- Source: 435th Security Forces Squadron
The 435th Security Forces Squadron (435 SFS) is an airborne-capable United States Air Force Security Forces squadron based at Pulaski Barracks Army Installation, Germany. The 435th Security Forces Squadron's mission is to secure, protect and defend Air Force weapons systems, air base assets, personnel, and resources. The squadron was most recently activated at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on 15 January 2004.
Lineage
Constituted as the 435 Air Police Squadron on 8 September 1950
Activated in the reserve on 22 October 1950
Ordered into active service on 1 March 1951
Inactivated on 1 December 1952
Activated in the reserve on 1 December 1952
Inactivated on 17 January 1963
Redesignated 435th Security Police Squadron
Activated on 1 July 1975
Inactivated on 1 April 1995
Converted to provisional status and designated 435th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron on 5 February 2001
Returned to permanent status on 10 December 2003
Redesignated 435th Security Forces Squadron on 15 December 2003
Activated on 15 January 2004
= Assignments
=435th Air Base Group, 22 October 1950 – 1 December 1952
435th Air Base Group, 1 December 1952 – 17 January 1963
435th Combat Support Group (later 435th Support Group), 1 July 1975 – 1 April 1995
435th Security Police Group, 15 January 2004
435th Mission Support Group, 3 May 2005
435th Contingency Response Group, 16 July 2009 – present
= Stations
=Miami International Airport, 22 October 1950 – 1 December 1952
Miami International Airport, 1 December 1952
Homestead Air Force Base, 25 July 1960 – 17 January 1963
Rhein Main Air Base, Germany, 1 July 1975 – 1 April 1995
Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 15 January 2004
Pulaski Barracks Army Installation, Germany, 30 April 2013 – present
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
= Bibliography
=Anonymous (2006). Citus et Certus: Swift and Sure. Ramstein AB, Germany: 435th Air Base Wing History Office.
External links
USAF article