435th Security Forces Squadron
The 435th Security Forces Squadron 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 1 December 1952
- Redesignated 435th Security Police Squadron
- Converted to provisional status and designated 435th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron on 5 February 2001
- Redesignated 435th Security Forces Squadron on 15 December 2003
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, 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