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149th Fighter Squadron
192d Fighter Wing’s F-22 Raptor flagship
Active
1942–1945; 1947–1952; 1952–2007; 2007–present
Country
United States
Allegiance
Virginia
Branch
Air National Guard
Type
Squadron
Role
Air Dominance
Part of
Virginia Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ
Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Hampton, Virginia
Engagements
European Theater of Operations
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation French Croix de Guerre with Palm[1]
Commanders
Current commander
Lieutenant Colonel Greg Ebert[citation needed]
Insignia
149th Fighter Squadron emblem
328th Fighter Squadron emblem
328th Fighter Squadron emblem[2]
Tail code
FF,[note 1] 192d FW underneath
World War II fuselage code[2]
PE
Military unit
The 149th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Virginia Air National Guard's 192d Fighter Wing located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia. The 149th is the first Air National Guard fighter squadron to fly the F-22 Raptor.
^Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp.404-405
^ abWatkins, pp. 56-57
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