Lineage

Constituted 558 Bombardment Squadron (Medium), on 25 Nov 1942. Activated on 1 Dec 1942. Redesignated 558 Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 9 Oct 1944. Inactivated on 12 Nov 1945. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 558 Tactical Fighter Squadron, which was constituted, and activated, on 17 Apr 1962. Organized on 25 Apr 1962. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1970. Redesignated: 558 Tactical Air Support Squadron on 19 Sep 1985; 558 Flying Training Squadron on 14 Dec 1992. Activated on 15 Dec 1992. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1996. Activated on 16 Jan 2002.

Assignments

387 Bombardment Group, 1 Dec 1942-12 Nov 1945. Tactical Air Command, 17 Apr 1962; 12 Tactical Fighter Wing, 25 Apr 1962-31 Mar 1970 (attached to 51 Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 9 Mar-9 Jun 1965; 18 Tactical Fighter Wing, 3 Feb-22 Jul 1968). 12 Operations Group, 15 Dec 1992-1 Oct 1996. 12 Operations Group, 16 Jan 2002-.

Stations

MacDill Field, FL, 1 Dec 1942; Drane Field, FL, 12 Apr 1943; Godman Field, KY, 13 May-10 Jun 1943; Chipping Ongar, England, 1 Jul 1943; Stony Cross, England, c. 21 Jul 1944; Maupertuis, France, c. 1 Sep 1944; Chateaudun, France, c. 18 Sep 1944; Clastres, France, c. 4 Nov 1944; Beek, Holland, c. 4 May 1945; Rosieres-en-Santerre, France, 30 May-c. Nov 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 11-12 Nov 1945. MacDill AFB, FL, 25 Apr 1962-Nov 1965 (deployed at Naha AB, Okinawa, 9 Mar-9 Jun 1965); Cam Ranh Bay AB, South Vietnam, c. 14 Nov 1965-31 Mar 1970 (deployed at Kunsan AB, South Korea, 3 Feb-22 Jul 1968). Randolph AFB, TX, 15 Dec 1992-1 Oct 1996. Randolph AFB, TX, 16 Jan 2002-.

Commanders

2Lt John P. Coburn, 16 Dec 1942; Maj Joseph H. Richardson, 5 Jan 1943; Lt Col Robert W. Keller, 26 Feb 1944; Capt Harry N. Parris, 1 May-12 Nov 1945. None (not manned), Apr-Jun 1962; Lt Col Herbert W. McQuawn, c. Jul 1962; Lt Col Gerald J. Beisner, 17 Feb 1965; Lt Col W. A. Schauer Jr., 1 Nov 1966; Lt Col John L. Schwanger, 18 July 1967; Lt Col Billy F. Rogers, 5 Nov 1967; Lt Col Morton C. Mumm III, 5 Feb 1968; Lt Col Herbert L. Prevost, 11 Jul 1968; Lt Col Eugene D. Levy, 11 Aug 1968; Lt Col Sidney L. Davis, 21 Sep 1968; Lt Col Elwood A. Kees Jr., 17 Mar 1969; Lt Col Ethan A. Grant, 1 Dec 1969-31 Mar 1970. Lt Col John M. Weston, 15 Dec 1992; Lt Col John D. Martinez, 9 Jun 1994; Lt Col Thomas E. Moe, 19 Oct 1994-1 Oct 1996.

Aircraft

B-26, 1942-1945. F-84, 1962-1963; F-4, 1963-1970. T-43, 1992-1996.

Operations

Combat in ETO, 31 Jul 1943-19 Apr 1945. Combat in Southeast Asia, 19 Nov 1965-31 Jan 1968 and 22 Jul 1968-10 Mar 1970. Specialized undergraduate navigator training, 15 Dec 1992-1 Oct 1996.

Service Streamers

None.

Campaign Streamers

World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe. Vietnam: Vietnam Defensive; Vietnam Air; Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III; Vietnam Air/Ground; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV; TET 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1970.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers

None.

Decorations

Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 23 Dec 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: 13 Nov 1965-30 May 1966; 1 Jun 1966-31 May 1967; 1 Jun 1967-31 May 1968; 1 Jun 1968-31 May 1969; 1 Jun 1969-31 Mar 1970. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 15 Dec 1992- 30 Jun 1993; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1994; 1 Jul 1995- 30 Jun 1996. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 15 Oct 1965-31 Mar 1970.

Emblem

Approved on 17 May 1965.

Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 27 May 2002.

Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through 1 Oct 1996.