436th Training Squadron
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Tech. Sgt. Michael Schimpf, 436th Training Squadron, Detachment 20 instructror, trains two individuals on the weapons flightline course, Oct. 4, 2011, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
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| Active | 1917–1993, 2005-present |
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 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Role | Training |
| Size | Squadron |
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 Global Strike Command
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| Garrison/HQ | Dyess Air Force Base, Texas |
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The 436th Training Squadron (436 TS) is a non-flying training squadron of the United States Air Force. It is a tenant unit assigned to the 7th Operations Group, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
The 436 TS is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, first being organized as the 88th Aero Squadron on 18 August 1917 at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to France and fought on the Western Front during World War I as a Corps observation squadron.
On 7 December 1941, elements of the 88th Reconnaissance Squadron were one of the B-17 Flying Fortress units that landed at Hickam Field, Hawaii during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Later in World War II as the 436th Bombardment Squadron , the unit earned the Distinguished Unit Citation and the Presidential Unit Citation for its services in the China Burma India Theater (CBI). During the Cold War, it was part of Strategic Air Command equipped with B-52 Stratofortress bombers until its inactivation in 1963.
The 436th Training Squadron provides formal training to Air Combat Command using 14 classes at Dyess AFB and 38 other programs exported directly to units for local training needs.
Training includes flight, ground and weapons safety, Air Force Operations Resource Management System, classroom instructor training, Aircrew Flight Equipment, and computer software use and development. The 436th Training Squadron also develops multimedia and formal presentations used in training program development and formal presentations. Multimedia personnel are based at Dyess AFB, and deploy worldwide to perform their mission. Unit products and services are used throughout the DOD.
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