World War II training operations The
477th Bombardment Squadron was activated on 17 July 1942 at
Barksdale Field, Louisiana as one of the original components of the
335th Bombardment Group, and was equipped with
Martin B-26 Marauders. The 476th acted as a
Replacement Training Unit (RTU) for the B-26.
Fighter operations The
477th Fighter-Bomber Squadron was activated at
Clovis Air Force Base, New Mexico in October 1957 as the fourth
North American F-100 Super Sabre of the
312th Tactical Fighter Wing. The squadron deployed to Turkey for
NATO rotational commitments. The squadron was inactivated in 1959 and transferred its personnel and equipment to the
481st Tactical Fighter Squadron when the
27th Tactical Fighter Wing moved on paper from
Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas to Cannon to replace the 312th Wing.
Consolidation The squadrons were consolidated as the
477th Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron on 19 September 1985. ==Lineage==