page_title: 138th Attack Squadron
section_title: Lineage
hierarchical_section_title: 138th Attack Squadron / History / Lineage
caption_attribution_description: English: Emblem of the 505th Fighter Squadron (USAAF)
context_page_description: The 138th Attack Squadron is a unit of the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing located at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York. The 138th is equipped with the MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft.
context_section_description: Constituted 484th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 3 August 1942
  Activated on 10 August 1942
  Re-designated: 505th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943
  Re-designated: 505th Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944
  Inactivated on 17 October 1945
  Re-designated: 138th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to New York ANG, on 24 May 1946.
  Received federal recognition and activated on 28 October 1947
  Re-designated: 138th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1952
  Re-designated: 138th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 10 November 1958
  Federalized and placed on active duty, 1 October 1961
  Released from active duty and returned to New York state control, 31 August 1962
  Federalized and placed on active duty, 11 April 1968
  Released from active duty and returned to New York state control, 20 December 1968
  Federalized and placed on active duty, 20 November 1990
  Released from active duty and returned to New York state control, 31 March 1991
  Re-designated: 138th Fighter Squadron, 16 March 1992
  Components designated as: 138th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron when deployed as part of an Air and Space Expeditionary unit after June 1996.
  Re-designated: 138th Attack Squadron, 9 September 2012
caption: Emblem of the World War II 505th Fighter Squadron
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