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Keystone Bluejay (Increment III) Withdrawal of 50,000 troops by 15 April 1970. Movement of 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron to Misawa Air Base and inactivation of 557th, 558th and 559th Tactical Fighter Squadrons. [161] Keystone Cardinal (Increment II) Reduction of troop ceiling to 484,000 by 15 December 1969.
VF-2, known as the "Bounty Hunters," was established on 14 October 1972 flying the F-14A Tomcat. VF-2 completed aircrew training and received its first Tomcats in July 1973, attaining full strength of 12 F-14As in the spring of 1974. VF-2's initial deployment was in 1974 with her sister squadron VF-1 aboard USS Enterprise.
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.
In May 1984 the squadron was redesignated as the 2d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, and transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle where it continued to train pilots for integration into Combat Air Forces worldwide, and maintained the capability to provide augmentation to air defense forces until its inactivation in September 2010.
An RSM results in an STO publication (Meeting Proceedings). AGARDograph (Advanced Guidance for Alliance Research and Development – AGARD) pertains to a single, clearly defined technical subject and comprises material generally agreed to be of lasting interest and value to the technical and war fighter communities represented throughout NATO ...
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 ...
On 6 October 2005, the group began air operations over Iraq, with fighter squadrons VF-213 and VF-31, along with the strike fighter squadrons VFA-87 and VFA-15, attacking insurgent targets. [44] Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141) operated from Al Asad , Iraq, from 24 September to 6 October 2005, flying 37 combat sorties.
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