93rd Bomb Squadron

World War I Established as the 93d Aero Squadron in the Air Service during the summer of 1917 in Texas during World War I. Its first predecessor was organized as the 93rd Aero Squadron on 21 August 1917 at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to France in October 1917 and trained for aerial combat with the French Air Force. The 93d fought on the Western Front during World War I as a pursuit squadron from 11 August until 10 November 1918. The unit was demobilized after the war in March 1919. The squadron's second predecessor was constituted as the 93rd Attack Squadron in 1929 as part of the United States Army Air Corps. The squadron was reactivated in 1939 as part of the General Headquarters Air Force as the 93d Bombardment Squadron and assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group at March Field, California. Initially equipped with Martin B-10s, later Douglas B-18 Bolos, receiving early model Boeing B-17C Flying Fortresses before the end of the year. B-17 Service in the Philippines and Australia The squadron deployed to the Philippines as the 93rd Bombardment Squadron in 1941, engaging in combat during the 1941–42 Battle of the Philippines at the beginning of World War II. Withdrawn to Australia, it fought in the Dutch East Indies campaign before returning to the United States and being re-equipped with Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers. It returned to the Pacific Theater of Operations in early 1945 to carry out strategic bombing missions over the Japanese Home Islands. B-52 Formal Training Unit In March 2009 the unit assigned the responsibility of being Air Force's Formal Training Unit and will train and prepare Air Combat Command and AFRC B-52 aircrews for worldwide missions. The squadron's aircraft complement grew from eight to 16, with the new assets transferring over from Barksdale's active duty 2nd Bomb Wing. The 2nd BW's 11th BS, the current B-52 FTU, became an active associate to the 93rd BS. The squadron will provide aircraft and produce sorties for the 340th Weapons School and the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, a B-52 test organization, at Barksdale AFB. Although the 93rd BS will no longer be an operational squadron once the FTU stands up, a small classic association comprised four crews will maintain combat proficiency with the 2nd BW. ==Lineage==

; 93d Aero Squadron • Organized as the 93d Aero Squadron on 21 August 1917 : Redesignated 93d Aero Squadron (Pursuit) on 26 July 1918 ; 93d Bomb Squadron • Constituted as the 93d Attack Squadron on 8 May 1929 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron on 1 March 1935 : Organized as a Regular Army Inactive unit on 23 August 1935 : Consolidated with the 93d Aero Squadron on 14 October 1936 : Inactivated on 31 October 1936 • Activated on 20 October 1939 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 6 December 1939 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 28 March 1944 : Inactivated on 1 April 1944 • Activated on 1 April 1944 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 10 August 1948 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 1 July 1961 : Discontinued and inactivated on 1 April 1963 • Redesignated 93d Bomb Squadron and activated in the reserve on 1 October 1993 Assignments • Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 21 August 1917 • Aviation Concentration Center, 13 October 1917 • Air Service Headquarters, AEF, British Isles (attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 30 October 1917 – 1 June 1918) • Air Service Production Center No. 2, 14 June 1918 • Third Aviation Instruction Center, 7 July 1918 • 3d Pursuit Group, 26 July 1918 • 1st Air Depot, 15 December 1918 • Air Service Production Center No. 2, 1 February 1919 • Advanced Section Services of Supply, 4 March 1919 • Eastern Department, 13–31 March 1919 • 33d Attack Group, 8 May 1929 • 19th Bombardment Group, 20 October 1939 – 1 April 1944 (ground echelon attached to 5th Interceptor Command, c. 19 December 1941 – May 1942) • 19th Bombardment Group, 1 April 1944 • 19th Bombardment Wing, 1 June 1953 • 4239th Strategic Wing, 1 August 1961 – 1 February 1963 • 917th Operations Group, 1 October 1993 – 8 January 2011 • 307th Operations Group, 8 January 2011 – present Stations • Kelly Field, Texas, 21 August – 29 September 1917 • Garden City, New York, 13 October 1917 • Liverpool, England, 29 October 1917 • Camp Sorden, England (dispersed to several Royal Flying Corps stations in England • RAF Beaulieu, England, January–24 June 1918 • Flower Down Rest Camp, Winchester, England, 1 June 1918 • Le Havre, France, 7 June 1918 • Romorantin Aerodrome, 14 June 1918 • Issoudun Aerodrome, 7 July 1918 • Vaucouleurs Aerodrome, 28 July 1918 • Lisle-en-Barrois Aerodrome, France, 24 September 1918 • Foucaucourt Aerodrome, France, 6 November 1918 • Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, c. 15 December 1918 • Romorantin Aerodrome, France, 2 February 1919 • Brest, France, 4 March 1919 • Garden City, New York, 13–31 March 1919 • March Field, California, 20 October 1939 • Fort Crockett, Texas, 23 August 1935 – 31 October 1936 • Albuquerque Army Air Base, New Mexico, June–27 September 1941 • Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, c. 23 October 1941 • Batchelor Airfield, Northern Territory, Australia, c. 19 December 1941 (ground Echelon on Luzon and Mindanao until May 1942) • Singosari Airfield, Java, Netherlands East Indies, c. 1 January 1942 • Melbourne, Australia, c. 1 March 1942 • Cloncurry Airport, Queensland, Australia, 29 March 1942 • Longreach Airport, Queensland, Australia, 18 May 1942 • Mareeba Airfield, Queensland, Australia, 23 July–c. 25 October 1942 • Pocatello Army Air Field, Idaho, c. 28 December 1942 • Pyote Army Air Base, Texas, c. 18 January 1943 – 1 April 1944 • Great Bend Army Air Field, Kansas, 1 April – 7 December 1944 • North Field, Guam (later Anderson Air Force Base), 16 January 1945 • Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, 27 June 1950 – 18 May 1954 • Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida, c. 2 June 1954 • Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, c. 25 June 1956 • Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 August 1961 – 1 February 1963 • Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1 October 1993 – present Aircraft operated • SPAD S.XIII (1918) • SPAD S.VII (1918) • B-17 Flying Fortress (1939–1944) • Douglas B-18 Bolo (1939–1941) • Consolidated B-24 Liberator (1941–1942) • LB-30 (1941–1942) • Boeing B-29 Superfortress (1944–1954) • B-47 Stratojet (1954–1961) • B-52 Stratofortress (1961–1963, 1993–Present) ==See also==