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This is a list of United States Air Force fighter squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Units in this list are assigned to nearly every Major Command in the United States Air Force.

Fighter Squadrons

Squadrons 1 to 100

Squadron	Shield	Location	Aircraft	Nickname	Note
1st Fighter Squadron		Tyndall AFB	F-15C	"Fightin' Furies" / "Griffins"	Inactivated 2006
2d Fighter Squadron		Tyndall AFB	F-15C	"American Beagle Squadron"	Redesignated 2d Fighter Training Squadron
3d Fighter Squadron		Clark AB	F-4E	Peugeots	Redesignated 3d Flying Training Squadron
4th Fighter Squadron		Hill AFB	F-35A	"Fightin' Fuujins"
5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron		Minot AFB	F-15A	"Spittin' Kittens"	Redesignated 5th Flying Training Squadron
6th Night Fighter Squadron		Nellis AFB	F-35A	"Gators"	Redesignated 6th Weapons Squadron
7th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-22A	"Bunyips"	Inactivated 2014 / Redesignated 7th Fighter Training Squadron
8th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-16С	"Black Sheep"
9th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-117A	"Flying Knights"	Inactivated 2008 / Redesignated 9th Attack Squadron (ATKS)
10th Fighter Squadron		RAF Bentwaters	A-10A		Redesignated 10th Flight Test Squadron
11th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Duluth International Airport	F-106		Inactivated 1968
12th Fighter Squadron		Elmendorf AFB	F-15C	"Dirty Dozen"	Inactivated 2008
13th Fighter Squadron		Misawa AB	F-16C	"Panthers"
14th Fighter Squadron		Misawa AB	F-16C	"Fightin' Samurai"
15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Davis–Monthan AFB	F-101		Inactivated 1964
16th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Shaw AFB	F-16		Redesignated 16th Weapons Squadron (2003)
17th Fighter Squadron		Shaw AFB	F-16		Redesignated 17th Weapons Squadron (2003)
18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron		Eielson AFB	F-16
19th Fighter Squadron		Hickam AFB	F-22A	"Fighting Gamecocks"
20th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-4F	"Silver Lobos"	Inactivated
21st Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-16C	"Gamblers"
22d Fighter Squadron		Spangdahlem AB	F-16C	"Stingers"	Inactivated 2010
23d Fighter Squadron		Spangdahlem AB	F-16C		Inactivated 2010
24th Fighter Squadron		NAS JRB Fort Worth	F-16	"Leaping Tigers"
25th Fighter Squadron		Osan AB	A-10C	"Assam Draggins"
26th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Clark AB	F-86D		Inactivated 1959
27th Fighter Squadron		Langley AFB	F-22A	"Fightin' Eagles"	Oldest active Fighter Squadron in the US Air Force
28th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron					Redesignated 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron
29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron					Inactivated 1968 / Redesignated 29th Training Systems Squadron
30th Fighter Squadron		Howard AFB	P-47		Inactivated 1953
31st Fighter Squadron		Elmendorf AFB	F-102		Re-designated 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron
32d Fighter Squadron		Soesterberg AB	F-15C	"Wolfhounds"	Inactivated 1994
33d Fighter Squadron					Redesignated 33d Special Operations Squadron (2009)
34th Fighter Squadron		Hill AFB	F-35A	"Rude Rams"
35th Fighter Squadron		Kunsan AB	F-16C	"Panton"
36th Fighter Squadron		Osan AB	F-16C	"Flying Fiend"
37th Fighter Squadron					Redesignated 37th Flying Training Squadron
38th Fighter Squadron					Redesignated 38th Reconnaissance Squadron
39th Fighter Squadron					Redesignated 39th Flying Training Squadron
40th Tactical Fighter Squadron			F-102	"Fighting Fortieth"	Inactivated on 30 April 1982 – Redesignated 40th Flight Test Squadron
41st Fighter Squadron		Anderson AFB	F-86D		Redesignated 41st Flying Training Squadron
42d Fighter Squadron		Pittsburgh Airport	F-86D		Redesignated 42d Flying Training Squadron
43d Fighter Squadron		Tyndall AFB	F-22A	"American Hornets"
44th Fighter Squadron		Kadena AB	F-15C	"Vampires"
45th Fighter Squadron		Davis–Monthan AFB	A-10C	"Hoosier Hogs"
46th Fighter Training Squadron		Barksdale AFB	A-10A		Inactivated on 1 October 1993
47th Fighter Squadron		Davis–Monthan AFB	A-10C	"Dogpatchers"
48th Fighter Squadron		Langley AFB	F-15A		Redesignated 48th Flying Training Squadron
