79th Bombardment Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1940-present
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkb:B-1_Lancer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:base gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:current_status active
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 79th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:insignia 79th Bombardment Squadron emblem
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard, Strike First
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
First combat mission in 1942
Participation in the bombing of Hiroshima
gptkbp:notable_person General Smith
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:79th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:reformed 1946
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:12th_Air_Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:12th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Community_engagement
Combat readiness
Aircrew training
Bombardment missions
Flying Tigers tradition
gptkbp:unit_history gptkb:77th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkbp:unit_type bombardment squadron
gptkbp:website www.79thbombardmentsquadron.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:21st_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5