182nd Fighter Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 182d Fighter Squadron


caption= Emblem of the 182d Fighter Squadron
dates= 1946-Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= Texas Air National Guard
type=
role= Fighter
size=
command_structure= 149th Fighter Wing
Air Education and Training Command
current_commander=
garrison= Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= Lonestar Gunfighters
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=World War II
Korean War

The 182nd Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 149th Fighter Wing.

Mission

History

The 182nd Fighter Squadron was originally activated in June 1943 as the 396th Fighter Squadron, and served in the European Theater during World War II.

The 396th was inactivated on 20 August 1946 and the next day redesignated the 182nd Fighter Squadron. On 6 October 1947, several World War II veterans petitioned for and won federal recognition for the squadron as an Air National Guard unit.

The 182nd began flying the F-51 "Mustang" in 1947 and accepted its first jet, the F-84E "Thunderjet" when the squadron was called to active duty during the Korean War. The squadron, as an element of the 136th Fighter-Bomber Group, was the first Air National Guard squadron to see combat during that war; the first Air National Guard unit to shoot down a MiG-15; and the first to successfully demonstrate the applicability of aerial refueling during combat.

The squadron's "Lonestar Gunfighters" converted in 1996 to the newer F-16 "C/D model", a multi-role fighter manufactured in Texas.

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Education and Training Command (1993-Present)
*Air National Guard/Air Training Command (???-1993)

Previous DesignationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

*182nd Fighter Squadron (1995-Present)
*182nd Fighter Squadron (1992-1995)
*182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (1960-1992)

Bases Stationed

*Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas (1960-Present)

Aircraft OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

*F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (1996-Present)
*F-16A Fighting Falcon (1986-1996)
*F-4C Phantom II (1979-1986)
*F-100D Super Sabre (1970-1978)
*F-84F Thunderstreak (1968-1969)
*F-102A Delta Dagger (1960-1968)
*F-86D/L Sabre (1956-1959)
*F-80 Shooting Star (1953-1955)
*F-84E Thunderjet (1951-1952)
*F-51 Mustang (1947-1950)

References

External links

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/182fs.htm GlobalSecurity]
* [http://www.368thfightergroup.com/396th.html 396th Fighter Squadron "Thunder Bums"]