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The 77th Fighter Squadron is part of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions. The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 20 February 1918, being organized at Rich Field , Waco ...
77th Fighter Squadron: Shaw AFB: F-16C "Gamblers" 78th Fighter Squadron: Shaw AFB: F-16C "Bushmasters" Redesignated 78th Reconnaissance Squadron (2007) 79th Fighter ...
General Dynamics F-16CJ Block 50D (91-0380) of the 55th Fighter Squadron returns to the parking ramp after another local training mission F-16CJ Block 50C (91-0347) from the 77th Fighter Squadron. The 20th Operations Group (20 OG) is the flying component of the 20th Fighter Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Air Combat Command.
The IX Strategic Command was activated as a provisional organization with the inactivation of IX Fighter and IX Bomber Command; remaining staff being assigned to the provisional Command. The 28th Bombardment Group and 404th Bombardment Squadron were assigned to Shemya; the 77th Fighter Squadron assigned to Alexi Point. The mission would be to ...
77th Weapons Squadron: Dyess AFB: B-1B: 83d Fighter Weapons Squadron: ... 4537th Fighter Weapons Squadron: Nellis AFB: F-105: See also. United States Air Force ...
With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992. All A-10 aircraft with the 21 TFS were designated as OA-10A.
Hampton flew with the 77th Fighter Squadron during the Iraq War where he and his squadron were charged with destroying SAM sites and providing close air support. He earned his second Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor on March 24 near Nasiriyah, Iraq, by flying at 50 feet through a sandstorm to strafe an enemy armored column that was ...
14th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Samurai [370] Pacific Air Forces: Fifth Air Force: 35 FW: 20 June 1942 [371] Misawa AB, Japan: F-16C [372] WW: 19th Fighter Squadron: Gamecocks [373] Pacific Air Forces: Eleventh Air Force: 15 WG: 14 June 1917 [374] JB Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii [375] F-22A [375] HH: 21st Fighter Squadron: Gamblers [376] Air ...