57th Bombardment Squadron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1940-present
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
gptkb:Air_National_Guard
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkbp:base gptkb:Nellis_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_Jane_Smith
gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Las_Vegas,_Nevada
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:history Established in 1940
Supported Operation Iraqi Freedom
Activated in 1941
Inactivated in 1945
Reactivated in 1946
Supported Operation Enduring Freedom
Participated in strategic bombing campaigns
Transitioned to jet aircraft in the 1950s
Deployed_to_Europe_in_1944
Involved_in_Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 57th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron_Crest
57th_Bombardment_Squadron_emblem
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Bats
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:General_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_Lisa_White
gptkb:Colonel_Richard_Roe
gptkb:Lieutenant_Mark_Green
Major_Tom_Brown
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:North_American_B-25_Mitchell
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
Douglas_B-26_Invader
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:secondaryMission Reconnaissance
Close air support
Strategic bombing