199th Fighter Squadron

199th Fighter Squadron

199th Fighter Squadron 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 Hickam Air Force Base
Mascot Kuka'ilimoku

The 199th Fighter Squadron is an aviation unit of the Hawaii Air National Guard of the United States Air Force. Its parent unit is the 154th Wing and it currently operates the F-22 Raptor aircraft conducting air superiority missions.

Contents

Mission

History

The squadron was originally constituted as the Twentieth Air Force's 464th Fighter Squadron on 5 Oct 1944. It was allocated to the Hawaii Air National Guard on 28 May 1946.

Assignments

Major Command

Previous Designations[1]

Bases Stationed

Aircraft Operated[2]

References

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

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