List of United States Air Force fighter squadrons

This is a list of United States Air Force fighter squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Units in this list are assigned to nearly every Major Command in the United States Air Force.

Fighter Squadrons

Squadron Shield Location Aircraft Nickname Note
1st Fighter Squadron Tyndall AFB F-15C "Fightin' Furies" / "Griffins" Inactivated 2006
2d Fighter Squadron Tyndall AFB F-15C "American Beagle Squadron" Inactivated 2010
3d Fighter Squadron Clark AB F-4G Redesignated 3d Flying Training Squadron
4th Fighter Squadron Hill AFB F-16C "Fightin' Fuujins"
5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Minot AFB F-106 "Spittin' Kittens" Redesignated 5th Flying Training Squadron
6th Night Fighter Squadron Nellis AFB P-61 "Gators"
Redesignated 6th Combat Training Squadron (????)
7th Fighter Squadron Holloman AFB F-22 "Bunyips"
8th Fighter Squadron Holloman AFB F-22 "Black Sheep" Inactivated 2011
9th Fighter Squadron Holloman AFB F-117 "Flying Knights"
10th Fighter Squadron RAF Bentwaters A-10 Redesignated 10th Flight Test Squadron
12th Fighter Squadron Elmendorf AFB F-15C "Dirty Dozen" Inactivated 2008
13th Fighter Squadron Misawa AB F-16C "Panthers"
14th Fighter Squadron Misawa AB F-16C "Fightin' Samurai"
15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Davis-Monthan AFB F-101 Inactivated 1964
16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Naha AFB F-102 Redesignated 16th Weapons Squadron (2003)
17th Fighter Squadron Shaw AFB F-16 Redesignated 17th Weapons Squadron (2003)
18th Fighter Squadron Eielson AFB F-16 Redesignated 18th Aggressor Squadron (2007)
19th Fighter Squadron Hickam AFB F-22 "Fighting Gamecocks"
20th Fighter Squadron Holloman AFB F-4F "Silver Lobos" Inactivated
21st Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Gamblers"
22d Fighter Squadron Spangdahlem AB F-16C Inactivated 2010
23d Fighter Squadron Spangdahlem AB F-16C Inactivated 2010
24th Fighter Squadron France Field, Canal Zone P-47 Inactivated 1946
25th Fighter Squadron Osan AB A-10 "Assam Draggins"
27th Fighter Squadron Langley AFB F-22 "Fightin' Eagles"
28th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Redesignated 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron
29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Inactivated 1968
30th Fighter Squadron Howard AB P-47 Inactivated 1953
31st Fighter Squadron Elmendorf AFB F-102 Re-designated 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron
32d Fighter Squadron Soesterberg AB F-15C "Wolfhounds" Inactivated 1994
33d Fighter Squadron Redesignated 33d Special Operations Squadron (2009)
34th Fighter Squadron Hill AFB F-16C "Rude Rams" Inactivated 2010
35th Fighter Squadron Kunsan AB F-16C "Panton"
36th Fighter Squadron Osan AB F-16C "Flying Fiend"
37th Fighter Squadron Redesignated 37th Flying Training Squadron
38th Fighter Squadron Redesignated 38th Reconnaissance Squadron
39th Fighter Squadron Redesignated 39th Flying Training Squadron
40th Fighter Squadron F-102 "Fighting Fortieth" Redesignated 40th Flight Test Squadron
41st Fighter Squadron Anderson AFB F-86D Redesignated 41st Flying Training Squadron
42d Fighter Squadron Pittsburgh Airport F-86D Redesignated 42d Flying Training Squadron
43d Fighter Squadron Tyndall AFB F-22 "American Hornets"
44th Fighter Squadron Kadena AB F-15C "Vampires"
45th Fighter Squadron Davis-Monthan Air Force Base A-10 "Mustangs"
46th Fighter Squadron MacDill Air Force Base F-4 Inactivated 1971
47th Fighter Squadron Barksdale AFB A-10C "Dogcatchers" / "Termites"
48th Fighter Squadron Langley Air Force Base F-15 Redesignated 48th Flying Training Squadron
49th Fighter Squadron Grand Forks Air Force Base F-106 Redesignated 49th Flying Training Squadron
53d Fighter Squadron Spangdahlem AB F-15C "NATO Tigers" Inactivated 1999
54th Fighter Squadron Elmendorf AFB F-15C "Leopards" Inactivated
55th Fighter Squadron Shaw AFB F-16C "Fighting Fifty-Fifth"
57th Fighter Squadron NAS Keflavick F-15C "Black Knights" Inactivated
58th Fighter Squadron Eglin AFB F-35A "Gorillas"
59th Fighter Squadron Eglin AFB F-15C "Golden Pride" Redesignated 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron (2004)
60th Fighter Squadron Eglin AFB F-15C "Fighting Crows" Inactivated 2009
61st Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Top Dogs"
62d Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Spikes"
63d Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Panthers" Inactivated May 2009
67th Fighter Squadron Kadena AB F-15C "Fighting Cock"
68th Fighter Squadron Moody AFB F-16C "Lightning Lancers" Inactivated
69th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Dragons"
70th Fighter Squadron Moody AFB F-16C "White Knights" Inactivated