49th Fighter Squadron		Griffiss AFB	F-106		Redesignated 49th Flying Training Squadron
50th Fighter Squadron (All Weather)		Offutt AFB	AT-6		Redesignated 50th Flying Training Squadron
50th Fighter-Bomber Squadron		NAS New Orleans	F-84		Inactivated 1957, never manned
51st Fighter Squadron		Howard Field	P-38		Inactivated 1946
52d Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-35A	"Ninjas"
53d Fighter Squadron		Joint Base Andrews	F-16C	"NATO Tigers"
54th Fighter Squadron		Elmendorf AFB	F-15C	"Leopards"	Inactivated on 28 April 2000
55th Fighter Squadron		Shaw AFB	F-16C	"Fighting Fifty-Fifth"
57th Fighter Squadron		NAS Keflavik	F-15C	"Black Knights"	Inactivated 1995
58th Fighter Squadron		Eglin AFB	F-35A	"Gorillas"
59th Fighter Squadron		Eglin AFB	F-15C	"Golden Pride"	Redesignated 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron (2004)
60th Fighter Squadron		Eglin AFB	F-35A	"Fighting Crows"
61st Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-35A	"Top Dogs"
62d Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-35A	"Spikes"
63d Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-35A	"Panthers"
64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Clark AB		"Scorpions"	64th Aggressor Squadron
65th Fighter Squadron		Nellis AFB	F-35A	"Panthers"	65th Aggressor Squadron
66th Fighter Squadron		Nellis AFB	A-10C		66th Weapons Squadron
67th Fighter Squadron		Kadena AB	F-15C	"Fighting Cocks"
68th Fighter Squadron		Moody AFB	F-16C	"Lightning Lancers"	Inactivated on 30 April 2001
69th Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-16C	"Werewolves"	Reactivated in the Air Force Reserve (AFRC) in 2010 / 944th Fighter Wing
70th Fighter Squadron		Moody AFB	F-16C	"White Knights"	Inactivated 2000
71st Fighter Squadron		Langley AFB	F-22A	"Iron Men"
72d Fighter Squadron		MacDill AFB	F-16C	"Falcons / Pax Per Auxila Parata"	Inactivated 1992
73d Fighter Squadron		Hamilton AFB			Redesignated 73d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) 1952
74th Fighter Squadron		Moody AFB	A-10C	"Flying Tigers"
75th Fighter Squadron		Moody AFB	A-10C	"Tiger Sharks"
76th Fighter Squadron		Moody AFB	A-10C	"Vanguards"
77th Fighter Squadron		Shaw AFB	F-16C	"Gamblers"
78th Fighter Squadron		Shaw AFB	F-16C	"Bushmasters"	Redesignated 78th Reconnaissance Squadron (2007)
79th Fighter Squadron		Shaw AFB	F-16C	"Tigers"
80th Fighter Squadron		Kunsan AB	F-16C	"Headhunter" / "Juvats"
81st Fighter Squadron		Moody AFB	A-29B	"Panthers"
82d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Naha Air Base, Okinawa	F-101
83d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Loring AFB	F-106
84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Castle AFB	F-106		Inactivated on 27 February 1987
85th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Scott AFB			Redesignated 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron
86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Youngstown Municipal Airport	F-102		Inactivated on 1 March 1960
87th Fighter-Bomber Squadron		General Mitchell Field	F-86		Inactivated on 16 November 1957
87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		K.I. Sawyer AFB	F-106		Inactivated on 1 October 1985
88th Fighter-Bomber Squadron		General Mitchell Field	F-86		Inactivated on 16 November 1957
88th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine		Camp Kilmer	P-40		Inactivated on 3 November 1945
89th Fighter Squadron		Wright-Patterson AFB	F-16		Redesignated 89th Airlift Squadron on 1 October 1994
89th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine		Camp Kilmer	P-40		Inactivated on 3 November 1945
90th Fighter Squadron		Elmendorf AFB	F-22A	"Pair-O-Dice"
91st Tactical Fighter Squadron		RAF Bentwaters	A-10A
92d Tactical Fighter Squadron		RAF Bentwaters	A-10A	"Skulls"
93d Fighter Squadron		Homestead ARB	F-16C	"Makos"
94th Fighter Squadron		Langley AFB	F-22A	"Hat-in-the-ring Gang"
95th Fighter Squadron		Tyndall AFB	F-35A	"Boneheads"
96th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		New Castle AFB	F-94B	"Jackrabbits"
97th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		New Castle AFB	F-94C	""
98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Suffolk County AFB	F-101B		Inactivated
99th Fighter Squadron				"Tuskegee Airmen"	Redesignated 99th Flying Training Squadron
100th Fighter Squadron		Dannelly Field	F-35A

