110th Bomb Squadron | |
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Founded | 14 August 1917 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Missouri |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Strategic Bombardment |
Role | Squadron |
Part of | Missouri Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster, Missouri |
Nickname(s) | "Lindbergh's Own" |
Mascot(s) | Banjo, the Missouri Mule[1] |
Engagements | World War I World War II Operation Northern Watch |
Insignia | |
110th Bomb Squadron emblem | |
Squadron code | SL (198? – June 2009) WM (2009 – present) |
The 110th Bomb Squadron (110 BS) is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard 131st Bomb Wing located at Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster, Missouri. The 110th is equipped with the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit.
The 110 BS is the oldest unit in the Missouri Air National Guard, with over 90 years of service to the state and nation. It is a descendant organization of the World War I 110th Aero Squadron, established on 14 August 1917. It was reformed on 23 June 1923, as the 110th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.
The 131st Bomb Wing, of which the 110th Bomb Squadron is a part, is the only Air National Guard Bomb Wing certified to conduct nuclear operations.[2]