71st Fighter Squadron Langley AFB F-15C "Iron Men" Inactivated 2010
72d Fighter Squadron MacDill AFB F-16C "Falcons / Pax Per Auxila Parata" Inactivated 1992
73d Fighter Squadron Hamilton AFB Redesignated 73d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) 1952
74th Fighter Squadron Moody AFB A-10A/C "Flying Tigers"
75th Fighter Squadron Moody AFB A-10A/C "Tiger Sharks"
76th Fighter Squadron Moody AFB A-10A/C "Vanguards"
77th Fighter Squadron Shaw AFB F-16C "Gamblers"
78th Fighter Squadron Shaw AFB F-16C Redesignated 78th Reconnaissance Squadron (2007)
79th Fighter Squadron Shaw AFB F-16C "Tigers"
80th Fighter Squadron Kunsan AB F-16C "Headhunter" / "Juvats"
81st Fighter Squadron Spangdahlem AB A-10 "Panthers"
85th Fighter Squadron Redesignated 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron
87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron "Inferne Ibimus"
90th Fighter Squadron Elmendorf AFB F-22A "Pair-O-Dice"
93d Fighter Squadron Homestead ARB F-16C "Makos"
94th Fighter Squadron Langley AFB F-22A "Hat-in-the-ring Gang"
95th Fighter Squadron Tyndall AFB F-15C "Boneheads" Inactivated 2010
98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Suffolk AFB F-101B Inactivated
99th Fighter Squadron "Tuskegee Airmen" Redesignated 99th Flying Training Squadron
100th Fighter Squadron Alabama ANG F-16C/D
103d Fighter Squadron Pennsylvania ANG A-10 "Black Hogs"
104th Fighter Squadron Maryland ANG A-10C "Fighting Orioles"
107th Fighter Squadron Michigan ANG A-10 "Red Devils"
110th Fighter Squadron Missouri ANG F-15C "Lindbergh's Own" Redesignated 110th Bomb Squadron (2009)
112th Fighter Squadron Ohio ANG F-16C/D "Stingers"
114th Fighter Squadron Kingsley Field Oregon ANG F-15
119th Fighter Squadron New Jersey ANG F-16C "Jersey Devils"
120th Fighter Squadron Colorado ANG F-16C "Colorado Cougars" and
"Mile High Militia"
121st Fighter Squadron District of Columbia ANG F-16C/D "Capital Guardians"
122d Fighter Squadron Louisiana ANG "Bayou Militia"
123d Fighter Squadron Portland IAP Oregon ANG F-15 "Redhawks"
124th Fighter Squadron Iowa ANG F-16C/D "Hawkeyes"
125th Fighter Squadron Oklahoma ANG F-16C "Tulsa Vipers"
131st Fighter Squadron Massachusetts ANG F-15C "Death Vipers"
134th Fighter Squadron Vermont ANG F-16C "Green Mountain Boys"
148th Fighter Squadron Arizona ANG F-16A "Kickin' Ass"
149th Fighter Squadron Virginia ANG F-22 "Rebel Riders" Formerly 328th Fighter Squadron
152d Fighter Squadron Arizona ANG "Tigers"
157th Fighter Squadron South Carolina ANG F-15C "Swamp Foxes"
159th Fighter Squadron Florida ANG F-15C "Jaguars"
160th Fighter Squadron Alabama ANG F-16C/D "Snakes" Inactive 2007
162d Fighter Squadron Ohio ANG "Sabres"
163d Fighter Squadron Indiana ANG "Marksmen"
170th Fighter Squadron Illinois ANG F-16C/D "Fly'N Illini"
174th Fighter Squadron New York ANG "Bats"
175th Fighter Squadron South Dakota ANG F-16C/D "Lobos"
176th Fighter Squadron Wisconsin ANG F-16C/D "Badgers"
179th Fighter Squadron Minnesota ANG F-16C "Bulldogs"
182d Fighter Squadron Texas ANG F-16C/D "Lone Star Gunfighters"
184th Fighter Squadron Arkansas ANG A-10 "Flying Razorbacks"
186th Fighter Squadron Montana ANG F-15C "Big Sky"
188th Fighter Squadron New Mexico ANG F-16C/D "Tacos"
194th Fighter Squadron California ANG F-16C "Griffins"
195th Fighter Squadron Arizona ANG F-16A "War Hawks"
199th Fighter Squadron Hawaii ANG F-22 "Mai Tai's"
301st Fighter Squadron Holloman AFB F-22 "Red Tail Angels"
302d Fighter Squadron Elmendorf AFB F-22 "Sun Devils"
303d Fighter Squadron Whiteman AFB A-10 "KC Hawgs"
307th Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson AFB F-15E "Stingers"
308th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Emerald Knights"
309th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Wild Ducks"
310th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Top Hats"
311th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Sidewinders Inactivated
312th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Scorpions" Inactivated 1991
314th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Warhawks" Inactivated 1994
317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Eielson Air Force Base F-102,
F-106		 Inactivated 1969
318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron F-15 Inactivated 1989
319th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron Tyndall AFB F-104 Inactivated 1977
321st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Paine Field
322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Kingsley Field F-101 Inactivated 1968
323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Inactivated 1960
324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Traux Field Inactivated 1966
326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-102 Thule AB Inactivated 1960