Squadrons 101 to 300

Squadron	Shield	Location	Aircraft	Nickname	Note
101st Fighter Squadron		Massachusetts ANG	F-15C		Redesignated 101st Intelligence Squadron (2008)
103d Fighter Squadron		Pennsylvania ANG	A-10	"Black Hogs"
104th Fighter Squadron		Maryland ANG	A-10C	"Fighting Orioles"
107th Fighter Squadron		Michigan ANG	A-10	"Red Devils"
110th Fighter Squadron		Missouri ANG	B-2	"Lindbergh's Own"	Redesignated 110th Bomb Squadron (2009)
112th Fighter Squadron		Ohio ANG	F-16C/D	"Stingers"
114th Fighter Squadron		Kingsley Field Oregon ANG	F-15C	"The Land of No Slack"
119th Fighter Squadron		New Jersey ANG	F-16C	"Jersey Devils"	Oldest active fighter squadron in the Air National Guard.
120th Fighter Squadron		Colorado ANG	F-16C	"Colorado Cougars" and "Mile High Militia"
121st Fighter Squadron		District of Columbia ANG	F-16C/D	"Capital Guardians"
122d Fighter Squadron		Louisiana ANG	F-15C/D	"Bayou Militia"
123d Fighter Squadron		Portland IAP Oregon ANG	F-15	"Redhawks"
124th Fighter Squadron		Iowa ANG	F-16C/D	"Hawkeyes"
125th Fighter Squadron		Oklahoma ANG	F-16C	"Tulsa Vipers"
131st Fighter Squadron		Massachusetts ANG	F-15C	"Barnestormers"
134th Fighter Squadron		Vermont ANG	F-35	"Green Mountain Boys"
144th Fighter Squadron		California ANG	F-15C
148th Fighter Squadron		Arizona ANG	F-16A	"Kickin' Ass"
149th Fighter Squadron		Virginia ANG	F-22	"Gentlemen from Richmond"	Formerly 328th Fighter Squadron
152d Fighter Squadron		Arizona ANG	F-16	"Tigers"
157th Fighter Squadron		South Carolina ANG	F-16CJ	"Swamp Foxes"
159th Fighter Squadron		Florida ANG	F-15C	"Boxin' Gators"
160th Fighter Squadron		Alabama ANG	F-16C/D	"Snakes"	Inactive 2007
162d Fighter Squadron		Ohio ANG		"Sabres"
163rd Fighter Squadron		Indiana ANG	A-10C	"Blacksnakes"
170th Fighter Squadron		Illinois ANG	F-16C/D	"Fly'N Illini"
174th Fighter Squadron		Iowa ANG		"Bats"
175th Fighter Squadron		South Dakota ANG	F-16C/D	"Lobos"
176th Fighter Squadron		Wisconsin ANG	F-35A	"Badgers"
179th Fighter Squadron		Minnesota ANG	F-16C	"Bulldogs"
182d Fighter Squadron		Texas ANG	F-16C/D	"Lone Star Gunfighters"
184th Fighter Squadron		Arkansas ANG	A-10	"Flying Razorbacks"
186th Fighter Squadron		Montana ANG	F-15C	"Big Sky"
188th Fighter Squadron		New Mexico ANG	F-16C/D	"Tacos"
194th Fighter Squadron		California ANG	F-15C	"Griffins"
195th Fighter Squadron		Arizona ANG	F-16C	"War Hawks"
199th Fighter Squadron		Hawaii ANG	F-22	"Mai Tai's"

