394th Combat Training Squadron

394th Combat Training Squadron
Active	5-May-1917
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Training Squadron
Part of	509th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Whiteman AFB
Engagements	World War II: Central Pacific; Guadalcanal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Eastern Mandates; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific.

The 394th Combat Training Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 509th Operations Group. It is stationed at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. The mission of the squadron is to train B-2 Spirit Aircrews.

History

The squadron was originally activated as the 4th Aero Squadron on 5 May 1917 during World War Iat Dodd Field Texas. but within a month was transfered to Kelly Field, after training at kelly field, it was transfered to Post Field where it operated as an observation school untill deactivated on 2-Jan-1919.

After WWI the unit was reactivated at Hazelhurst Field on the 23-June-1919 and after reorganization was moved to its permanent station in Hawaii on 8-Jan-1920, and stayed there until after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

In World War II, the 4th was quickly converted to a bomber squadron and renamed the 394th Bombardment Squadron on 30-May-1942, and under the 5th Bombardment Group slowly made its way across the south pacific where it finally landed at Clark Field, and was deactivated on 29-April-1946.

The squadron was reactivated as the 394th Combat Training Squadron on 7-Nov-1996 at Whiteman Air Force Base and took up the mission of training stealth bomber crews.

Lineage

• Organized as 4 Aero Squadron on 5 May 1917

Redesignated: Squadron B, Post Field, OK, on 22 Jul 1918

Demobilized on 2 Jan 1919

• Reconstituted and consolidated (1924) with the 4 Aero Squadron which was organized on 23 Jun 1919

Redesignated: 4 Squadron (Observation) on 14 Mar 1921

Redesignated: 4 Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923

Redesignated: 4 Reconnaissance Squadron on 25 Jan 1938

Redesignated: 4 Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium Range) on 6 Dec 1939

Redesignated: 4 Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) on 20 Nov 1940

Redesignated: 394 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 22 Apr 1942

Redesignated: 394 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy by Sept 1944

Inactivated on 29 Apr 1946

• Redesignated 394 Combat Training Squadron on 22 Oct 1996

Activated on 6 Nov 1996.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Air Force Historical Studies Office, 1969. ISBN 0-89201-097-5.
• http://ranger95.com/airforce/combat_tng/394th_cts.html

External links

• http://www.patriotfiles.com/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=1968&page=1