Squadron Section
Squadron sections are sometimes confused with units. For example, a Headquarters Squadron Section, Medical Squadron Section, or Patient Squadron Section, although including "squadron" in their designations, are not squadrons; they are merely segments of units. A headquarters squadron section, for example, is a section of a headquarters unit. Any "commander" appointed to a squadron section commands only a portion of a unit.
Squadron sections exist because Headquarters USAF discontinued the generic designation "Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron" in Air Force Letter 20-5, July 18, 1951. At the same time, Headquarters USAF authorized establishments at group and above to have a "headquarters squadron section" as an integral part of their headquarters. In addition, squadron sections are sometimes used in large support squadrons to allow commanders to retain command control of functional elements without being overburdened with squadron administration.
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