Squadrons 301 to 400

Squadron	Shield	Location	Aircraft	Nickname	Note
301st Fighter Squadron		Tyndall AFB	F-22	"Red Tail Angels"	44th Fighter Group (AFRC)
302d Fighter Squadron		Elmendorf AFB	F-22	"Sun Devils"	477th Fighter Group (AFRC)
303d Fighter Squadron		Whiteman AFB	A-10	"KC Hawgs"
304th Fighter Squadron		Pinellas Army Airfield	P-40 Warhawk		Inactivated 1944; redesignated as the 169th Fighter Squadron
305th Fighter Squadron		Dale Mabry Field	P-47		Inactivated 1944; redesignated as the 170th Fighter Squadron
306th Fighter Squadron		Dale Mabry Field	P-47		Inactivated 1944; redesignated as the 176th Fighter Squadron
306th Fighter Squadron		Atlantic City ANGB	F-16C/D	"The Gunners"
307th Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-15E	"Stingers"
308th Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-35A	"Emerald Knights"
309th Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-16C	"Wild Ducks"
310th Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-35A	"Top Hats"
311th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-16C	"Sidewinders
312th Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-35A	"Scorpions"
313th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Hahn AB	F-16C	"Lucky Puppies"	Inactivated 1991
314th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-16C	"Warhawks"
315th Fighter Squadron		Burlington International Airport	F-16C		Active Associate Unit
316th Fighter Squadron		McEntire JNGB	F-16C		Active Associate Unit
317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron		Eielson AFB	F-102, F-106		Inactivated 1969
318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron		McChord AFB	F-15		Inactivated 1989
319th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron		Tyndall AFB	F-104		Inactivated 1977
320th Fighter Squadron		Mitchel Field	P-47		Inactivated 1944
321st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Paine Field	F-89J		Inactivated 1960
322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Kingsley Field	F-101		Inactivated 1968
323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron			F-102		Inactivated 1960
324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron			F-86L		Inactivated 1960
325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Traux Field	F-102		Inactivated 1966
326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base	F-102		Inactivated 1967
327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Thule AB	F-102		Inactivated 1960
328th Fighter Squadron		RAF Bodney	P-51		Inactivated 1945
329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		George AFB	F-106		Inactivated 1967
330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Stewart AFB	F-86		Inactivated 1959
331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Webb AFB	F-104		Inactivated 1967
332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Thule AB	F-102		Inactivated 1965
333d Fighter Squadron		Naha Airfield, Japan	P-38		Inactivated on 10 May 1946 - redesignated the 131st Fighter Squadron
333d Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-15E	"Lancers"	Not related to 333 FS from World War II
334th Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-15E	"Fighting Eagles"
335th Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-15E	"Chiefs"	World's Leading MiG Killers
336th Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-15E	"Rocketeers"
337th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-4E		Consolidated with 2874th Test Squadron (1991)
338th Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Giebelstadt, Germany	P-51		Inactivated on 20 August 1946
339th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Moody AFB	F-4E		Inactivated on 1 July 1983
340th Fighter Squadron		Itami Airfield, Japan	P-51		Inactivated on 10 May 1946 - Consolidated with the 340th Air Refueling Squadron, 1985
341st Fighter Squadron		Itami Airfield, Japan	P-51		Inactivated on 10 May 1946 - redesignated the 141st Fighter Squadron
342d Fighter Squadron		Itami Airfield, Japan	P-51		Inactivated on 10 May 1946 - redesignated the 142d Fighter Squadron
343d Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Giebelstadt, Germany	P-51		Inactivated on 20 August 1946
344th Fighter Squadron		Shemya Army Airfield, Alaska	P-38		Inactivated on 15 August 1946
345th Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson Field	P-47		Inactivated on 7 November 1945
346th Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson Field	P-47		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - redesignated the 147th Fighter Squadron
347th Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson Field	P-47		Inactivated on 7 November 1945
348th Night Fighter Squadron		Salinas Army Air Base	P-61		Disbanded on 31 March 1944
349th Night Fighter Squadron		Hammer Field	P-61		Inactivated on 31 March 1944.
350th Fighter Squadron		RAF Raydon	P-51K		Inactivated on 18 October 1945 - redesignated as the 157th Fighter Squadron
351st Fighter Squadron		RAF Raydon	P-51K		Inactivated on 18 October 1945 - redesignated as the 158th Fighter Squadron
352d Fighter Squadron		RAF Raydon	P-51K		Inactivated on 18 October 1945 - redesignated as the 159th Fighter Squadron
