706th Fighter Squadron

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unit_name= 706th Fighter Squadron


caption= 706th Fighter Squadron Patch
dates= 1 April 1943 - 28 August 1945
26 March 1948 - 27 June 1949
8 October 1955 - 16 November 1957
7 February 1959 - Present
country= United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Fighter
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10th Air Force
926th Group
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garrison= Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
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The 706th Fighter Squadron (706 FS) is part of the 926th Group at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon conducting an air superiority mission.

Mission

History

The 706th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 16 December 1943-25 April 1945. The squadron conducted airlift operations from, 1955-1957 and from 1959-1978. It transitioned to and trained for A-37 and A-10 offensive and defensive capabilities, including close air support from, 1978-1992. The squadron was called to active duty and flew combat in Southwest Asia from, January-February 1991. It has trained in F-16 fighter operations since 1992. The 706th also participated in UN patrols to enforce a no-fly zone over Bosnia from, March-April 1995. [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0706fs.html AFHRA 706 FS Page] ]

=Operations=

*World War II
*Operation Desert Storm
*Operation Deny Flight

=Lineage=

*706th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1943)
*706th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943 - 1947)
*706th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy (1947 - 1955)
*706th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1955 - 1967)
*706th Tactical Airlift Squadron (1967 - 1978)
*706th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1978 - 1992)
*706th Fighter Squadron (1992 - Present)

=Assignments=

*446th Bombardment Group (1943 - 1945, 1948 - 1949)
*446th Troop Carrier Group (1955 - 1957)
*446th Troop Carrier Wing (1959 - 1963)
*926th Group (1963 - Present)

=Bases stationed=

*Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona (1943)
*Lowry Field, Colorado (1943)
*RAF Flixton, England (1943 - 1945)
*Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota (1945)
*Biggs Air Force Base, Texas (1948 - 1949)
*Donaldson Air Force Base, South Carolina (1955 - 1957)
*Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana (1959 - 1961)
*Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana (1961 - Present)

=Aircraft Operated=

*B-24 Liberator (1943 - 1945)
*C-45 Expeditor (1955 - 1957)
*C-46 Commando (1956 - 1957)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1959 - 1970)
*C-130 Hercules (1969 - 1978)
*A-37 Dragonfly (1978 - 1982)
*A-10 Thunderbolt II (1981 - 1992)
*F-16 Fighting Falcon (1992 - Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0706fs.html AFHRA 706thFighter Squadron History]

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