The 25th Flying Training Squadron is part of the

71st Flying Training Wing The 71st Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Education and Training Command. Stationed as the host unit of Vance Air Force Base, it has conducted pilot training for the U.S. Air Force and allied nations since ...

based at

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, Oklahoma. It operates

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aircraft conducting flight training.

Overview

The squadron has provided Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) for

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, and selected foreign allies since 1 November 1972.

History

The 25th flew combat

reconnaissance In military operations, military reconnaissance () or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnai ...

missions in the Southwest and Western Pacific from, 5 February 1944 – 14 August 1945. It was active but not operationally manned or equipped from, November 1945 – February 1946. The squadron also conducted photographic reconnaissance in western United States between 1955 and 1957.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 25th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 5 February 1943 : Redesignated 25th Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 February 1943 : Activated on 9 February 1943 : Redesignated 25th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 August 1943 : Redesignated 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 24 January 1946 : Inactivated on 1 April 1949 * Redesignated 25th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Fighter on 4 November 1954 : Activated on 24 January 1955 : Inactivated on 1 July 1957 * Redesignated 25th Flying Training Squadron on 14 April 1972 : Activated on 1 November 1972

Assignments

* 6th Photographic Group (later 6th Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping Group, 6th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 6th Photographic Group 6th Reconnaissance Group) Group, 9 February 1943 (attached to V Fighter Command after 10 February 1946) * V Fighter Command, 27 April 1946 * 315th Composite Wing, 31 May 1946 *

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(later 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group), 28 February 1947 – 1 April 1949 (attached to 315th Composite Wing until November 1947) * 71st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 24 January 1955 – 1 July 1957 * 71st Flying Training Wing, 1 November 1972 * 71st Operations Group, 15 December 1991 – present

Stations

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, Colorado, 9 February – 22 October 1943 *

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, Australia, 19 November 1943 *

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, Brisbane, Australia, 25 November 1943 – 19 January 1944 *

Lae Airfield Lae Airfield is a former World War II airfield and later, civilian airport located at Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The airport was closed in the 1980s, in favour of Lae Nadzab Airport, which was able to accommodate larger jet aircr ...

, New Guinea, 3 February 1944 *

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, New Guinea, 7 February 1944 *

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, Biak, Netherlands East Indies, 23 July – 16 November 1944 *

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, Leyte, Philippines, 24 November 1944 * San Jose Airfield, Mindoro, Philippines, 3 January 1944 : Detachment at

, Leyte, Philippines, to 6 February 1945 : Air echelon at

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, Luzon, Philippines, 14 June – 14 July 1945 *

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, Okinawa, 9 July 1945 * Chofu Airfield, Japan, 27 September 1945 * Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 10 February 1946 *

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, Japan, 30 March 1946 – 1 April 1949 *

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, Washington, 24 January 1955 – 1 July 1957 *

, Oklahoma, 1 November 1972 – present

Aircraft

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(1943–1945) *

North American B-25 Mitchell The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allies of World War ...

(1944) *

North American F-6 Mustang The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter aircraft, fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by a team headed ...

(1946–1949) *

Stinson L-5 Sentinel The Stinson L-5 Sentinel is a World War II-era liaison aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), U.S. Army Ground Forces, U.S. Marine Corps and the British Royal Air Force. It was produced by the Stinson Division of the Vulte ...

(1946) * Beechcraft F-2 Expeditor (1947–1948) *

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak is an American swept-wing turbojet-powered fighter-bomber. The RF-84F Thunderflash is variant of the F-84F that was designed for photo reconnaissance. The design was originally intended to be a relatively simple ...

(1955–1957) *

(1972–present)

References

Notes

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