ated ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Compos ite ▁Squadron . ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁unit ▁that ▁trained ▁ground ▁forces ▁on ▁air ▁ground ▁tact ics ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁cons olid ated ▁unit ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁ 3 0 3 rd ▁T act ical ▁Electron ic ▁War fare ▁Squadron , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁active ▁since ▁the ▁cons olid ation . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 th ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron ▁was ▁activ ated ▁at ▁Pope ▁Field , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁assigned ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Air ▁Corps . ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁observation ▁units ▁formed ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁it ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁observation ▁and ▁l ia ison ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁In ▁March , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁Infantry ▁School ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁to ▁Law son ▁Field , ▁Georgia , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁Fort ▁Ben ning , ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Infantry ▁School . ▁ ▁At ▁Law son , ▁its ▁primary ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁av iation ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁ground ▁forces . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁began ▁to ▁add ▁f ighter - b om ber ▁and ▁light ▁and ▁medium ▁bom ber ▁aircraft ▁to ▁its ▁invent ory , ▁red es ign ating ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Compos ite