The 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, sometimes written as 2d Fighter Training Squadron, is an active
United States Air Force
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unit, assigned to the
325th Operations Group
The 325th Operations Group is the flying component of the 325th Fighter Wing, assigned to Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force . The group is stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It conducts training on the Lockheed Martin ...
at
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 ...
, Florida.
Originally constituted in 1940 as the ''2nd Pursuit Squadron'', over the course of time the unit has been variously designated as, amongst others, the ''2nd Fighter All-Weather Squadron'', the ''2nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron'', the ''2nd Fighter Weapons Squadron'', the ''2nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron'', and the ''2nd Fighter Squadron''. It was redesignated the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron in 2014 and reactivated the same year. The
squadron
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operates the
Northrop T-38 Talon
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The T-38 remains in service in several air forces.
The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the most ...
aircraft conducting adversary training for
F-22 Raptor
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is an American single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). As the result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, th ...
pilots in air superiority missions.
History
World War II
Originally constituted as the 2d Pursuit Squadron on 20 November 1940, the squadron was activated on 15 January 1941. It served in
World War II
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with the
52d Pursuit Group, and during that period flew the
Curtis P-40 Warhawk
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time an ...
and
Bell P-39 Airacobra
The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the United States entered combat. The P-39 was used by the ...
. The 2d also flew combat missions in the
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Grif ...
and
North American P-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter aircraft, fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team ...
in the
European
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and
Mediterranean Theaters, serving specifically in air campaigns in Europe, Algeria, French Morocco, Tunisia,
Sicily
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Naples
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-
Foggia
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,
Rome
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-
Arno
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Source and route
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,
Normandy
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, Northern France,
Southern France
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, north
Apennines
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,
Rhineland
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,
Central Europe
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,
Po Valley
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, and performed air combat. The unit received two
Distinguished Unit Citation
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s for operations in Germany and
Romania
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in 1944. Following World War II, the squadron was inactivated on 7 November 1945 at
Drew Field
Tampa International Airport is an international airport west of Downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA)., effective December 30, 2021. The ...
, Florida.
United States Air Force
Air Defense Command
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It was reactivated on 9 November 1946 and was assigned to the 52d Fighter Group under which it served tours in
Schweinfurt Air Base and
Bad Kissingen
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, Germany. Returning to
Mitchell Field
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, New York, the squadron was designated the 2d Fighter Squadron and flew the
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
The Northrop P-61 Black Widow is a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II. It was the first operational U.S. warplane designed as a night fighter, and the first aircraft designed specifically as a night fight ...
. In 1949, the 2d was moved to
McGuire Air Force Base
McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, approximately south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the j ...
, New Jersey, where it began flying the
North American F-82 Twin Mustang
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.
[
In 1950, the 2 FS became the 2d Fighter All Weather Squadron and was outfitted with the ]Lockheed F-94 Starfire
The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet powered all-weather, day/night interceptor of the United States Air Force. A twin-seat craft, it was developed from the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star trainer in the late 1940s. It reached ope ...
. One year later the unit was redesignated the 2d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron and began flying the Republic F-84 Thunderjet
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 first flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thu ...
.[
Realignment in 1952 saw the 2nd assigned first to the ]4709th Defense Wing
The 4709th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division of Air Defense Command (ADC) at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, where it was discontinued in 1956. It was ...
, one year later to the 568th Air Defense Group. In 1953, the squadron was equipped with North American F-86A Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Sov ...
day fighters. Re-equipped in 1954 with North American F-86D Sabres. Reassignment back to the 52d Fighter Group took place in August 1955, and the squadron moved its operations to Suffolk County Air Force Base
Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base is an air defense military installation located at civilian public-use Francis S. Gabreski Airport, located just north of Westhampton Beach, New York. It is currently the home base of the New York Ai ...
, New York in 1957, the first delta wing fighter, the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft designed and manufactured by Convair.
Built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s, it entered service in 1956. Its main purpos ...
, was assigned to the unit to be replaced in 1959 with the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter which served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Initially designed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation as a long-range bomber escort (known as a ''p ...
. The squadron flew the F-101 for 10 years before being inactivated in 1969.[
]
In 1971, the squadron was reactivated under the 23d Air Division at Wurtsmith Air Force Base
Wurtsmith Air Force Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force base in Iosco County, Michigan. It operated from 1923 until decommissioned in 1993. On January 18, 1994 it was listed as a Superfund due to extensive groundwater contaminatio ...
, Michigan, flying the supersonic all weather Convair F-106 Delta Dart
The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the United States Air Force from the 1960s through to the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it proved to be the last specialist interceptor i ...
s formerly assigned to the 94th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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The 94 FS is one of the oldest units in the United States Air ...
. The unit received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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for its activities during 1971–1972 at Wurtsmith, but was inactivated 31 March 1973.[
]
Air Defense Training
In August 1974, the squadron was reactivated and designated the 2d Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron and was activated at the Air Defense Weapons Center located at Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 ...
