ðə skwˈɑːdɹən hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðɪ ˈænjuːəl ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ˌeɪˌɛfˈeɪ tɹˈoʊfi fɔːɹ "ðə mˈoʊst pɹəfˈɪʃənt ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ɹɪzˈɜːv skwˈɑːdɹən" nˈaɪn tˈaɪmz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt sˈɪns ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪnsˈɛpʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd wʌz səspˈɛndᵻd fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ʌntˈɪl ɪts ɹˌiːˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn æz ɐn ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ ɹˈɑːf wˈɪŋz ænd ɡɹˈuːps.
The squadron has also received the annual Air Force Association (AFA) Trophy for "the most proficient Air Force Reserve Squadron" nine times (1961, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1976, 1999, 2005, 2006 and 2008) since the award's inception in 1961 (the award was suspended from 2010 until its re-introduction in 2017 as an award for RAAF wings and groups).