310th Fighter Squadron
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| 310th Fighter Squadron | |
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 310th Fighter Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 9 February 1942 - 20 February 1946 10 July 1952 - 25 March 1962 15 December 1969 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter Training |
| Part of | Air Education and Training Command 19th Air Force 56th Fighter Wing 56th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Luke Air Force Base |
| Decorations |  DUC AFOUA PPUC ROK PUC |
The 310th Fighter Squadron (310 FS) is part of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training.
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[edit] Mission
[edit] History
The 310th Fighter Squadron was constituted on 21 January 1942, as the 310th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) and was activated on 9 February at Harding Field, Louisiana, where it flew the P-39 and P-40 aircraft. From November 1943 until March 1962, the 310th served extensively throughout the Pacific theater supporting Allied forces in World War II and the Korean War. During this time, the squadron flew the P-47, F-84, F-86 and the Matador weapon systems. In March 1962, it was inactivated at Osan Air Base, South Korea. [1]
Re-designated the 310th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 December 1969, it was reactivated 15 days later at Luke Air Force Base and flew the A-7D until its transition into the F-4 in 1971. The 310th TFTS transitioned into the F-16 in 1982 and became the 310th Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991. [1]
The unit, which adopted its original "Tophat" name in September 1987, has earned two Distinguished Unit Citations, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, and nine Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards. The 310 FS converted to the new LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) F-16CG, Block 42 aircraft in May of 1989. As the Air Force's first and only full-up F-16 LANTIRN squadron, the 310th started formal course training in the new aircraft in July of 1989. In 1997, the Tophats were chosen to begin the first USAF F-16 Forward Air Controller-Airborne training and to train F-16 pilots with Night Vision Goggles. They are now training pilots with MATIRN (Medium Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night). [1]
[edit] Operations[2]
[edit] Lineage[2]
- 310th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1942)
- 310th Fighter Squadron (1942 - 1943)
- 310th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943 - 1952)
- 310th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952 - 1958)
- 310th Tactical Missile Squadron (1958 - 1969)
- 310th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1969 - 1991)
- 310th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)
[edit] Assignments[2]
- 58th Fighter Group (1942 - 1946)
- 5th Air Force (1946)
- 58th Fighter-Bomber Wing (1952 - 1958)
- 314th Air Division (1958)
- 58th Tactical Missile Group (1958 - 1962)
- 58th Fighter Wing (1969 - 1994)
- 56th Fighter Wing (1994 - Present)
[edit] Bases stationed[2]
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[edit] Weapon Systems Operated[2]
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[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c 56 OG Fact Sheet
- ^ a b c d e AFHRA 310 FS Page
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Also See
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