17th Fighter Squadron

17th Fighter Squadron
Emblem of the 8th Weapons Squadron
Active	1917–Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Training

The 17th Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nevada.

History

Lineage

• Organized as 29th Aero Squadron on 16 Jun 1917

Re-designated 17th Aero Squadron on 30 Jul 1917

Demobilized on 1 Apr 1919

• Reconstituted, and consolidated (17 Oct 1936) with 147th Aero Squadron, which was organized on 11 Nov 1917

Re-designated: 17th Squadron (Pursuit) on 14 Mar 1921

Re-designated: 17th Pursuit Squadron on 25 Jan 1923

Re-designated: 17th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 Dec 1939

Inactivated on 2 Apr 1946

• Re-designated 17th Wild Weasel Squadron on 12 Nov 1971

Activated on 1 Dec 1971

Inactivated on 15 Nov 1974

• Re-designated 17th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 11 Dec 1981

Activated on 1 Jul 1982

Re-designated 17th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991

Inactivated on 31 Dec 1993

• Re-designated 17th Weapons Squadron on 24 Jan 2003

Activated on 3 Feb 2003.

References

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

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
• AFHRA 17th Weapons Squadron Factsheet]