12th Fighter Squadron (United States)
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| 12th Fighter Squadron | |
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 12th Fighter Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 15 January 1941 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter |
| Part of | Pacific Air Forces 11th Air Force 3d Wing 3d Operations Group |
| Nickname | Dirty Dozen |
| Decorations |  DUC PUC AFOUA w/V Device PPUC ROK PUC RVGC w/ Palm |
The 12th Fighter Squadron (12 FS) is part of the 3d Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. It operates the F-15 Eagle aircraft conducting air superiority missions.
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[edit] Mission
Mobilizes, deploys, and employs the F-15C air superiority fighter in global expeditionary support of all war-fighting commands.[1]
[edit] History
The 12th flew patrols over the Pacific from Christmas Island between February and October 1942. It participated in combat operations in South and Southwest Pacific from, 19 November 1942-14 August 1945.[2]
It also flew combat missions in Korea from, 1 August 1950-8 January 1953 and 25 February-27 July 1953 and in Vietnam from, 1 February-15 March 1965 and 15 June-25 August 1965.[2]
The squadron stood alert in South Korea from, 23 January-13 June 1968, after seizure of the U.S.S. Pueblo by North Korea. It supported air defense alert capability in Southeast Asia from, 1968-1972.[2]
The squadron was unmanned and unequipted from May 1972-November 1975. It remanned and reequipped with F-4 Phantom IIaircraft in late November 1975. Through 1980, it flew offensive and defensive exercises in support of its wing, the 313th Air Division, and Pacific Air Forces. It converted to F-15 Eagle aircraft in 1980. In 1981, the 12th earned the Hughes Trophy in recognition as the outstanding fighter squadron in the USAF. On 5 November 1999, the squadron stood down at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and moved without personnel or equipment to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska where it joined the 3d Wing on 28 April 2000. Since 2000, performed offensive and defensive counter-air missions with current air-to-air weaponry, including night vision goggles (NVG), to achieve air superiority in support of taskings from 3 Wing.[2]
[edit] Operations[2]
[edit] Lineage[2]
- 12th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1940 - 1942)
- 12th Fighter Squadron (1942 - 1944)
- 12th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine (1944 - 1946)
- 12th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1946 - 1949)
- 12th Fighter Squadron, Jet (1949 - 1950)
- 12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1950 - 1958)
- 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958 - 1991)
- 12th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)
[edit] Assignments[2]
- 50th Fighter Group (1941 - 1942)
- 15th Fighter Group (1942 - 1943)
- 18th Fighter-Bomber Group (1943 - 1957)
- 13th Air Force (1957 - 1958)
- 18th Wing (1958 - 2000)
- 3d Wing (2000 - Present)
[edit] Bases stationed[2]
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[edit] Aircraft Operated[2]
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