This article is about the 20 Fighter Wing organized in August 1947. For the 20th Fighter Wing of 1946-1947, see VII Fighter Command.
20th Fighter Wing
78th Fighter Squadron F-16C Block 50P 92-3920
Active
1947–1948; 1948–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Fighter
Part of
Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
Motto(s)
Victory by Valor[1]
Engagements
1991 Gulf War[1]
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Commanders
Current commander
Col. Kristoffer R. Smith
Deputy Commander
Col. Kevin D. Hicok
Command Chief
CCM Christopher D. Griste
Notable commanders
Merrill McPeak[1]
Insignia
20th Fighter Wing emblem[note 1][1]
Military unit
The 20th Fighter Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina. The wing is assigned to Air Combat Command's Fifteenth Air Force.
The wing's mission is to provide, project, and sustain combat-ready aircraft in conventional and anti-radiation suppression of enemy air defenses, strategic attack, counter-air, air interdiction, joint maritime operations and combat search-and-rescue missions.
^ abcdeRobertson, Patsy (13 February 2008). "Factsheet 20 Fighter Wing (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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