"79th Aero Squadron" redirects here. For the 79th Aero Squadron of 1917, see 491st Bombardment Squadron.
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79th Fighter Squadron
79th Fighter Squadron F-16C over the Utah Test and Training Range[note 1]
Active
1918; 1933–1945; 1946–1993; 1994–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Fighter
Part of
20th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ
Shaw Air Force Base
Nickname(s)
Tigers[citation needed]
Engagements
European Theater of Operations Desert Storm[1]
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Commanders
Notable commanders
Frank O'Driscoll Hunter James Ferguson James E. Hill John G. Lorber[1]
Insignia
79th Fighter Squadron emblem (updated 29 March 1996)[1]
79 Fighter-Bomber Sq emblem (approved 31 January 1955)[2]
79th Pursuit Squadron emblem[3]
Military unit
The 79th Fighter Squadron is part of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.
The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 22 February 1918, being organized at Rich Field, Waco, Texas, as a pilot training Squadron during World War I. The squadron saw combat during World War II, and became part of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) during the Cold War.
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^ abcdRobertson, Patsy (25 February 2008). "Factsheet 79 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
^Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp.281–282
^Hubbard, p. 718
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