The ' '' 25th Squadron ' '' ( Bombardment ) was organized on 1 October 1921 at Mitchel Field , New York , although it is not clear whether it was equipped before moving to France Field in the Panama Canal Zone in April 1922 , where the Panama Canal Department assigned it to the 6th Composite Group . It flew various biplane bombers to defend the Panama Canal . In April 1924 , the squadron , now the ' '' 25th Bombardment Squadron ' '' , was consolidated with the World War I unit . During the 1920s and early 1930s , it participated in various goodwill missions in Latin America , including flights to El Salvador and Nicaragua , from 13 to 19 May 1935 ; to Guatemala , from 8 to 11 February 1938 , and again to El Salvador , from 19 to 22 April 1938 . The squadron also flew mercy mission to Chile following the devastating 1939 Chillán earthquake in January and February 1939
1939 Chillán earthquake
1939 Chillán earthquake
25th Space Range Squadron