63d Fighter Squadron – F-16s on ramp, Luke AFB, Arizona, 2003
Active
1941–1945; 1946–1958; 1975–2009; 2016–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Fighter Training
Part of
Air Education and Training Command
Garrison/HQ
Luke Air Force Base
Nickname(s)
Panthers
Engagements
Battle of Normandy Battle of the Bulge[1]
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Commanders
Notable commanders
Major Harold E. Comstock (later Colonel) Major (later Lt General) Gerald W. Johnson Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) John S. Loisel[1] Major Donavon F. Smith (later Lt General)
Insignia
63d Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 2 March 1995)[2]
63d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 26 January 1956)[3]
(modified 2 March 1995)
63d Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 22 June 1943)[4]
Military unit
The 63d Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 56th Operations Group, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-35A aircraft, and conducts advanced fighter training since its reactivation in 2016. When this Squadron was reactivated in 1975, their mission was to train pilots and weapons systems officers for the McDonnell F-4E Phantom II, and they switched to the F-4D in 1978.
^ abcBailey, Carl E. (30 January 2017). "63 Fighter Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^Griset, Rick (30 June 2015). "63d Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 241–242
^Endicott, p. 621
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Global Information
United States
United States Air Force
(modified 2 March 1995)