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This is a list of United States Air Force fighter squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Units in this list are assigned to nearly every Major Command in the United States Air Force.
Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation. Expeditionary and provisional units are not listed. To see all USAF squadrons, regardless of active or not, as well as non-flying squadrons, go to the List of United States Air Force squadrons .
Squadron Emblem Location Status Notes: 17th Special Tactics Squadron: Fort Moore, Georgia: Active [2] 21st Special Tactics Squadron: Pope Field, North Carolina: Active [3] 22nd Special Tactics Squadron: McChord Air Force Base, Washington: Active [3] 23rd Special Tactics Squadron: Hurlburt Field, Florida: Active [3] 24th Special Tactics Squadron ...
Some squadrons and groups also used specific color bands on the wings or empennage of their aircraft; such colorings are not presented here. Notes: 381st BG: some squadrons were assigned more than one code; 482d BG: Pathfinder squadrons with variable use of codes; Some squadrons used colors rather than characters; these are listed below
A. List of United States Air Force aerial port squadrons; List of United States Air Force aeromedical evacuation squadrons; List of United States Air Force aggressor squadrons
This is an incomplete list of U.S. Department of Defense code names primarily the two-word series variety. Officially, Arkin (2005) says that there are three types of code name : Nicknames – a combination of two separate unassociated and unclassified words (e.g. Polo and Step) assigned to represent a specific program, special access program ...
The United States Air Force and its predecessors include a number of specialized Air Force Squadrons. These units vary widely in size and may include several hundred enlisted airmen commanded by an officer in the rank of captain to lieutenant colonel. A squadron may include two or three subordinate flights.
1st Special Operations Squadron: Kadena AB: MC-130J Commando II: Switching to Commando II in 2020 2d Special Operations Squadron: Hurlburt Field: MQ-9 Reaper: 1 March 2009 [1] 3d Special Operations Squadron: Cannon AFB "Dragons" MQ-9 Reaper [2] 4th Special Operations Squadron: Hurlburt Field "Ghost Riders" AC-130U Spooky [3] 5th Special ...