188th Fighter Squadron

188th Fighter Squadron
188th Fighter Squadron emblem
Active	1947-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Fighter
Part of	Air National Guard/Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ	Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Nickname	"Enchilada Air Force" "The Tacos"
Engagements	Operation Iraqi Freedom

The 188th Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the New Mexico Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 150th Fighter Wing.

1 History
- 1.1 Lineage
- 1.2 Assignments
2 Stations
- 2.1 Aircraft
3 References
4 External links

History

Lineage

Constituted 621st Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 25 Jan 1943.

Activated on 4 Feb 1943

Re-designated: 507th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 Aug 1943

Re-designated: 507th Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944

Inactivated on 9 Nov 1945

Re-designated 188th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to New Mexico ANG, on 24 May 1946

Received federal recognition and activated on 7 July 1947

Federalized and placed on active duty, 10 February 1951

Re-designated: 188th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine), 10 February 1951

Released from active duty and returned to New Mexico state control, 1 November 1952

Re-designated: 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1957

Re-designated: 188th Fighter Squadron, 1992-Present

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Assignments

404th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Group, 4 February 1943-9 November 1945
New Mexico Air National Guard, 24 May 1946

Fourth Air Force (ADC), 1947

81st Fighter Wing (ADC), 15 April 1948

81st Fighter Wing (ConAC), 1 December 1948

81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing (ConAC), 20 January 1950

81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing (ADC), 1 January 1951

Federalized and placed on active duty under Air Defense Command, 10 February 1951

1st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 10 February 1951

4705th Defense Wing, 6 February 1952

27th Air Division, 1 March 1952

Released from active duty and returned to New Mexico state control, 1 November 1952

34th Air Division (ADC), 1 November 1952

150th Tactical Fighter Group (TAC), 1957

150th Fighter Group (ACC), 1992

150th Fighter Wing (ACC), 1995-Present

Stations

RAF Boxted (AAF-150), England, 24 November 1943
RAF Greenham Common (AAF-486), England, 6 December 1943
RAF Ibsley (AAF-347), England, 13 January 1944
RAF Lashenden (AAF-410), England, c. 15 April–June 1944
Cricqueville Airfield (A-2), France, 1 July 1944
Saint-Pierre-Église, France, 10 July 1944
Rennes Airfield (A-27), France, 8 August 1944
Le Mans Airfield (A-35), France, 30 August 1944

St-Dizier Airfield (A-64), France, 19 September 1944
Metz Airdrome (Y-34), France, 29 December 1944
Königstein, Germany, 14 April–August 1945
Seymour Johnson AAF, North Carolina, 6 September – 7 November 1945
Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1947-Present

Operated from Long Beach Municipal Airport, California, 17 May 1951-1 November1952 (Federalized Service)

Aircraft

F-16 Fighting Falcon (1992–2010)

F-16C Block 40 Lantirn Fighting Falcon (1992–2003)

F-16 Block 30 Fighting Falcon (1992–2010)

F-16D Fighting Falcon (1992–2010)

C-26 Metroliner (???-Present)
A-7D Corsair II (1973–1992)

C-130 Hercules (???-???)
F-100 Super Sabre (1962–1973)
F-80 Shooting Star (1954–1962)
P-51 Mustang (1947–1952)
A-26 Invader (1947–1952)
T-6 Texan (1947–1952)

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References

	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal
	World War II portal

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982.

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Intelligence	102nd • 181st • 184th

Reconnaissance	147th • 163d • 214th

Specialized	106th Rescue • 116th Air Control • 129th Rescue • 131st Bomb • 193rd Special Operations • 194th Regional Support

Flying
squadrons

Air command and control	12th • 16th • 128th

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Reconnaissance	111th • 196th • 214th

Rescue	101st • 102d • 103d • 129th • 130th • 131st • 210th • 211th • 212th

Specialized	101st Intelligence • 110th Bomb • 113th Air Support Operations • 127th Command and Control • 154th Training • 161st Intelligence • 177th Information Warfare Aggressor • 193rd Special Operations

Non-flying
units

Groups

Air operations	102d • 152d • 157th

Combat communications	162d • 201st • 226th • 251st • 252d • 253d • 254th • 281st

Squadrons

Air Control	116th • 176th

Air Operations	112th

Air Traffic Control	270th • 245th

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Command and control	119th • 153d • 222d

Engineering and installation	130th • 202d • 205th • 210th • 211th • 212th • 213th • 214th • 215th • 217th • 218th • 219th • 220th • 241st • 243d • 270th • 272d

Intelligence	117th • 123d • 152d • 194th

RED HORSE	202d • 203d

Space operations	111th • 148th

Space warning	137th • 213th

Special tactics	125th

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Uniforms and
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History and
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Bases

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Overseas	Ernest Harmon Frobisher Bay Goose Bay Keflavik Pepperrell Pirinclik Thule

Stations

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Squadrons	Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons

Major
weapon
systems

Electronic	EC-121

Fighters	Subsonic: P-61 P-80 F-82 F-84 F-86 F-89 F-94 supersonic: F-101 F-102 F-104 F-106

Missiles	AIM-4 AIM-26 AIR-2 CIM-10

Texas Towers	1 2 3 4 5

Ships	Guardian Interceptor Interdictor Interpreter Investigator Locator Lookout Outpost Pickett Protector Scanner Searcher Skywatcher Tracer Watchman Vigil

Miscellaneous

Air Defense Command Emblem Gallery (On Wikimedia Commons)
General Surveillance Radar Stations

188th Fighter Squadron

Contents

History

Lineage

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

References

External links