352d Tactical Fighter Squadron		Phan Rang Air Base	F-100		Inactivated 31 July 1971
353d Fighter Squadron		Myrtle Beach AFB	A-10A	"Bulldogs"	Inactivated on 15 December 1992
354th Fighter Squadron		Davis–Monthan AFB	A-10C	"Bulldogs"
355th Fighter Squadron		NAS Fort Worth	F-16C
356th Tactical Fighter Squadron					Inactivated
357th Fighter Squadron		Davis–Monthan AFB	A-10C	"Dragons"
358th Fighter Squadron		Whiteman AFB	A-10C	"Lobos"	Active Associate Unit
359th Fighter Squadron		RAF Martlesham Heath	P-51K		Inactivated on 11 Nov 1945 - redesignated as the 155th Fighter Squadron
360th Fighter Squadron		RAF Martlesham Heath	P-51K		Inactivated on 11 Nov 1945 - redesignated as the 156th Fighter Squadron
361st Fighter Squadron		RAF Martlesham Heath	P-51K		Inactivated on 11 November 1945 - Consolidated with the 461st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron
362d Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Neubiberg	P-51K		Inactivated on 20 August 1946 - redesignated as the 162d Fighter Squadron
363d Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Neubiberg	P-51K		Inactivated on 20 August 1946 - redesignated as the 164th Fighter Squadron
364th Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Neubiberg	P-51K		Inactivated on 20 August 1946 - redesignated as the 166th Fighter Squadron
365th Fighter Squadron		La Junta Army Air Field	P-47N		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 163rd Fighter Squadron
366th Fighter Squadron		La Junta Army Air Field	P-47N		Inactivated on 7 November 1945
367th Fighter Squadron		Homestead Air Reserve Base	F-16C		Active Associate Unit
368th Fighter Squadron		RAF East Wretham	P-51D		Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Redesignated 165th Fighter Squadron
369th Fighter Squadron		RAF East Wretham	P-51D		Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Redesignated 167th Fighter Squadron
370th Fighter Squadron		RAF East Wretham	P-51D		Inactivated on 10 November 1945
371st Fighter Squadron, Two Engine		Santa Maria Army Air Field	P-38		Disbanded on 31 March 1944
372d Fighter Squadron, Two Engine		Santa Maria Army Air Field	P-38		Disbanded on 31 March 1944; Consolidated with 352d Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1985
373d Fighter Squadron, Two Engine		Santa Maria Army Air Field	P-38		Disbanded on 31 March 1944
374th Fighter Squadron		RAF Little Walden	P-51		Inactivated on 24 October 1945 - redesignated as the 171st Fighter Squadron
375th Fighter Squadron		RAF Little Walden	P-51		Inactivated on 24 October 1945 - redesignated as the 172d Fighter Squadron
376th Fighter Squadron		RAF Little Walden	P-51		Inactivated on 24 October 1945
377th Fighter Squadron		Dannelly Field	F-35A		Active Associate Unit
378th Fighter Squadron		Truax Field ANGB	F-35A		Active Associate Unit
379th Fighter Squadron		Biggs Field	P-51H		Inactivated on 1 August 1946
380th Fighter Squadron		RAF Keevil	P-51		Redesignated 160th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
381st Fighter Squadron		Maupertu Airfield	P-51		Redesignated 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
382d Fighter Squadron		Maupertu Airfield	P-51		Redesignated 162d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
383d Fighter Squadron		Buckley Space Force Base	F-16C		Active Associate Unit
384th Fighter Squadron		Duluth International Airport	F-16C		Active Associate Unit
385th Fighter Squadron			P-51		Inactivated 1945
386th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Clovis AFB	F-100		Inactivated 1959 – Not related to 386 FS from World War II
386th Fighter Squadron			P-47		Redesignated 174th Fighter Squadron
387th Fighter Squadron			P-47		Redesignated 175th Fighter Squadron
388th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron		Mountain Home AFB	EA-6B		Inactivated 2010
389th Fighter Squadron		Mountain Home AFB	F-15E	"Thunderbolts"
390th Fighter Squadron		Mountain Home AFB	F-15C	"Wild Boars"	Inactivated 2010
391st Fighter Squadron		Mountain Home AFB	F-15E	"Bold Tigers"
392d Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson Field	P-47		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 178th Fighter Squadron
393d Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson Field	P-51		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 179th Fighter Squadron
394th Fighter Squadron				P-47N	Inactivated 1945
395th Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Straubing	P-47		Inactivated on 20 August 1946 - Redesignated 181st Fighter Squadron
396th Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Straubing	P-47		Inactivated on 20 August 1946 - Redesignated 182d Fighter Squadron
397th Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Straubing	P-47		Inactivated on 20 August 1946
398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Hamilton AFB	F-104		Inactivated on 8 February 1957.
399th Fighter Squadron		Will Rogers Field	P-40		Redesignated 57th Reconnaissance Squadron, Weather on 7 July 1945
400th Fighter Squadron		Will Rogers Field	P-40		Redesignated 58th Reconnaissance Squadron, Weather on 7 July 1945

