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The 5th Combat Cargo Squadron was constituted on 25 April 1944, and activated on 1 May at Syracuse Army Air Base, assigned to the 2d Combat Cargo Group.It was equipped with Curtiss C-46 Commando and Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft.
Fighter Squadron Composite 111 (VFC-111), also known as the "Sun Downers", is a United States Navy Reserve adversary squadron based at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. ...
In 2017, the program was streamlined again to its current duration of 6.5 weeks. Since its activation, the Squadron Officer School has received the following awards and recognition: [5] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (four times) 1 January 1969 – 31 December 1970; 1 January 1973 – 31 December 1974; 1 May 1980 – 30 April 1982
The men and women of 5th SFAB donned their brown berets for the first time in a ceremony at JBLM's Iron Mike statue, circa July 2019. 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (5th SFAB) is a security force assistance brigade in the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
The 5 BW is one of only two active duty Boeing B-52H Stratofortress wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Also, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, and operating the B-52H is a third unit, the 307th Bomb Wing, which is part of the Air Force Reserve Command. [2] [3]
The 325th Fighter Wing's primary mission is to project unrivaled combat airpower for America. The wing is currently transitioning to the F-35A Lightning II.When the transition is complete, the 325th Fighter Wing will become the Air Force’s newest operational fighter wing with three F-35A squadrons tasked to maintain combat readiness in support of national defense.
On 10 December 2021, the 53 FS was activated at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as an associate unit of the 113th Wing's 121st Fighter Squadron. [ 3 ] On April 13-14, 2024, 121st/53rd FS F-16Cs assisted in the defense of Israel, against an onslaught of drones and surface to air missiles launched from Iran.
The wing comprises four groups: the 366th Operations Group, 366th Maintenance Group, 366th Mission Support Group and 366th Medical Group. [citation needed]The wing is home to three fighter squadrons: the 389th Fighter Squadron and 391st Fighter Squadron flying the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft and the 428th Fighter Squadron which flies the Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15F (aka F-15SG). [2]