549th Bomb Squadron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-present
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:alumni annual reunion events
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:base gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:cultural_heritage part_of_the_385th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:currentCommander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945-08-15
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Europe_during_WWII
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_during_WWII
Middle_East
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:firstClaim 20th Air Force
8th Air Force
15th Air Force
gptkbp:historicalSignificance participated in major conflicts
contributed to strategic bombing campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 549th Bomb Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron Emblem
Blue and Yellow colors
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_Jane_Smith
gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
General_John_Doe
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:squadrons Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
gptkbp:training strategic bombing missions
combat training missions
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943-04-01