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355th and Fighter
The host unit at Davis Monthan is the 355th Fighter Wing ( 355 FW ) assigned to Twelfth Air Force, which is headquartered at DM and is part of Air Combat Command ( ACC ).
The host wing at Davis-Monthan is the 355th Fighter Wing, which includes:
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D-13-CV Corsair II AF Serial No. 72-0233 of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 November 1973.
In July 1971, the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, flying the A-7 Corsair II aircraft, was activated at the base and the previously assigned F-4s were moved to Luke AFB, near Phoenix, Arizona.
It was also that year the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing accepted the first A-10 Thunderbolt II.
The organization was later redesignated the 355th Fighter Wing since it includes operational, deployable A-10 squadrons in addition to its CONUS training mission
On 1 October 1991, the 355 TTW was redesignated as the 355th Fighter Wing ( 355 FW ) in tune with the Air Force's Objective Wing philosophy.
The 355th Fighter Wing was composed of the 355th Operations Group ( 355 OG ), the 355th Maintenance Group ( 355 MG ), the 355th Medical Group ( 355 MDG ), and the 355th Mission Support Group ( 355 MSG ).
With the mission diversified, the 355th Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 355th Wing ( 355 WG ).
With only A-10 fighter aircraft assigned, the 355th Wing was redesignated once again as the 355th Fighter Wing ( 355 FW ).
In addition to the A-10s from Pope, an additional twelve A-10 aircraft were received from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron at Eielson AFB, Alaska.
: 355th Fighter Wing ( A / OA-10 ), Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona
The 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron in 1967 was a regular Air Force squadron assigned to the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing at Myrtle Beach AFB, South Carolina.
* 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, October 1, 1971
:: 355th Fighter Group, RAF Steeple Morden
* 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona ( A-10A / C )
He next served at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as vice commander and, later, commander of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing.

355th and Wing
Since 1979, D-M has been the training location for pilots in the A-10 ; the base was redesignated the 355th Tactical Training Wing on 1 September 1979.

355th and 1
He was invested as the 1, 154th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Spain in 1923, the 355th Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword in 1927 and the 833rd Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1935.
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 April 1, 1992.

355th and July
Kraiss was a commander of the 90th Infantry Regiment ( from September 1939 to March 1941 ), 168th Infantry Division ( from July 1941 to March 1943 ) and 355th Infantry Division until May 1943.
On 21 July 1964, the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing was also reactivated at McConnell with four F-105 ( 354th, 357th, 421st, 469th ) squadrons.
* 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 21 July 1964-4 August 1966
During World War II he served with the 355th Fighter Group in the European Theater of Operations, where he flew P-51 Mustangs from July 1944 until February 1945 when he was shot down over Germany on his 52nd combat mission.

355th and 1971
In the summer of 1971, the 58th TFTW received F-4C Phantom IIs, and the wing assumed the F-4 pilot training role that was formerly done by the 4453d CCTW at Davis-Monthan AFB, when D-M was converted to an operational A-7D base by the arrival of the 355th TFW from Takhli RTAFB, Thailand.

355th and
:- Final loss 61 0153 ( 44th TFS, 355th TFW ) shot down Laos 23 September 1970, pilot Capt.
In 2001 2002, the 18th Fighter Squadron deployed to Al Jaber, AB, Kuwait to take part in Operation Southern Watch, ENDURING FREEDOM, and ANACONDA ; in 2004, The 355th Fighter Squadron deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan, as part of the War in Afghanistan.

Fighter and Wing
* The 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base
Hence, Fighter Wing 1 was JG 1, its first Gruppe ( group ) was I ./ JG 1, using a Roman numeral for the Gruppe number only, and its first Staffel ( squadron ) was 1 ./ JG 1.
* No. 1 Fighter Wing
There he flew as an F-86 Sabre replacement pilot and was reassigned to the 334th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing stationed at Kimpo Air Base.
In the early production stages, there were numerous references to the word " freedom ": the White Base was originally " Freedom's Fortress ", the Core Fighter was the " Freedom Wing ", and the Gunperry was the " Freedom Cruiser ".
It was known as # 3 Fighter Wing which was part of # 1 Canadian Air Division which had its headquarters in Metz, France.
In September 1982 he attended U. S. Navy Fighter Weapons School ( TOPGUN ) and then served as the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing standardization officer and F-4 combat readiness evaluator at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.
The base provides additional active duty support to the 162d Fighter Wing ( 162 FW ) of the Arizona Air National Guard, located at nearby Tucson International Airport, which flies the F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon.
* 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard
It is the home of Shaw AFB, part of the 20th Fighter Wing & Headquarters to the 9th Air Force and the Third Army as of August 2011.

Fighter and Various
* 325th Fighter Wing ( Various Designations ), 1 July 1981 present
Various popular video games were ported by the company to IBM PC including Street Fighter II, Beach Head, Zaxxon, Impossible Mission, and many sports games including World Cup Italia ' 90 and World Cup USA ' 94.
* Various Artists-Street Fighter ( 53948 )

Fighter and 1
As of 1 October 2009, the 33d FW transitioned to a training wing for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ( JSF ) under Air Education and Training Command.
* 33d Fighter Wing, 1 April 1965 Present
The 1st Fighter Wing was subsequently attached to the 22d BW on 1 July as the 22d Wing's headquarters was initially non-operational and its operational components were detached so it shared a commander with the 1st Fighter Wing.
The 22nd Bomb Wing became operational on 1 May 1949 and the 1st Fighter Wing was attached to it with both wings sharing the same commanding officer.
: 1st Fighter Squadron, 1 January 1984-15 December 2006
On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing ( 347 TFW ), a unit of the Tactical Air Command ( TAC ), relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
As part of the implementation of the Objective Wing concept, the 347th was redesignated as the 347th Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991.
On 1 April 1994, the 308 FS was moved without personnel or equipment to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Arizona, replacing the 311 FS.
As part of the realignment of the post Cold-War Air Force, HQ ACC converted and realigned the 347th Fighter Wing to the 347th Wing ( 347 WG ) on 1 July 1994, with a new mission being that of a force projection, air / land composite wing.
* 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 December 1975-1 June 1992
: Redesignated: 347th Fighter Wing, 1 June 1992-1 July 1994
* 7th Fighter Wing, 18 November 1946 1 May 1948
* 15th Fighter Group, 1 February 15 October 1946

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