329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-106 George AFB Inactivated 1967
330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-86 Stewart AFB Inactivated 1959
331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-104A Webb AFB Inactivated 1967
332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-102 Thule AB Inactivated 1965
333d Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson AFB F-15E "Lancers"
334th Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson AFB F-15E "Fighting Eagles"
335th Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson AFB F-15E "Chiefs"
336th Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson AFB F-15E "Rocketeers"
337th Tactical Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson AFB F-4E Consolidated with 2874th Test Squadron (1991)
352d Tactical Fighter Squadron Inactivated
354th Fighter Squadron Davis-Monthan AFB A-10A "Bulldogs"
355th Fighter Squadron Eielson AFB A-10 Inactivated 2007
356th Tactical Fighter Squadron Inactivated
357th Fighter Squadron Davis-Monthan AFB A-10A/C "Dragons"
358th Fighter Squadron Davis-Monthan AFB A-10A/C "Lobos"
380th Fighter Squadron P-51 Redesignated 160th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
381st Fighter Squadron Redesignated 18th Intelligence Squadron
383d Fighter Squadron P-51 Inactivated 1945
384th Fighter Squadron P-51 Inactivated 1945
385th Fighter Squadron P-51 Inactivated 1945
386th Tactical Fighter Squadron Clovis AFB F-100 Inactivated 1959 - Not related to 386 FS from World War II
386th Fighter Squadron P-47 Redesignated 174th Fighter Squadron
387th Fighter Squadron P-47 Redesignated 175th Fighter Squadron
388th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron Mountain Home AFB EF-111
389th Fighter Squadron Mountain Home AFB F-15E "Thunderbolts"
390th Fighter Squadron Mountain Home AFB F-15C "Wild Boars" Inactivated 2010
391st Fighter Squadron Mountain Home AFB F-15E "Bold Tigers"
392d Fighter Squadron P-47 Redesignated 178th Fighter Squadron
393d Fighter Squadron P-51 Redesignated 179th Fighter Squadron
394th Fighter Squadron P-47N Inactvated 1945
415th Fighter Squadron F-117 "Nightstalkers" Inactivated
416th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-117 Inactivated
417th Fighter Squadron F-117 Redesignated 417th Weapons Squadron
421st Fighter Squadron Hill AFB F-16C "Black Widows"
422d Night Fighter Squadron P-61 "Green Bats" Redesignated 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron (196?)
425th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB F-16C "Black Widows"
428th Fighter Squadron Mountain Home AFB F-15SG "Buccaneers"
429th Fighter Squadron
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 Cannon AFB EF-111 "Black Eagles"
430th Fighter Squadron
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 Cannon AFB EF-111
455th Fighter-Bomber Squadron Eielson Air Force Base F-86
457th Fighter Squadron NAS JRB Ft Worth F-16C "Spads"
461st Fighter Squadron F-15E "Deadly Jesters" Inactivated
466th Fighter Squadron Hill AFB F-16C "Diamondbacks"
492d Fighter Squadron RAF Lakenheath F-15E "Madhatters"
493d Fighter Squadron RAF Lakenheath F-15C "Grim Reapers"
494th Fighter Squadron RAF Lakenheath F-15E "Panthers"
495th Fighter Squadron RAF Lakenheath F-111F
509th Fighter Squadron RAF Bentwaters A-10
510th Fighter Squadron Aviano AB F-16 "Buzzards"
511th Fighter Squadron RAF Bentwaters A-10
512th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron RAF Manston F-86
513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron RAF Manston F-86
514th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron RAF Manston F-86
522d Fighter Squadron Cannon AFB F-16C "Fireballs" Inactivated
523d Fighter Squadron Cannon AFB F-16C "Crusaders" Inactivated
524th Fighter Squadron Cannon AFB F-16C "Hounds of Heaven" Redesignated 524th Special Operations Squadron (2009)
525th Fighter Squadron Elmendorf AFB F-22A "Bulldogs"
527th Fighter Squadron Redesignated 527th Space Aggressor Squadron
531st Fighter Squadron Hickam AFB F-22A
535th Fighter Squadron
550th Fighter Squadron F-15E "Silver Eagles" Inactivated
555th Fighter Squadron Aviano AB F-16C "Triple Nickle"
560th Tactical Fighter Squadron Closed {Redesignated 560th Flying Training Squadron
561st Fighter Squadron Nellis AFB F-4 "The Last Great Fighter Squadron" Redesignated 561st Joint Tactics Squadron
562d Fighter Squadron George AFB F-4 Redesignated 562d Flying Training Squadron
563d Fighter Squadron George AFB F-4 Redesignated 563d Flying Training Squadron
704th Fighter Squadron "Outlaws" Closed
706th Fighter Squadron NAS JRB New Orleans F-16 "Cajuns"
720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron Eielson Air Force Base F-86
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