532nd Bomb Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1942-present
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:commander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:communityEngagement Local outreach programs
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Constituted_as_532nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1946-01-01
1945-08-15
gptkbp:deployedTo Global Strike missions
gptkbp:futurePlans Modernization of fleet
Increased training exercises
Expansion of mission capabilities
gptkbp:headquarters Barksdale_AFB,_Louisiana
gptkbp:historicalEvent Involvement in Operation Enduring Freedom
First combat mission in 1943
Involvement in Operation Inherent Resolve
Last combat mission in 1945
Reactivation in 1946
Deployment_to_Vietnam_in_1966
Involvement_in_Operation_Desert_Shield
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Participated in strategic bombing campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 532nd Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron emblem
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard, Strike First
gptkbp:nickname The Black Panthers
gptkbp:operationalStatus Active duty
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Civil_Air_Patrol
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission Strategic bombing
gptkbp:squadrons Part of the 2nd Bomb Wing
gptkbp:supportRole Nuclear deterrence
Close air support
Strategic deterrence
gptkbp:training Joint exercises with allied forces
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1942-01-15