The second iteration of Aerospace Defense Command

Aerospace Defense Command

Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active...

 (ADC) was established on 21 March 1946 as a component of the United States Army Air Forces

United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....

, with the mission of planning for and executing the air defense of the United States. Air Defense Command (as it was known until 1968), was headquartered at Mitchel Army Airfield

Mitchel Air Force Base

Decommissioned in 1961, Mitchel Field became a multi-use complex currently home to the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College and Hofstra University.-Origins:...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

.

Types

The growth and development of the ADC air defense system grew steadily throughout the Cold War

Cold War

The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...

 era. Interceptors used by Air/Aerospace Defense Command were:

• Republic F-47D/N Thunderbolt
  P-47 Thunderbolt
  Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to...
  
  
• North American F-51D/H Mustang
  P-51 Mustang
  The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
  
  
• Northrop F-61C Black Widow
  P-61 Black Widow
  The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was the first operational U.S. military aircraft designed specifically for night interception of aircraft, and was the first aircraft specifically designed to use radar. It was an all-metal, twin-engine, twin-boom design developed during World War II...
  
  
  With the end of World War II, large numbers of wartime pistoned-engined fighters were allocated for air defense mission. The long range P-47N/P-51H models, developed for the invasion of Japan
  Operation Downfall
  Operation Downfall was the Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The operation was cancelled when Japan surrendered after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. The operation had two parts: Operation...
  
  , were especially well-suited for the air defense role and were used into the mid-1950s by Air National Guard
  Air National Guard
  The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
  
   units. Generally P-47s were based east of the Mississippi River
  Mississippi River
  The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
  
  , while P-51s were stationed to the west. The twin-engined P-61 night fighter was the first American aircraft specifically designed from the outset for the night fighting role, and with its long range was also well-suited for air defense. On June 11, 1948, the newly-formed United States Air Force
  United States Air Force
  The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
  
   eliminated the P-for-pursuit category and replaced it with F-for-fighter.

• North American F-82F/G Twin Mustang
  F-82 Twin Mustang
  The North American F-82 Twin Mustang was the last American piston-engine fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force. Based on the P-51 Mustang, the F-82 was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter in World War II; however, the war ended well before the first...
  
  
  In 1948, the F and G night-fighter versions of the Twin Mustang were placed in service with the Air Defense Command. They were painted all-black and had flame-damped exhausts and replaced the F-61 Black Widow by 1949. It was anticipated that the service life of the Twin Mustang would be relatively brief, since the F-82 was seen as only an interim type, filling in the gap only until adequate numbers of jet fighters could be made available. In 1950, some units based in the United States were already beginning to replace their Twin Mustangs with jets.

• Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
  P-80 Shooting Star
  The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces. Designed in 1943 as a response to the German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter, and delivered in just 143 days from the start of the design process, production models were flying but...
  
  
  In 1948, F-80Cs began to reach operational ADC units, the first being the 57th Interceptor Group (64th, 65th, and 66th Squadrons) based in Alaska. However, during the Korean War
  Korean War
  The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
  
   the introduction of the MiG-15 into Korean combat On November 1, 1950, proved to be a nasty surprise. It was soon apparent that the F-80C was no match for the swept-wing MiG-15, being almost 100 mph slower than its Russian-built opponent. F-80s were withdrawn from Korea and served in ADC units for a few years before being sent to Air Force Reserve squadrons where they were flown until the late 1950s.

• Lockheed F-94 Starfire
  F-94 Starfire
  The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was the United States Air Force's first operational jet-powered all-weather interceptor aircraft. It was a development by Lockheed of the twin-seat T-33 Shooting Star trainer aircraft.-Design and development:...
  
  
  Between 1950 and 1953, the F-94 played a vital role in the defense of the continental United States from attack by nuclear-armed Soviet Tu 4 bombers
  Tupolev Tu-4
  The Tupolev Tu-4 was a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to mid 1960s...
  
  . It was the only jet-powered all-weather interceptor available in quantity at that time, and filled in a vital gap until more advanced equipment could be provided.

• Republic F-84 Thunderjet
  F-84 Thunderjet
  The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 flew in 1946...
  
  
  Versions of the F-84 were used by ADC groups in the early 1950s, however during the Korean War
  Korean War
  The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
  
   it was found that the straight-winged F-84E was much too slow to match the swept-wing Soviet MiG-15
  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
  The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in...
  
