435th Security Forces Squadron
Appearance
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435th Security Forces Squadron
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Active | 1950–1952; 1952–1963; 1975–1995; 2004–present |
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Role | Security Forces |
Part of | United States Air Forces Europe |
Garrison/HQ | Ramstein Air Base |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Joint Meritorious Unit Award[1] |
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435th Security Forces Squadron emblem | ![]() |
The 435th Security Forces Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. The squadron was activated at The USAF's Sembach Annex (the former Sembach Air Base), Germany, on 26 February 1999.[citation needed]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 435 Air Police Squadron on 8 September 1950
- Activated in the reserve on 22 October 1950
- Ordered into active service on 1 March 1951
- Inactivated on 1 December 1952
- Activated in the reserve on 1 December 1952
- Inactivated on 17 January 1963
- Redesignated 435th Security Police Squadron
- Activated on 1 July 1975
- Inactivated on 1 April 1995
- Converted to provisional status and designated 435th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron on 5 February 2001
- Withdrawn from provisional status and designated 435th Security Forces Squadron
- Activated on 15 January 2004[citation needed]
Assignments
- 435th Air Base Group, 22 October 1950 – 1 December 1952
- 435th Air Base Group, 1 December 1952 – 17 January 1963
- 435th Combat Support Group (later 435th Support Group), 1 July 1975 – 1 April 1995
- 435th Security Police Group, 15 January 2004
- 435th Mission Support Group, 3 May 2005
- 435th Contingency Response Group, 16 July 2009 – present[2]
Stations
- Miami International Airport, 22 October 1950 – 1 December 1952
- Miami International Airport, 1 December 1952
- Homestead Air Force Base, 25 July 1960 – 17 January 1963[3]
- Rhein Main Air Base, Germany, 1 July 1975 – 1 April 1995
- Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 15 January 2004 – present
References
- ^ See Citus et Certus, p.16
- ^ "435 AGOW Groups". Ramstein Public Affairs. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Mueller, p. 256
Bibliography
- Anonymous (2006). Citus et Certus: Swift and Sure. Ramstein AB, Germany: 435th Air Base Wing History Office.