637th APS/SPS. Unit History and Lineage.

Vietnam
Lineage and Honors History
of the

637th Security Police Squadron
Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, 15 Oct 1966-15 Jul 1967

TUY HOA AIR BASE

637th Security Police Squadron

LINEAGE.

Constituted 377th Air Police Squadron,
Activated, and organized on 30 September.
Organized on 15 October 1966.
Redesignated 6377th Security Police Squadron on 15 May 1967.
Inactivated on 15 Jul 1967.

HONORS.

SERVICE STREAMERS. None.

The Vietnam Service Streamer, a unit award analogous to the award of the medal and ribbon for the individual. is identical to the ribbon in design and color. A United States Air Force (USAF) unit qualified for the Vietnam Service Streamer if it was based in South Vietnam at any time between 1 July 1958 and 14 November, or 29 January through 28 March 1973.* A unit based during these same periods in Thailand and flying missions into or over Vietnam also received the Vietnam Service Streamer. Nonpaying combat support units based in Thailand at any time between 1 July 1958 and 28 March 1973 are also entitled to the service streamer.
* Units earned the appropriate campaign streamers between 15 November 1961 and 28 January 1973.

CAMPAIGN STREAMERS.
CAMPAIGN STREAMERS is a Vietnam Service Streamer with the name and dates of the campaign embroidered on it. With one exception, the Vietnam Air-Ground Campaign, a unit qualified for a campaign streamer if it was based in Vietnam or engaged in combat in Southeast Asia during the period of a designated campaign.

VIETNAM:

Vietnam Air Offensive, 29 June 1966-8 March 1967.
Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II, 9 March 1967-31 March 1968.

ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY STREAMERS. None.

DECORATIONS.

Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device:

17 Dec 1966, [17 Jul 1967]. Special Order GB-92/18 Feb 1969.

Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Crosses with Palm:

8 Apr 1966-14 May 1967,
15 May 1967-28 Jan 1973.

ASSIGNMENTS.

637th Combat Support Group, 15 Oct 1966.

OPERATIONS.

On October 15, 1966, the 637th Air Police Squadron was assigned to the 637th Combat Support Group at Tuy Hoa Air Base in South Vietnam. Redesignated the 637th Security Pollice Squadron on 15 May 1967. The unit was discontinued and inactivated on 15 July 1967. It remains inactive.

The 637th Security Police Squadron was awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Aware with combat "V" device for the period 17 Dec 1966 to [15 Jul 1967] by Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-92 dated 18 Feb 1969.

STATIONS.

Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, 15 Oct 1966-15 Jul 1967.

EMBLEM.

637th Security Police Sq - No officially approved emblem on file.

UNIT EMBLEM: None.

Air Force Historical Research Agency, letter of 6 May 2010.

DATE PREPARED. 6 May 2010.

HISTORIAN. Daniel L. Haulman, Phd. (r. Bynum Weathers)