  . The total air-to-air score ended up as nine MiGs downed as opposed to 18 Thunderjets lost, which gave the Thunderjet a 2 to 1 inferiority against the MiG-15.

• Northrop F-89 Scorpion
  F-89 Scorpion
  The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an early American jet-powered fighter designed from the outset as an all-weather interceptor. Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first USAF jet fighters with guided missiles, and notably the first combat aircraft armed with air-to-air...
  
  
  The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was one of the primary defenders of North American airspace during the Cold War
  Cold War
  The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
  
  . Production was authorized in January 1949, with the first production F-89A entering USAF service in September 1950. The final production model, the F-89H served with the ADC through 1959 and with the Air National Guard through 1969.

• North American F-86A/E/F/H Sabre
  F-86 Sabre
  The North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
  
  
  The Sabrejet started to reach ADC units during the Korean War as the A models were replaced with E and F versions. Later, as the North American F-100 Super Sabre
  F-100 Super Sabre
  The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
  
   was introduced, TAC units sent their advanced Sabres to ADC to fly air defense missions.

• North American F-86D/L Sabre
  F-86 Sabre
  The North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
  
  
  The F-86D was the interceptor version of the F-86 Sabre air superiority fighter. The F-86D was originally designated as the F-95A, however for political reasons the designation of the F-95 was changed to F-86D on July 24, 1950. The F-86D entered ADC service in 1953 however it only saw active ADC service for a few years. The phaseout of the F-86D from the ADC began in August 1956, and was essentially complete by April 1958. As ADC F-86Ds were phased out, some of them were turned over to the Air National Guard. Many of the ANG's F-86Ds were quickly supplanted by F-86Ls, and by June 1961, the F-86D no longer appeared on either the USAF or ANG rolls. The F-86L was the designation given to late-1950s conversions of existing USAF F-86Ds to use the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) datalink system. During the Cuban Missile Crisis
  Cuban Missile Crisis
  The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation among the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War...
  
   of 1962, six ANG F-86L squadrons were on alert. The last F-86Ls were withdrawn from ANG service during the summer of 1965.

• Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
  F-102 Delta Dagger
  The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was a US interceptor aircraft built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet bomber fleets...
  
  
  The single-seat F-102 was ADC's first supersonic interceptor that could exceed Mach 1 in level flight with area ruling and internally carried Falcon and Genie missiles. It soon became the backbone of the United States air defenses beginning with its introduction in 1956, replacing subsonic types. F-102s served in large numbers with both Air Force and Air National Guard units well into the 1970s. George W. Bush
  George W. Bush
  George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
  
  , later President of the United States, flew the F-102 as part of his Air National Guard service in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the mid-1970s, F-102s began to be converted to QF-102 drones under the Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) program.

• Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
  F-104 Starfighter
  The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft originally developed for the United States Air Force by Lockheed. One of the Century Series of aircraft, it served with the USAF from 1958 until 1969, and continued with Air National Guard units...
  
  
  By 1958, delays in the delivery and development of the Convair F-106A Delta Dart
  F-106 Delta Dart
  The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it has proven to be the last dedicated interceptor in USAF service to date...
  
   Mach 2+ fighter-interceptor for ADC Command had at that time become worrisome, and the USAF decided to go ahead and accept the F-104As originally destined for the TAC and assign them to the ADC as a stopgap measure. The selection of the F-104A for the ADC was sort of curious, since it had not been originally designed as an interceptor and it lacked an adequate endurance and had no all-weather capability. However, its high climb rate made it attractive to the ADC and it was hoped that the Starfighter could fill in until the F-106 became available. The F-104A was not very well suited for service as an interceptor. Its low range was a problem for North American air defense, and its lack of all-weather capability made it incapable of operating in conjunction with the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) system. Most F-104As were replaced by the end of 1960, however the 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Homestead AFB Florida
  Florida
  Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
  
   retained their F-104As until the unit was deactivated in 1969. The last USAF F-104 aircraft remained in service with the Puerto Rico Air National Guard until 1975.

• McDonnell F-101B/F Voodoo
  F-101 Voodoo
  The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic military jet fighter which served the United States Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force...
  
