367th Training Support Squadron | |
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Active | 1942-1974; 1993-Present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Training Support |
The 367th Training Support Squadron (367 TSS) is an component squadron of the 782d Training Group; part of the 82d Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.
The 367 TSS improves USAF combat capability by producing world-class interactive multimedia instruction for aircraft and munitions maintenance training for HQ ACC and HQ AMC. Enhance AF and DoD senior leader decision making through timely production of high-quality visual information products. Train and deploy combat-ready Combat Camera forces to document worldwide military operations, exercises, contingencies, and humanitarian relief operations.
Established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomb group in early 1942. Trained under Second Air Force before deploying to England in September 1942, becoming one of the first heavy bomber squadrons of the VIII Bomber Command 2d Division. Highly decorated squadron during Air Offensive over Nazi Germany and occupied Europe, engaging in strategic bombardment operations until the end of the war in Europe, April 1945.
Reassigned to United States Air Forces in Europe occupation forces in late 1945. Engaged in photographic mapping and strategic reconnaissance operations over Western occupation zones of Germany as well as Soviet zone. Reassigned to Istes, France where it absorbed parts of demobilized squadrons and then returned to Germany as part of American occupation forces. Demobilized in Germany at the end of 1946.
Reactivated as a Strategic Air Command B-29 squadron at MacDill Field, Florida in 1948. Flew B-29 and B-50 medium bombers; then upgraded to B-47 Stratojet in 1951. Reassigned to McCoy AFB after B-47 phased out and became a B-52 Stratofortess heavy bomb squadron. Deployed to Pacific during Vietnam War, engaging in Arc Light combat missions over North Vietnam; also deployed to Thailand flying out of U-Tapao RTNAF for combat missions over Cambodia and Laos. Returned to the United States in 1973; phased down for inactivation and inactivated as part of post-Vietnam drawdown of USAF.
Reactivated as a training support squadron in 1993.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency