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388th Bombardment Group
388th may refer to: *388th Electronic Combat Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *388th Fighter Squadron or 132nd Fighter Wing (132d W), United States Air Force unit assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard, located at Des Moines International Airport, Iowa *388th Fighter Wing, 4th Fighter Squadron (4 FS), conducts flying operations and equipment maintenance to maintain combat readiness of an 18-aircraft F-16C LANTIRN squadron *388th Operations Group The 388th Operations Group (388 OG) is the flying component of the 388th Fighter Wing, assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force. The group is stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. During World War II, its predecessor unit, the ..., the flying component of the 388th Fighter Wing, assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force See also * 388 (number) * 388, the year 388 (CCCLXXXVIII) of the Julian calendar * 388 BC {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
388th Electronic Combat Squadron
The 388th Electronic Combat Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 366th Fighter Wing, based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. History Established in early 1942 as a light bomb squadron, equipped with Douglas A-24 Banshees, although equipped with export model Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bombers for training. Trained under Third Air Force in the southeast United States, also used for antisubmarine patrols over the Atlantic southeast coast and then Gulf of Mexico. Deployed to Southern California in early 1943 to the Desert Warfare Center, trained in light bombing while supporting Army maneuvers in the Mojave Desert until October. Re-equipped with North American A-36 Apache dive bombers and deployed to New Guinea as part of Fifth Air Force. In the Southwest Pacific the squadron attacked Japanese strong points and tactical positions and targets of opportunity in support of general Douglas MacArthur's campaign alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
388th Fighter Squadron
The 132nd Wing, sometimes written 132d Wing, (132 WG) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard and located at Des Moines Air National Guard Base, Iowa. The 132nd's World War II predecessor unit, the ''365th Fighter Group'' was a IX Fighter Command unit, serving in the European Theater of Operations. The 365th, known as the "Hell Hawks", was one of the most successful P-47 Thunderbolt fighter groups of the Ninth Air Force when it came to air combat. The 365th was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations; Order of the Day, Belgium Army; Belgium Fourragère, and the Belgium Croix de Guerre. The 365th Fighter Group flew its last mission on 8 May 1945. After having operated manned fighter aircraft for all of its prior history, the wing was equipped with the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle in 2013. Units The units of the 132nd Wing include: * 132nd Operations Group ** 124th Attack Squadron (MQ-9 Reaper) Tail Code: "IA" ** 132nd Operations Support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
388th Fighter Wing
The 388th Fighter Wing (388FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force. The unit is stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Units 388th Operations Group (388 OG) * 4th Fighter Squadron (4 FS) : The squadron is the second unit at Hill to transition to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II after retiring the F-16 in May 2016. It prepares to deploy worldwide to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground operations for daylight and nighttime missions. * 421st Fighter Squadron (421 FS) : The squadron conducts flying operations to maintain combat readiness of a 24-aircraft F-16CG squadron. It prepares to deploy worldwide to conduct Day/Night air superiority and precision strike sorties employing laser-guided and inertially aided munitions during contingencies and combat. * 34th Fighter Squadron : This squadron is the first operational F-35A Lightning II fighter squadron in the world. It was declared combat-ready on 2 August 2016 after tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
388th Operations Group
The 388th Operations Group (388 OG) is the flying component of the 388th Fighter Wing, assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force. The group is stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. During World War II, its predecessor unit, the 388th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress unit in England, stationed at RAF Knettishall (Station 136). The group earned four Distinguished Unit Citations, flying over 300 combat missions (17 August 1943 – Regensburg; 26 June 1943 – Hanover; 12 May 1944 – Brux and 21 June 1944 on a shuttle mission to Russia). It also conducted Aphroditie radio-controlled B-24 Liberators as test guided bombs. Overview The 388th Operations Group is responsible for the readiness of a combat-capable fleet of 5th Generation F-35A Lightning II. Operations squadrons of the group (Tail Code: HL) are: * 4th Fighter Squadron * 34th Fighter Squadron * 421st Fighter Squadron * 388th Operations Support Squadron History : ''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
388 (number)
300 (three hundred) is the natural number following 299 and preceding 301. Mathematical properties The number 300 is a triangular number and the sum of a pair of twin primes (149 + 151), as well as the sum of ten consecutive primes (13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31 + 37 + 41 + 43 + 47). It is palindromic in 3 consecutive bases: 30010 = 6067 = 4548 = 3639, and also in base 13. Factorization is 30064 + 1 is prime Other fields Three hundred is: * In bowling, a perfect score, achieved by rolling strikes in all ten frames (a total of twelve strikes) * The lowest possible Fair Isaac credit score * Three hundred ft/s is the maximum legal speed of a shot paintball * In the Hebrew Bible, the size of the military force deployed by the Israelite judge Gideon against the Midianites () * According to Islamic tradition, 300 is the number of ancient Israeli king Thalut's soldiers victorious against Goliath's soldiers * According to Herodotus, 300 is the number of ancient Spartans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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