Squadrons 401 to 500

Squadron	Shield	Location	Aircraft	Nickname	Note
401st Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Fritzlar	P-51		Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Redesignated 173d Fighter Squadron
402d Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Fritzlar	P-51		Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Redesignated 187th Fighter Squadron
404th Fighter Squadron		Strasbourg/Entzheim Airport	P-47		Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Redesignated 186th Fighter Squadron
405th Fighter Squadron		Strasbourg/Entzheim Airport	P-47		Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Redesignated 190th Fighter Squadron
406th Fighter Squadron		Strasbourg/Entzheim Airport	P-47		Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Consolidated on 19 September 1985 with the 506th Air Refueling Squadron
407th Fighter Squadron		Alexandria Army Air Base	P-51		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 191st Fighter Squadron
408th Fighter Squadron		Alexandria Army Air Base	P-51		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 192d Fighter Squadron
409th Fighter Squadron		Alexandria Army Air Base	P-51		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 194th Fighter Squadron
410th Fighter Squadron		Mitchel Field	P-47		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Reactivated 24 May 1946 and Redesignated 195th Fighter Squadron, 146th Fighter Group, 146th Fighter Wing
411th Fighter Squadron		Mitchel Field	P-47		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Reactivated 24 May 1946 and Redesignated 196th Fighter Squadron, 146th Fighter Group, 146th Fighter Wing
412th Fighter Squadron		Mitchel Field	P-47		Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Reactivated 24 May 1946 and Redesignated 197th Fighter Squadron, 146th Fighter Group, 146th Fighter Wing
413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Travis AFB	F-86D		Inactivated 1955
414th Night Fighter Squadron		Rio Hato Airfield	P-61		Inactivated 1947 - Redesignated 414th Combat Training Squadron
415th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-117	"Nightstalkers"	Inactivated 1993 - Redesignated 415th Special Operations Squadron
416th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-117	"Ghost Riders"	Inactivated 1993
417th Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	F-117		Inactivated 1993 - Redesignated 417th Weapons Squadron
418th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron		McConnell AFB	F-105		Inactivated 1976
419th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron		McConnell AFB	F-105		Inactivated 1971
420th Night Fighter Squadron		Hammer Field	P-61		Inactivated 1944
421st Fighter Squadron		Hill AFB	F-35A	"Black Widows"
422d Night Fighter Squadron			P-61	"Green Bats"	Redesignated 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron (196?)
423d Night Fighter Squadron		RAF Chalgrove	P-61		Redesignated 155th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 22 June 1944
424th Night Fighter Squadron		Hammer Field	P-61		Inactivated 1944
425th Fighter Squadron		Luke AFB	F-16C	"Black Widows"	Activated 1992 / Republic of Singapore (RSAF)
426th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron		Luke AFB	F-15A		Inactivated 1990
427th Night Fighter Squadron			P-61		Inactivated 1945
428th Fighter Squadron		Mountain Home AFB	F-15SG	"Buccaneers"	Activated 2009 / Republic of Singapore (RSAF)
429th Fighter Squadron		Cannon AFB	EF-111	"Black Falcons"	Inactivated 19 June 1998
430th Fighter Squadron		Cannon AFB	EF-111		Inactivated 29 June 1993
431st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron		George AFB	F-4E		Inactivated on 1 October 1978
