Guinea, Jan 1943)
- Bellows Field, Territory of Hawaii, 12 April 1943
- Wheeler Field, Territory of Hawaii, 11 May 1943 (operated from Canton Island, Aug-Sep 1943)
- Nukufetau, Ellice Islands, 11 November 1943 (air echelon operated from Canton Island, 12 November–31 December 1943)
- Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, 25 January 1944 (air echelon operated from Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 29 March-17 April 1944)
- Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 14 April 1944 (air echelon operated from Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, Jul 1944)
- Guam, Marianas Islands, 21 October 1944
- Yonton Airfield, Okinawa, Ryukyus Islands, 2 July 1945
- Fort McHenry, Luzon, 13 December 1945
- Northwest AAB, Guam, Marianas Islands, 15 May 1946
- Harmon Field AAB (later, AFB), Guam, Marianas Islands, 1 May 1947–20 October 1948
- Carswell AFB, Texas, 1 December 1948 (deployed at Nouasseur Air Base, French Morocco, 28 June–29 July 1954 and 3 May–3 July 1955)
- Altus AFB, Oklahoma, 13 December 1957–2 July 1968 (deployed at Clinton-Sherman AFB, OK, 13 August–25 November 1958)
- Clark Air Base, Philippines, 30 September 1973
- Kadena Air Base, Japan, 1 October 1988–21 February 1990
- Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, 1 October 2003–present
[edit] Commanders
Maj Raynal C. Bolling, 26 May 1917
Capt Phillip A. Carroll, 16 June 1917
Capt James E. Miller, 27 September 1917
1 Lt Charles E. Reed, c. 25 October 1917
1 Lt Douglas Campbell, c. Nov 1917
1 Lt Howard W. Schultz, c. 1917
1 lt Carroll D. Weatherly, c. 1917-c. May 1918
none (not manned), c. 31 May-c. 4 June 1918
1 Lt Heath A. Melton, c. 5 June 1918
Capt Roy A. Noggle, Oct 1918
Capt James C. Calvert, Nov 1918
2 Lt A. Evan Hughes, 1919
1 Lt Thomas W. Ward, 1919
1 Lt Lotha A. Smith, 15 September 1921
1 Lt Byron E. Gates, 14 September 1922
unkn, 26 January 1923-27 June 1924
1 Lt Nathan F. Twining, 1 September 1930
1 Lt Leonard H. Rodieck, 8 March 1932
Maj Samuel G. Frierson, 1 March 1934
Maj George A. McHenry Jr., 3 December 1936
Capt George R. Acheson, 25 November 1938
2 Lt Alvord Rutherford, 26 December 1939
Maj Richard E. Cobb, 1 May 1940
1 Lt R. P. Salzarulo, 12 November 1941
Maj Andrew Meulenberg, 13 November 1941
Maj Richard E. Cobb, c. 20 December 1941
Lt Col Lawrence C. Coddington, c. 15 January 1942
Maj Allan J. Sewart Jr., 29 June 1942
Capt John J. Thornhill, 18 November 1942
Capt Nicholas H. Lund, 20 May 1943
Maj Wesley A. Anderson, 6 July 1943
Maj Robert W. Holland, 27 January 1944
Capt Vernon B. Warren, 29 July 1944
Maj Robert W. Holland, c. 1 December 1944
Capt Vernon B. Warren, Jan 1945 (acting), 11 February 1945 (permanent)
Maj Wilber E. Dehne, 1 March 1945
Maj George R. Haysel, May 1945
Maj Wilber E. Dehne, Jul 1945
l Lt Robert N. Chalman, c. Dec 1945
none (not manned), c. 13 December 1945-14 May 1946
Capt William E. Conger, 15 May 1946
Capt Aloyisius A. Norton, c. Oct 1946
none (not manned), 15 November 1946-Oct 1948
Maj Charles T. Moreland Jr., 1 December 1948
Lt Col Richard T. Black, 16 March 1949
Lt Col Louis W. Rohr, 15 August 1949
Lt Col Robert E. Thacker, 16 January 1950
Lt Col Howard F. Hugos, 9 March 1950
