33rd Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1940
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:European_Theater
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:strategic_bombing_in_World_War_II
nuclear deterrence
conventional bombing operations
participation_in_Operation_Desert_Storm
supporting_ground_troops_in_Vietnam
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first bombardment squadron to be activated in the U.S. Army Air Corps
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Hickam_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 33rd Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname The Thunderbirds
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:Major_General_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:33rd_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission close air support
aerial reconnaissance
strategic bombing
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
combat search and rescue