432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	F-89H		Inactivated on 2 January 1958
433d Fighter Squadron		Holloman AFB	AT-38		Inactivated on 8 July 1992
434th Fighter Training Squadron		Laughlin AFB	T-38C
435th Fighter Training Squadron		Randolph AFB	T-38C
436th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron		Holloman AFB	AT-38		Inactivated on 2 August 1991
437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-106		Inactivated on 30 September 1968
438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Griffis AFB	F-106		Inactivated on 30 September 1968
440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Erding Air Base	F-86D		Inactivated on 1 January 1960
441st Fighter Squadron		Perry Army Air Field	P-47		Disbanded on 1 May 1944
442d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron		Nellis AFB	F-111A		Inactivated on 31 July 1977
443d Fighter Squadron		Norfolk Army Airfield	P-47		Disbanded on 10 April 1944
444th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Charleston AFB	F-101B		Inactivated on 30 September 1968
445th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Wurtsmith AFB	F-101B		Inactivated on 30 September 1968
446th Fighter Squadron		Santa Maria Army Air Field	P-38		Disbanded on 31 March 1944
447th Fighter Squadron		Thomasville Army Air Field	P-39		Disbanded on 1 May 1944
448th Fighter-Day Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 8 December 1957
449th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Ladd AFB	F-89J		Inactivated on 25 August 1960
450th Fighter Squadron		Camp Springs Army Air Field	P-47		Disbanded on 10 April 1944
450th Fighter-Day Squadron		Foster AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 18 November 1957
451st Fighter Squadron		Ephrata Army Air Base	P-39		Disbanded on 31 March 1944
451st Fighter-Day Squadron		Foster AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 18 November 1957
452d Fighter Squadron		Bradley Field	P-47		Disbanded on 10 April 1944
452d Fighter-Day Squadron		Foster AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 18 November 1957
453d Fighter-Bomber Squadron		Bunker Hill AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 1 September 1957
455th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
457th Fighter Squadron		NAS JRB Ft Worth	F-16C	"Spads"
461st Fighter Squadron			F-15E	"Deadly Jesters"	Inactivated
466th Fighter Squadron		Hill AFB	F-35A	"Diamondbacks"
467th Strategic Fighter Squadron		Turner AFB	F-84		Inactivated on 11 May 1956
468th Strategic Fighter Squadron		Turner AFB	F-84		Inactivated on 11 May 1956
469th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base	F-4		Inactivated in 1972
470th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Tinker AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 1 April 1959
471st Fighter-Bomber Squadron		Selfridge AFB	F-84		Inactivated in 1957
472d Fighter-Bomber Squadron		Willow Run Airport	F-84		Inactivated in 1957
474th Tactical Fighter Squadron		George AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 15 March 1959
476th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-104C		Inactivated on 18 March 1969
477th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Cannon AFB	F-100C		Inactivated on 18 February 1959
478th Tactical Fighter Squadron		Homestead AFB	F-4E		Inactivated on 31 October 1970
480th Fighter Squadron		Spangdahlem AB	F-16C/D	"Warhawks"
485th Fighter Squadron		AAF Station Fritzlar	P-51		Inactivated on 10 November 1945
492nd Fighter Squadron		RAF Lakenheath	F-15E	"Madhatters"
493rd Fighter Squadron		RAF Lakenheath	F-35A	"Grim Reapers"
494th Fighter Squadron		RAF Lakenheath	F-15E	"Panthers"
495th Fighter Squadron		RAF Lakenheath	F-35A	"Valkyries"

