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121st Fighter Squadron
General Dynamics F-16D Block 30 Fighting Falcon (s/n 85-1509) from the 121st Fighter Squadron
Active10 April 1941 – present
CountryUnited States
BranchAir National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleFighter
Part ofDistrict of Columbia Air National Guard
Garrison/HQJoint Base Andrews, Camp Springs, Maryland
Nickname(s)Capital Guardians
Tail Code"DC" Red tailstripe w/stars
Battle honoursWorld War II
Operation Southern Watch
Operation Northern Watch
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Insignia
121st Fighter Squadron emblem
Patch with 121st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 4 September 1951)[1]
121st Liaison Squadron emblem

The 121st Fighter Squadron (121 FS) is a unit of the District of Columbia Air National Guard 113th Wing located at Joint Base Andrews, Camp Springs, Maryland. The 121st is equipped with the Block 30 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon.

The squadron is a descendant organization of the 121st Observation Squadron, established on 10 July 1940. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.

  1. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 348-349

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