32nd Air Operations Squadron
The 32nd Air Operations Squadron, nicknamed the Wolfhounds, is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 32nd Air Operations Group, based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It was inactivated on 1 November 2005. Between 1955 and 1994, the unit was based at Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands, providing air defence on behalf of NATO as a fighter squadron.
| 32nd Air Operations Squadron | |
|---|---|
F-15 Eagles on the flight line at Soesterberg, about 1985 | |
| Active | 1 Feb 1940 – 15 Oct 1946 8 Sep 1955 – 1 July 1994 1 Aug 1994 – 1 Nov 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Nickname(s) | Wolfhounds |
| Engagements | World War II Gulf War |
| Decorations | Presidential Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| Patch with 32nd Air Operations Squadron emblem (approved 2 August 1945) | |
| Patch with 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron emblem | |
| Early WWII 32nd Fighter Squadron emblem | |
| Squadron code | CR (1970 – April 1994) |
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