Col William R. Calhoun Jr., c. Nov 1950
Lt Col Thomas J. Rogers, 16 February 1951
Lt Col Carroll H. Payne, 21 April 1952
Lt Col John C. Harrington, 25 March 1953
Lt Col Clay E. Thompson Jr., 15 August 1954
Lt Col Roderick G. Darelius, 23 December 1954
Lt Col George J. Savage, Jul 1955
Lt Col Fred D. McKinney, c. 24 September 1956
Maj Ray H. McAllister, c. Jan 1958
Maj Marvin E. Carver, c. Feb 1958
Lt Col Fred D. McKinney, c. Mar 1958
Lt Col Robert W. Johnson, 13 May 1960
Col Farley A. Latta, c. 9 March 1962
Lt Col Armand L. Monteverde, May 1963
Lt Col Oliver W. Lewis, 1 January 1964
Lt Col Jonathan H. Hughes, c. Jun 1965
Lt Col John J. Murphy, Apr 1966
Lt Col Glen T. Noyes, c. 21 April 1967
Lt Col Frank E. Birtciel, c. May-c. 2 July 1968
None (not manned), 30 September 1973-30 August 1975
Lt Col Ralph A. Riddell, 31 August 1975
Lt Col Harry L. McKee, 30 December 1976
Lt Col Thomas W. Williams, 16 October 1978
Lt Col Ronald N. Running, 18 July 1980
Lt Col Burton R. Moore, 24 March 1981
Lt Col Ralph B. Femrite, 6 July 1981
Lt Col Harold S. Storer Jr., 21 October 1983
Lt Col Edward H. Allen, 10 July 1985
Lt Col William H. Finocchio, 10 July 1987
Lt Col William J. Heitzig, 14 July 1989
none (not manned), by Jan-21 February 1990
Lt Col Guy H. Morley, Jr., 1 October 2003
Lt Col Deborah H. McCarty, 7 January 2006
Lt Col Robert J. Rysavy II, 1 August 2007
[edit] Aircraft Operated[2]
Included DH-4 and various experimental models including the "flying tank," 1921-1924.
A-3, 1930-1936;
PW-9, 1931;
A-12, 1936-1939;
B-18, 1940-1942;
B-17, 1941-1943;
B-24, 1943-1945.
B-36, 1949-1957;
B-52, 1958-1968.
T-38, 1975-1980;
F-5, 1977-1988;
T-33, 1986-1987;
F-15 and F-16 (borrowed), 1988-1989.
[edit] Operations
Assembled, serviced, and repaired aircraft, 1917-1919.
Search missions from Hawaii, 20 December 1941-8 July 1942 and May-Oct 1943; took part in Battle of Midway in Jun 1942.
Combat in South and Southwest Pacific, 30 July 1942-Feb 1943; in Central Pacific, Jul, Sep 1943; and in Central and Western Pacific, 14 November 1943-12 August 1945.
Ferried former prisoners of war to Manila, Sep 1945.
Trained in heavy bombardment operations, 1949-1968.
Provided PACAF aircrews with realistic training in dissimilar aerial combat and current intelligence on enemy air-to-air capabilities and tactics, 1976-1989;
minimally manned after move to Kadena AB in 1988.
[edit] Service Streamers
World War I Theater of Operations.
[edit] Campaign Streamers
World War II: Central Pacific; Air Offensive, Japan; Papua; Guadalcanal; Northern Solomons; Eastern Mandates; Western Pacific; Ryukyus; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
[edit] Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers
None.
[edit] Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation: South Pacific, 31 July-30 November 1942. Navy Presidential Unit Citation: Pacific Theater, 7 August-9 December 1942. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 6 August 1954-15 July 1957; 27 October 1958-16 September 1960; 1 May 1980-30 April 1982; 22 March-1 April 1986; 1 June 1987-31 May 1989.
[edit] References
- ^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
- ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
