▁and ▁photograph ▁Japanese ▁tro op ▁positions . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁fle w ▁its ▁last ▁combat ▁mission ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Post war ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 2 1 ▁October , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 1 st ▁Re con na issance ▁Wing , ▁and ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁Y ok ota ▁Air ▁Base ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October . ▁It ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁V ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November . ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁was ▁perman ently ▁assigned ▁to ▁V ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁at ▁Y ok ota ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁L ia ison ▁Squadron ▁was ▁constit uted ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁activ ated ▁un mann ed ▁at ▁Mc Ch ord ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Force ▁and ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Squadron ▁( 1 7 ▁S OS ) ▁was ▁constit uted ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June , ▁at ▁N ha ▁Tr ang ▁Air ▁Base ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 4 th