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. It is stationed at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma where has conducted pilot training for the Air Force and allied nations since 1972. ...

based at

Vance Air Force Base Vance Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in southern Enid, Oklahoma, about north northwest of Oklahoma City. The base is named after local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Leon Robert V ...

, Oklahoma. It operates

Northrop T-38 Talon The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The T-38 remains in service in several air forces. The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the mo ...

aircraft conducting flight training.

Overview

The squadron has provided Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) for

active duty Active duty, in contrast to reserve duty, is a full-time occupation as part of a military force. In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, the equivalent term is active service. India The Indian Armed Forces are considered to be ...

, Air National Guard,

Air Force Reserve The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commis ...

, and selected foreign allies since 1 November 1972.

History

The 25th flew combat

reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops ( skirmishe ...

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

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(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 The V Fighter Command is a disbanded United States Air Force headquarters. It was established as the 2nd Interceptor Command in June 1941, with responsibility for air defense of the northwest United States and training fighter units in its are ...

after 10 February 1946) * V Fighter Command, 27 April 1946 * 315th Composite Wing, 31 May 1946 *

71st Reconnaissance Group 020 is the national dialling code for London in the United Kingdom. All subscriber numbers within the area code consist of eight digits and it has capacity for approaching 100 million telephone numbers. The code is used at 170 telephone exch ...

(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

Colorado Springs Army Air Base Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a U.S. Space Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and is home to the N ...

, Colorado, 9 February – 22 October 1943 *

Sydney Airport Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (colloquially Mascot Airport, Kingsford Smith Airport, or Sydney Airport; ; ) is an international airport in Sydney, Australia, located 8 km (5 mi) south of the Sydney central business district, in t ...

, Australia, 19 November 1943 *

Archerfield Airport Archerfield can refer to: * Archerfield, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane, Australia ** Archerfield Airport ** RAAF Station Archerfield, a former RAAF base at Archerfield Airport * Archerfield Estate and Links, a country estate and pair of golf ...

, 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 air ...

, New Guinea, 3 February 1944 * Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 7 February 1944 *

Mokmer Airfield Frans Kaisiepo International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Frans Kaisiepo) , is an airport in Biak, Papua, Indonesia. It is also known as Mokmer Airport. The airport is named after Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979), the fourth Governor of ...

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

Dulag Airfield Dulag Airfield is a World War II airfield located near Dulag in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It was closed after the war. History The airfield was built by the Japanese during the Occupation of the Philippines in 1943. Seized by the Americ ...

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

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

Clark Field Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educate ...

, Luzon, Philippines, 14 June – 14 July 1945 * Motobu Airfield, Okinawa, 9 July 1945 * Chofu Airfield, Japan, 27 September 1945 * Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 10 February 1946 * Itami Airfield, Japan, 30 March 1946 – 1 April 1949 *

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, Washington, 24 January 1955 – 1 July 1957 *

, Oklahoma, 1 November 1972 – present

Aircraft

Lockheed F-5 Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twi ...

(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 Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in ...

(1944) * North American F-6 Mustang (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, U.S. Army Ground Forces, U.S. Marine Corps and the British Royal Air Force. It was produced by the Stinson Division of the Vultee Airc ...

(1946) *

Beechcraft F-2 Expeditor The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November ...

(1947–1948) * Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (1955–1957) *

(1972–present)

References

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