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{{short description|United States Air Force unit}}
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|unit_name= 77th Bombardment Squadron
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|dates=1941–1945; 1946–1995; 1997–2002; 2003–present
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|garrison=[[Dyess Air Force Base]], Texas
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|battles= [[World War II]]
* [[File:World War II - American Campaign Streamer (Plain).png|150px]] Aleutian Campaign
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|decorations= [[File:Streamer PUC Army.PNG|150px]]<br>Distinguished Unit Citation<br>[[File:AFOUA with Valor.jpg|150px]]<br>[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] with Combat "V" Device<br>[[File:US Air Force Outstanding Unit Award - Stremer.jpg|150px]]<br>
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|identification_symbol_label=77th Weapons Squadron emblem{{efn|Changed 27 March 2023.}}<ref name=77WSfacts/>
▲|identification_symbol_label= 77th Weapons Squadron emblem <small>(approved 17 May 1997)</small><ref name=77WSfacts>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434029/77-weapons-squadron-acc/ |last1=Warnock|first1=A. Timothy|title=Factsheet 77 Weapons Squadron (ACC)|date=20 December 2007|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref><ref group=note>This emblem is based on the unofficial emblem designed for the squadron c. December 1941 by the Disney Studions.</ref>
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|identification_symbol_2_label=77th Weapons Squadron emblem{{efn|Approved 17 May 1997. This emblem is based on the unofficial emblem designed for the squadron c. December 1941 by the Disney Studios. Although the emblem is partly imaged on this most recently archived page showing the emblem, the link to the full emblem is broken. The image is available on the version of the page archived on 24 November 2016 at [https://web.archive.org/web/20161124065832/http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434029/77-weapons-squadron-acc/].}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434029/77-weapons-squadron-acc/ |last1=Warnock|first1=A. Timothy|title=Factsheet 77 Weapons Squadron (ACC)|date=20 December 2007|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221005184101/http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434029/77-weapons-squadron-acc/ |archive-date=October 5, 2022|access-date=July 15, 2023}}</ref>
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The '''77th Weapons Squadron''' is a [[United States Air Force]] unit assigned to the [[USAF Weapons School]], stationed at [[Dyess Air Force Base]], Texas. The 77th is a
The unit activated on 15 January 1941 at [[Fort Douglas]], Utah. After combat operations in the Pacific theater during [[World War II]], the 77th contributed to America's nuclear deterrent during the [[Cold War]] and formed the backbone of the Air Force's B-52 force during the [[Vietnam War]].
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The 77th provides weapons training to B-1B Lancer squadrons at [[Dyess Air Force Base]], TX and [[Ellsworth
==History==
===World War II===
The [[squadron (aviation)|squadron]] was activated in January 1941 as a [[Northwest Air District]] [[medium bomber]] squadron, equipped with a mixture of [[Douglas B-18 Bolo]]s, [[Stearman PT-17
When the Japanese invaded the [[Aleutian Islands]] in June 1942, the squadron was reassigned to [[Fort Glenn Army Airfield]] on [[Adak Island]]; and began combat missions over the captured islands of [[Kiska]] and [[Attu Island|Attu]]. Flew combat missions with
===Cold War===
Reactivated as a [[Strategic Air Command]] [[Boeing B-29 Superfortress]] squadron in 1946, being trained in the
Squadron returned to the Continental United States in 1947, being equipped with [[Convair B-36 Peacemaker]] strategic bombers, both in the bomber and strategic reconnaissance versions. Undertook strategic bombardment training missions on a global scale, including strategic reconnaissance missions with the RB-36s until the phaseout of the B-36 from SAC in 1957.
Re-equipped with [[Boeing B-52D Stratofortress]]es and stood nuclear [[alert status|alert]] and conducted global strategic bombardment training missions until 1966. Began rotational deployments to [[Andersen
===Modern era===
Organization
==Lineage==
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* [[Salt Lake City Army Air Base]], Utah, 15 January 1941
* [[Gowen Field]], Idaho, 4 June – 14 December 1941
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: Air echelon operated from [[Attu Airfield]], Alaska, beginning 10 July 1943
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* Attu Airfield, Alaska, 11 February 1944 – 19 October 1945
* [[Fort Lawton]], Washington, 29 October-5 November 1945
* [[Grand Island Army Air Field]], Nebraska, 4 August-6 October 1946
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* [[Rapid City Army Air Field]] (later Rapid City Air Force Base; Ellsworth Air Force Base), South Dakota, 17 April 1947 (air echelon), 3 May 1947 (ground echelon) – 31 March 1995
* Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 1 April 1997 – 19 September 2002
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* Boeing RB-29 Superfortress, 1946–1950
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* Convair RB-36 Peacemaker, 1949–1950; 1950–1957
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: B-52D Stratofortress, 1957–1971
: B-52G Stratofortress, 1971–1977
: B-52H Stratofortress, 1977–1985
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==See also==
* [[List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force]]
==References==
; Notes
{{Notelist}}
: Citations
{{Reflist|40em}}
===Bibliography===
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II|
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|
* {{cite book|last=Ravenstein|first=Charles A.|title=Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977|url=https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave|
==External links==
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