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The 301st Operations Group (Tail Code: TX) is equipped with the F-16C+ Fighting Falcon. It commands the operational fighter squadrons of the 301st Fighter Wing. The group has a rich tradition of leadership in the reserve component of the Air Force dating back to the mid-1940s and continues to make history.
The 301st was reactivated in July 1972 as the 301st Tactical Fighter Wing at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas in the United States Air Force Reserve. Upon reactivation the wing was assigned the Republic F-105 Thunderchief , with the Carswell-based 457th Fighter Squadron using specially modified version of the F-105D called the "Thunderstick II".
301st Fighter Wing (later, 301st Tactical Fighter Wing, 301st Fighter Wing) 15 Oct 44–20 Jan 49 1 Jul 72-present [111] 302d Transport Wing (later 302nd Troop Carrier Wing) 5 Dec 43–15 Dec 45 20 Dec 46-16 Apr 48: redesignated 302nd Air Division [112] 303rd Fighter Wing: 24 Nov 43–12 Aug 45
There are two 301st wings. The 301st Fighter Wing, which is one of three Second World War wings to be wings (others are 24th and 54th), was revived in 1972 as the overall headquarters for reserve F-105 units. The 301st Bombardment Wing was one of the first wings under the Hobson Plan, and served SAC, ultimately as an air refueling wing until 1992.
The 457th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve Command unit, assigned to the 301st Operations Group, 301st Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The squadron flies the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. If mobilized, the Wing is gained by the Air Combat Command.
Fighter pilots are testing a new lightweight helmet that could allow for better visibility when engaging enemy jets. The helmet also fits female pilots better. F-22 Pilots Are Now Testing the Air ...
On 16 February 1951, the 11th Bombardment Wing was activated and the group was assigned to it, although all group resources were transferred to the wing until the group was inactivated in June 1952. The wing deployed to Nouasseur AB, French Morocco from 4 May until 2 July 1955. The Wing won the SAC Bombing Competition and the Fairchild Trophy ...
Jul. 27—The Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 88th Security Forces both scheduled separate exercises today. Alert fighter jets from the 180th Fighter Wing ...