163rd Fighter Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 163rd Fighter Squadron


caption= 163rd Fighter Squadron Squadron Emblem
dates= 1947-Present
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
type= Squadron
role= Fighter
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command_structure= Air National Guard/Air Combat Command
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garrison= Fort Wayne International Airport
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colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= The Marksmen
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anniversaries=The 163rd Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 122d Fighter Wing.

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1954-1992)
*Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1946-1954)

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

*163rd Fighter Squadron (1992-Present)
*163rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (1954-1992)
*163rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron (1946-1954)

Bases Stationed

*Fort Wayne International Airport, Indiana (1954-Present)
*Stout Field, Indiana, (1946-1954)

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 (1991-Present)
*F-4E Phantom II (1986-1991)
*F-4C Phantom II (1979-1986)
*F-100D Super Sabre (1971-1979)
*F-84F Thunderjet (1964-1971)
*RF-84F Thunderflash (1962-1964)
*F-84F Thunderjet (1958-1962)
*F-86A Sabre (1956-1958)
*F-80C Shooting Star (1954-1956)
*F-51D Mustang (1947-1954)

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