Squadrons 501 to 600

Squadron	Shield	Location	Aircraft	Nickname	Note
509th Fighter Squadron		RAF Bentwaters	A-10A		Inactivated 30 December 1992
510th Fighter Squadron		RAF Bentwaters/Aviano AB	F-16C	"Buzzards"
511th Fighter Squadron		RAF Bentwaters	A-10A	"Vultures"	Inactivated 30 December 1992
512th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		RAF Manston	F-86
513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		RAF Manston	F-86		Inactivated on 8 January 1961
514th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		RAF Manston	F-86
515th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
516th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
517th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
518th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
519th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
521st Fighter-Bomber Squadron
522d Fighter Squadron		Cannon AFB	F-16C	"Fireballs"	Inactivated, Redesignated 522d Special Operations Squadron in 2011
523d Fighter Squadron		Cannon AFB	F-16C	"Crusaders"	Inactivated
524th Fighter Squadron		Cannon AFB	F-16C	"Hounds of Heaven"	Redesignated 524th Special Operations Squadron in 2009
525th Fighter Squadron		Elmendorf AFB	F-22A	"Bulldogs"
526th Fighter Squadron		Ramstein AB	F-16A
527th Fighter Squadron					Redesignated 527th Space Aggressor Squadron
528th Fighter Squadron
529th Fighter Squadron
530th Fighter Squadron
531st Fighter Squadron		Bien Hoa Air Base	F-100		Inactivated on 31 July 1970
532d Fighter-Day Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 8 December 1957
533d Fighter-Day Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 8 December 1957
534th Fighter-Day Squadron		Seymour Johnson AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 8 December 1957
535th Fighter Squadron
536th Fighter Squadron
537th Fighter Squadron
538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		Larson AFB	F-104B		Discontinued on 1 July 1960
539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron		McGuire Air Force Base	F-106		Inactivated on 23 August 1967
540th Fighter-Day Squadron		Greenville AFB	F-100		Inactivated on 8 February 1957
550th Fighter Squadron			F-15C	"Silver Eagles"	Active Associate
555th Fighter Squadron		Aviano AB	F-16C	"Triple Nickel"
560th Tactical Fighter Squadron					Redesignated 560th Flying Training Squadron
561st Fighter Squadron		Nellis AFB	F-4G	"The Last Great Fighter Squadron"	Redesignated 561st Joint Tactics Squadron
562d Fighter Squadron		George AFB	F-4G		Redesignated 562d Flying Training Squadron
563d Fighter Squadron		George AFB	F-4G		Redesignated 563d Flying Training Squadron

Squadrons 601 to 999

Squadron	Shield	Location	Aircraft	Nickname	Note
704th Fighter Squadron				"Outlaws"	Closed
706th Fighter Squadron		NAS JRB New Orleans	A-10	"Cajuns"	Redesignated 706th Aggressor Squadron (2023)
720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron		Foster AFB	F-100		Inactivated 1958 (then B-52 in SAC 1963–68)

References

• Tyndall Air Force Base
• wolfhoundsusaf.com
• Real Air Force Fighter Squadron Patches

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