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706th Aggressor Squadron
F-16 Viper Aggressors at Nellis
Active1943–1945; 1948–1949; 1955–1957; 1959–present
Country706th Aggressor Squadron United States
Branch706th Aggressor Squadron United States Air Force
RoleFighter agressor training
Part ofAir Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQNellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Nickname(s)Cajuns
EngagementsEuropean Theater of World War II
Gulf War
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Insignia
706th Fighter Squadron Emblem[a][1]
706th Bombardment Squadron emblem (World War II)[2]
World War II fuselage code
Squadron color[2]
RT

The 706th Aggressor Squadron is part of the 926th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada where it oversees Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots supporting the United States Air Force Warfare Center as an associate of the 57th Wing. Pilots assigned to the 706th fly General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.

The squadron was first activated as the 706th Bombardment Squadron in 1943. After training in the United States with Consolidated B-24 Liberators, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it engaged in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. After V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated.

The squadron was activated in the reserve in 1948, but was inactivated in budget reductions in 1949. The squadron again became a reserve unit in 1955 as the 706th Troop Carrier Squadron, but was inactivated two years later. It was activated again in 1959 and has served as an airlift unit until 1978, which included training Republic of Vietnam Air Force crews in South Vietnam. Since 1978 the squadron has been a fighter unit, deploying to Bosnia and Southwest Asia on numerous occasions through 2007 when it assumed its current role. In May 2023, the squadron became an aggressor squadron.


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  1. ^ Robertson, Patsy (3 October 2011). "Factsheet 706 Fighter Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Watkins, pp. 90–91

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