6th Weapons Squadron
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The 6th Weapons Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the USAF Weapons School, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. It was previously assigned to the Seventh Air Force, being inactivated at Yokota Airfield, Japan on 20 February 1947.
6th Weapons Squadron | |
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Active | 1917–1947, 2017–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Advanced Fighter Training |
Part of | Air Combat Command |
Garrison/HQ | Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada |
Engagements | World War II (Asia-Pacific Theater)
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6th Weapons Squadron emblem | |
6th Night Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 8 July 1924)[1] |
The unit was one of the initial Aero Squadrons established by the United States Army Signal Corps, its origins dating to 13 March 1917 prior to the United States' entry into World War I. It was the first Air Service squadron assigned to Hawaii. It was part of the island's defenses until entering into combat during World War II in the Southwest Pacific Area as a night fighter squadron in 1944.