716th Test Squadron
The United States Air Force's 716th Test Squadron is a test and evaluation unit located at Arnold [Air Force Base], Tennessee. The squadron was first activated as the 6516th Logistics Squadron in 1986 at Edwards Air [Force Base], California. It was inactivated at Edwards in 1997, but reactivated ad Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee in 2006. It was inactivated in 2010, but reactivated in May 2022.
Lineage
- Designated as the 6516th Logistics Squadron on 15 May 1986
- Redesignated 716 Logistics Test Squadron on 2 October 1992
- Redesignated as 716 Test Squadron on 1 Oct 1994
Assignments
- 6510th Maintenance and Supply Group, 1 October 1986
- 6510th Test Group, 10 March 1989 – 30 December 1997
- 704th Test Group, 1 June 2006 – 30 June 2010
- 804th Test Group, 2 May 2022 – present
Stations
- Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1 October 1986 – 30 December 1997
- Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 1 June 2006 – present
- Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2 May 2022 – present
Decorations
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award