7th EXPEDITIONARY FIGHTER SQUADRON – HERITAGE – DESERT

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7th FIGHTER SQUADRON

Lineage. Constituted as 7 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 7 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 7 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 7 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 6 Nov 1944; 7 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 8 Jan 1946; 7 Fighter Squadron, Jet-Propelled, on 1 May 1948; 7 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 10 Aug 1948; 7 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Feb 1950; 7 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 8 Jul 1958; 7 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991; 7 Combat Training Squadron on 17 Jun 1999; 7 Fighter Squadron on 22 Jul 2005. Inactivated on 15 Dec 2006. Activated 15 May 2008.

Assignments. 49 Pursuit (later, 49 Fighter; 49 Fighter-Bomber) Group, 15 Jan 1941 (attached to 49 Fighter-Bomber Wing, 9 Jul-17 Aug 1950 and 7 Aug 1956-15 Apr 1957; 4 Fighter-Day Wing, 15 Apr-10 Dec 1957); 49 Fighter-Bomber (later, 49 Tactical Fighter; 49 Fighter) Wing, 10 Dec 1957 (attached to 26 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 10 Sep-6 Oct 1971; 86 Tactical Fighter Wing, 2 Mar-4 Apr 1973; 36 Tactical Fighter Wing, 2 Apr-3 May 1974 and 4 Oct-6 Nov 1975; 86 Tactical Fighter Wing, 23 Aug-25 Sep 1976); 49 Operations Group, 15 Nov 1991-15 Dec 2006. 49 Operations Group, 15 May 2008-.

Stations. Selfridge Field, MI, 15 Jan 1941; Morrison Field, FL, c. 23 May 1941-4 Jan 1942; Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb 1942; Bankstown, Australia, 16 Feb 1942; Batchelor, Australia, 9 Apr 1942; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 19 Sep 1942; Dobodura, New Guinea, 15 Apr 1943; Gusap, New Guinea, 16 Nov 1943; Finschhafen, New Guinea, 27 Apr 1944; Hollandia, New Guinea, 3 May 1944; Biak, 5 Jun 1944; Tacloban, Leyte, 24 Oct 1944; San Jose, Mindoro, 30 Dec 1944; Lingayen, Luzon, c. 25 Feb 1945; Okinawa, 17 Aug 1945; Atsugi, Japan, 15 Sep 1945; Chitose AB, Japan, c. 20 Feb 1946; Misawa AB, Japan, 2 Apr 1948; Itazuke AB, Japan, 14 Aug 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, 28 Sep 1950; Kunsan AB, South Korea, 1 Apr 1953; Itazuke AB, Japan, 2 Nov 1953; Misawa AB, Japan, 7 Aug 1956; Chitose AB, Japan, 1 Jul-10 Dec 1957; Etain/Rouvres AB, France, 10 Dec 1957; Spangdahlem AB, Germany, 25 Aug 1959-15 Jul 1968; Holloman AFB, NM, 15 Jul 1968-15 Dec 2006 (deployed at Ramstein AB, Germany, 10 Sep-6 Oct 1971 and 2 Mar-4 Apr 1973; Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 11 May-12 Aug 1972; Bitburg AB, Germany, 2 Apr-3 May 1974 and 4 Oct-6 Nov 1975; Ramstein AB, Germany, 23 Aug-25 Sep 1976; Lahr Air Base (Canadian Forces Base), West Germany, 26 August – 23 September 1983. Holloman AFB, NM, 15 May 2008-.

Aircraft. P-35, 1941; P-40, 1942-1944; P-47, 1943-1944; P-38, 1944-1946; P-51, 1946-1949; F-80, 1949-1951; F-84, 1951-1956; F-86, 1956-1957; F-100, 1957-1962; F-105, 1962-1966; F-4, 1967-1977; F-15, 1977-1991; AT-38, 1992-2006; F-117, 1998-2006; F-22, 2008-.

Operations. Combat in Southwest Pacific, 14 Mar 1942-4 Aug 1945. Combat in Korea, 14 Aug 1950-27 Jul 1953. Combat in Southeast Asia, 11 May-12 Aug 1972. Basic fighter training, Sep 1992-Dec 2006. Maintain combat readiness to deploy worldwide in support of national security objectives.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: East Indies; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Papua; New Guinea; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; China Offensive. Korea: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953. Vietnam: Vietnam Ceasefire.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Australia, 14 Mar-25 Aug 1942; Papua, [c. 25 Sep] 1942-23 Jan 1943; Biak, 15 May 1944; Philippine Islands, 27 Oct-7 Dec 1944; Korea, [14 Aug]-25 Nov 1950; Korea, 9 Jul-27 Nov 1951. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat “V” Device: 5 May-6 Oct 1972. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Mar 1964-28 Feb 1966; 1 Mar 1966-30 Jun 1967; 1 Jan 1971-15 Apr 1972; 1 Jun 1995-31 May 1997; 1 Jun 1998-31 May 1999; 2 May 2004-31 May 2005. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WW II). Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations: [14 Aug] 1950-7 Feb 1951; 8 Feb 1951-31 Mar 1953. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 8 May-24 Aug 1972.

Emblem. Approved on 13 May 1944.

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Weight 0.0000 kg
Dimensions 0.00 × 0.00 × 0.00 cm