, Florida, where it continued to fly the F-106.[
On 1 February 1982, the unit was redesignated the 2d Fighter Weapons Squadron, and it had the privilege of training the last active duty F-106 pilots. The unit received another Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for its activities during 1981–1982 at Tyndall. In May 1984 the squadron was redesignated as the 2d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, and transitioned to the ]McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas's ...
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.[
The name was changed to the 2d Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991. It received another Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for its activities between 1999 and 2000.][
The squadron was reactivated as the 2d Fighter Training Squadron on 22 August 2014 to operate Northrop T-38 Talons conducting adversary training for F-22 Raptor pilots flying air superiority missions.][ The growth of the T-38 adversary program at Tyndall led to the activation of a separate squadron to operate it.]
Lineage
* Constituted as the 2d Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 November 1940
: Activated on 15 January 1941
: Redesignated 2d Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942
: Redesignated 2d Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 20 August 1944
: Inactivated on 7 November 1945
: Redesignated 2d Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 18 October 1946
* Activated on 9 November 1946
: Redesignated 2d Fighter Squadron, All Weather on 10 May 1948
: Redesignated 2d Fighter-All Weather Squadron on 20 January 1950
: Redesignated 2d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 May 1951
: Inactivated on 31 December 1969
* Activated on 1 July 1971
: Inactivated on 31 March 1973
: Redesignated 2d Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron on 15 August 1974
* Activated on 1 September 1974
: Redesignated 2d Fighter Weapons Squadron on 1 February 1982
: Redesignated 2d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 May 1984
: Redesignated 2d Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991
: Inactivated on 30 September 2010
: Redesignated 2d Fighter Training Squadron on 9 July 2014
: Activated on 22 August 2014[
]
Assignments
* 52d Pursuit Group (later 52d Fighter Group: 15 January 1941 – 7 November 1945
* 52d Fighter Group (later 52d Fighter-All Weather Group, 52d Fighter-Interceptor Group): 9 November 1946
* 4709th Defense Wing: 6 February 1952
* 568th Air Defense Group: 16 February 1953
* 4709th Defense Wing (later 4709th Air Defense Wing): 8 July 1954
* 52d Fighter Group: 18 August 1955
* 52d Fighter Wing: 1 July 1963
* 52d Fighter Group: 30 September 1968 – 31 December 1969
* 23d Air Division: 1 July 1971 – 31 March 1973
* Air Defense Weapons Center (later USAF Air Defense Weapons Center): 1 September 1974
* 325th Fighter Weapons Wing (later 325th Tactical Training Wing): 1 July 1981
* 325th Operations Group
The 325th Operations Group is the flying component of the 325th Fighter Wing, assigned to Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force . The group is stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It conducts training on the Lockheed Martin ...
: 1 September 1991 – 30 September 2010
* 325th Operations Group: 22 August 2014 – present[
]
Stations
* Selfridge Field
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, Michigan, 15 January 1941
* Norfolk
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, Virginia, 17 December 1941
* Selfridge Field, Michigan, 14 January 1942
* Florence
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, South Carolina, 18 February 1942
* Bluethenthal Field, North Carolina, 27 April 1942
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* Adrian Grenier
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* Auguste Jean François Grenier (1814–1890), French docto ...
, New Hampshire, 14 June – 19 July 1942
*RAF Eglinton
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(Station 344),[Station number in Anderson] Northern Ireland
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, 19 August 1942
*RAF Goxhill
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(Station 345),[ England, 26 August – 27 October 1942 (air echelon at ]RAF Biggin Hill
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until 13 September 1942)
* La Senia Airfield
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History
During World War II, La Sénia Airport was first used by ...
, Algeria, 13 November 1942 (air echelon dispersed at Maison Blanche Airport
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, Algeria, 24 November – 4 December 1942 and Bone Airfield, Algeria after 28 November 1942)
* Orleansville Airfield
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, Algeria, 30 December 1942 (air echelon dispersed at Bone Airfield, Algeria until 11 January 1943 and at Biskra Airfield
Mohamed Khider Airport or Biskra Ouakda Airport is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 12 km north-northeast of Oumache; about 200 km south-southwest of Constantine.
History
During World War II, the airport was known as "Bi ...
, Algeria after 4 January 1943)
* Relizane Airfield, Algeria, 15 January 1943 (air echelon at Biskra Airfield, Algeria )
* Biskra Airfield, Algeria, 20 January 1943
* Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel Airfield
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Overview
During World ...
, Algeria, 16 February 1943 (air echelon at Thelepte Airfield
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It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1943 during the North African Campaign again ...
