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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.
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 ).
* 355th Fighter Wing ( Various Designations ) 1 July 1971 – present
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 was
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.
*' Cat's ' was first issued with the 355th issue, and mainly contained stylish pictures of the latest fashion products.
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.
On 8 November 1965, the 355th was ordered to Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base and on 8 April 1966 the 388th TFW was ordered to Korat RTAFB, where its F-105 squadrons had been on a rotational deployment for the past two years.
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.
In May, 1967, during the Vietnam War, Col. White was assigned as Deputy Commander for Operations of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, an F-105 unit based at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
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.
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 composed
Today, the 355 FW is composed of four groups: the 355th Operations Group ( 355 OG ), the 355th Maintenance Group ( 355 MG ), the 355th Mission Support Group ( 355 MSG ), and the 355th Medical Group ( 355 MDG ).
From January 1968 until June 1969 the 355th TFS changed from a regular Air Force unit composed almost entirely of recent SEA returnees to a composite squadron consisting of approximately 50 % of whose personnel assets were composed of activated ANG members from the 119th TFS ( New Jersey ANG ) and 121st TFS ( D. C. ANG ).

355th and Operations
* 355th Operations Group
** 355th Operations Support Squadron
:: Consists of 12 members and is assigned to the 355th Operations Group.

355th and Group
* 355th Mission Support Group
* 355th Maintenance Group
* 355th Medical Group

355th and ).
The main landing force included the 355th Separate Marine Battalion under Major M. Barabolko ( 1st echelon ), the 13th Marine Brigade under Major-General V. P. Trushin ( 2nd echelon ) and the 335th Infantry Division ( 3rd echelon ).

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.

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