26th Weapons Squadron Heritage

Constituted as 26 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 26 Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 12 Mar 1941; 26 Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942; 26 Fighter Squadron on 1 Jun 1942. Inactivated on 13 Dec 1945. Activated on 15 Oct 1946. Redesignated: 26 Fighter Squadron, Jet-Propelled, on 19 Feb 1947; 26 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 10 Aug 1948; 26 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 Feb 1950. Inactivated on 9 Apr 1959. Redesignated 26 Flying Training Squadron on 13 Dec 1989. Activated on 19 Jan 1990. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1992. Redesignated 26 Weapons Squadron on 18 Sep 2008. Activated on 30 Sep 2008.