No. 1, Tunisia, 15–17 February 1943, Youks-les-Bains Airfield
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, Algeria, until 20 February 1943, Canrobert Airfield, Algeria, 20 February 1943)
* Ain M'lila Airfield, Algeria, 23 February 1943
* Youks-les-Bains Airfield, Algeria, 8 March 1943 (air echelon at Thelepte Airfield No. 2, Tunisia, 10 March – 6 April 1943, Sbeitla
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Airfield, Tunisia, until 14 April 1943, Gidem (Le Sers Airfield
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No. 3), Tunisia, until 20 April 1943)
* Le Sers Airfield, Tunisia, 20 April 1943
* La Sebala Airfield
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It was first used as an airfield and landing ground by the Luftwaffe in 1942 ...
, Tunisia, 22 May 1943 (air echelon at Le Sers No. 3, Tunisia, until 23 May 1943, Bocca di Falco Airport, Sicily, Italy after 29 July 1943))
* Bocca di Falco Airport, Sicily
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, Italy, 6 August 1943
* Borgo Airfield
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* Borgå
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* Borgo, Haute-Corse
Italy
* Borgo (rione of Rome), a ''rione'' in the City of Rome.
*Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca
*Borgo d'Ale, in the province of Vercelli
*Borgo d ...
, Corsica
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, France, 3 December 1943
* Aghione Airfield Airfield, Corsica, France, 27 April 1944
* Madna Airfield
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, Italy, 16 May 1944 ((air echelon at Pyriatyn
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History
At the end of 1941 or beginning 1942, a ghetto guarded by policemen was established and numbered over 1,500 Jews by late ...
, Soviet Union, 4–6 July 1944)
* Piagiolino Airfield, Italy, 21 April 1945
* Lesina Airfield Airfield, Italy, c. 10 July 1945 – 13 August 1945
* Drew Field, Florida, 25 August – 7 November 1945
* Schweinfurt Air Base, Germany, 9 November 1946
* Bad Kissingen, Germany, 5 May 1947
* Mitchel Air Force Base, New York, 25 June 1947
* McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, 4 October 1949
* Suffolk County Air Force Base
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, New York, 18 August 1955 – 31 December 1969
* Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan1, 1 July 1971 – 31 March 1973
* Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, 1 September 1974 – 30 September 2010
* Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, 22 August 2014 – present[
]
Aircraft
* Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time an ...
(1941–1942)
* Bell P-39 Airacobra
The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the United States entered combat. The P-39 was used by the ...
(1942)
* Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Grif ...
(1942–1944)
* North American P-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter aircraft, fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team ...
(1944–1945)
* Douglas A-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major Col ...
(1946–1947)
* Northrop P-61 Black Widow
The Northrop P-61 Black Widow is a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II. It was the first operational U.S. warplane designed as a night fighter, and the first aircraft designed specifically as a night fight ...
(1947–1948)
* North American F-82 Twin Mustang
The North American F-82 Twin Mustang is the last American piston-engined fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force. Based on the North American P-51 Mustang, the F-82 was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter ...
(1948–1949)
* North American F-86A Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Sov ...
(1949–1950)
* Lockheed F-94A Starfire
The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet powered all-weather, day/night interceptor of the United States Air Force. A twin-seat craft, it was developed from the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star trainer in the late 1940s. It reached ope ...
(1950–1953)
* Republic F-84G Thunderjet (1953)
* North American F-86D Sabre (1953–1957)
* Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft designed and manufactured by Convair.
Built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s, it entered service in 1956. Its main purpo ...
(1957–1959)
* McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter which served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Initially designed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation as a long-range bomber escort (known as a ...
(1959–1969, 1974–1981)
* Convair F-106 Delta Dart
The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the United States Air Force from the 1960s through to the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it proved to be the last specialist interceptor i ...
(1971–1973, 1974–1984)
* McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas's ...
(1984–2010)
* Northrop T-38 Talon
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The T-38 remains in service in several air forces.
The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the most ...
(2014–present)[
]
See also
* List of United States Air Force squadrons
The United States Air Force and its predecessors include a number of specialized Air Force Squadrons. These units vary widely in size and may include several hundred enlisted airmen commanded by an officer in the rank of captain to lieutenant col ...
* Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
The second iteration of Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) was established on 21 March 1946 as a component of the United States Army Air Forces, with the mission of planning for and executing the air defense of the United States. Air Defense Command ...
* List of F-86 Sabre units
* F-94 Starfire units of the United States Air Force
The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was the first United States Air Force jet-powered day/night all-weather interceptor. It was also the first operational USAF fighter equipped with an afterburner. Introduced in February 1950, its primary user was the Ai ...
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* List of F-15 operators
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"2d Fighter Squadron American Beagles Reunion", 24 August 2009
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002 002, 0O2, O02, OO2, or 002 may refer to:
Fiction
*002, fictional British 00 Agent
*''002 Operazione Luna'',
*1965 Italian film
*Zero Two, a ''Darling in the Franxx'' character
Airports
*0O2, Baker Airport
*O02, Nervino Airport
Astronomy
*1996 ...
Training units and formations of air forces
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Military units and formations of the United States in the Cold War