53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, US Air Force

53RD WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 3 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Air Route, Medium on 7 Aug 1944. Activated on 31 Aug 1944. Redesignated as: 3 Reconnaissance Squadron, Weather, Heavy on 26 Jan 1945; 53 Reconnaissance Squadron, Long Range, Weather on 15 Jun 1945; 53 Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, Weather on 27 Nov 1945. Inactivated on 15 Oct 1947. Redesignated as 53 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Weather on 22 Jan 1951. Activated on 21 Feb 1951. Redesignated as 53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on 15 Feb 1954. Discontinued on 18 Mar 1960. Organized on 8 Jan 1962. Inactivated on 30 Jun 1991. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Nov 1993.

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The Emblem was approved 27 September 2002.

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