World War II The 320th STS was originally constituted as the 320th Fighter Control Squadron, an aircraft warning unit, during
World War II on 30 March 1943. It was activated on 1 April, part of the
Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics at
Orlando Army Air Base. After completing air defense training, it became part of the
Orlando Fighter Wing on 1 November. Between 20 November and 11 December, the 320th staged at
Camp Stoneman, then was shipped to
Guadalcanal, where it arrived on 30 December, becoming part of
XIII Fighter Command. Between 24 July and 14 November 1944, the squadron was attached to the
13th Air Warning Group (Provisional). On 30 September, it was moved forward to
Toem, and on 15 December the 320th relocated to
Wakde. The squadron relocated to
Biak on 11 February 1945, then to
Mindoro on 22 February. On 1 March, it moved to
Puerto Princesa, and was under the
85th Fighter Wing's operational control between 1 April and 1 June. The 320th was transferred to the 85th Fighter Wing on 15 June, but was under the operational control of the
Thirteenth Air Force until 14 July. In October it was transferred to
XIII Fighter Command, and on 29 October moved to
Luzon. The squadron became part of
XIII Bomber Command on 2 November and left Luzon for
Vancouver Barracks on 30 November. After arriving at Vancouver Barracks on 14 December, it was inactivated on 18 December. The 320th was disbanded on 8 October 1948. On 1 January 1993, it was transferred to the
353d Special Operations Group. On 28 June 2018 a team from the 320th assisted in the rescue of the trapped boys soccer team in the Tham Luang Cave. == Lineage ==