  
  With the relative failure of the F-104A in the interceptor role, ADC units were re-equipped with the F-101B Voodoo. The F-101Bs were modified versions of the SAC F-101A nuclear attack aircraft (designed for one-way missions carrying tactical nuclear weapons) by modifying the avionics systems and fire control systems for air to air missiles. The last F-101Bs were delivered in March 1961, and once the teething troubles with its fire control system issues were corrected, the F-101B proved to be a quite successful interceptor. Along with the F-101Bs, The dual-seat F-101F trainer was also flown. F-101Fs were equipped with dual controls, but carried the same armament as the F-101B and were fully combat-capable. The F-101 was operated by both Regular Air Force and Air National Guard ADC units.

• Convair F-106A Delta Dart
  F-106 Delta Dart
  The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it has proven to be the last dedicated interceptor in USAF service to date...
  
  
  The Convair F-106A Delta Dart was considered by many as being the finest all-weather interceptor ever built. It was the primary air defense interceptor aircraft for the US Air Force from the 1960s through the early 1980s. It was also was the last dedicated interceptor in U.S. Air Force service to date. It was gradually retired during the 1980s, though the QF-106 drone conversions of the aircraft were used until 1998 as aerial targets under the FSAT program.

Squadrons

During the 30-plus years of its existence the Air/Aerospace Defense Command underwent many changes. This is a list of the active fighter interceptor squadrons assigned to the command as its alert force. Not listed are 76 Air National Guard

Air National Guard

The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...

 Squadrons, several Naval Squadrons, radar squadrons, training squadrons and support units. ADC squadrons were very mobile, and were transferred, redesignated and inactivated/reactivated frequently.

2d through 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons

• 2d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  2d Fighter Squadron
  The 2d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force Unit. It was last part of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida...
  
   (1947–1969, 1971–1973, 1974–1979)

Mitchel AFB NY (1947-1949) (P/F-61, F-82)

McGuire AFB NJ (1949-1955) (F-86, F-94)

Suffolk County AFB NY (1955-1969) (F-94, F-101, F-102)

Wurtsmith AFB MI (1971-1973) (F-106)

Tyndall AFB FL (1974-1979) (as 2d FITS) (F-106)

• 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  5th Flying Training Squadron
  The 5th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training.-World War II:...
  
   (1947–1979)

Mitchel AFB NY (1947-1949) (P-61, P-82)

McGuire AFB NJ (1949-1955) (F-86, F-94)

Suffolk County AFB NY (1955-1960) (F-86D, F-102)

Minot AFB, ND (1960-1979) (F-106)

• 11th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  11th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 11th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 343d Fighter Group, stationed at Duluth Airport, Minnesota...
  
   (1952–1968)

Duluth IAP

Duluth Air National Guard Base

Duluth Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base located on the grounds of Duluth International Airport. It is home to the 148th Fighter Wing.-History:...

 MN (F-51, F-86D, F-89H/J, F-102, F-106)

Inactivated and Redesignated: 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1968-1979)

Reactivated at: Duluth IAP MN (F-106)

• 13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Minot Air Defense Sector, stationed at Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana. It was inactivated on 30 June 1968-History:...
  
   (1953–1968)

Selfridge AFB MI (1953-1955) (F-86D)

Sioux City AP

Sioux City Air National Guard Base

Sioux City Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Sioux Gateway Airport It is located south-southeast of Sioux City, Iowa...

 IA (1955-1959) (F-86D/L)

Glasgow AFB MT (1959-1968) (F-101B)

• 14th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  14th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 14th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 53d Fighter Group, stationed at Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa. It was inactivated on 1 April 1960.-History:...
  
   (1953–1960)

Sioux City AP

Sioux City Air National Guard Base

Sioux City Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Sioux Gateway Airport It is located south-southeast of Sioux City, Iowa...

 IA (F-86D/L)

• 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command Phoenix Air Defense Sector stationed at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona...
  
   (1953–1964)

Davis-Monthan AFB AZ (F-86D/L, F-89J, F-101B)

• 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  18th Aggressor Squadron
  The 18th Aggressor Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 354th Fighter Wing based at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and flies the Block 30 General Dynamics F-16C/D aircraft.-History:...
  
   (1952–1971)

Minneapolis-St Paul APT MN (1952-1953)(F-51D, F-86A/F, F-89D)

Wurtsmith AFB MI (1953-1960) (F-102)

Grand Forks AFB ND (1960-1971) (F-101B)

• 27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  27th Fighter Squadron
  The 27th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 1st Operations Group and stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia....
  
   (1950–1971)

March AFB CA (1950) (F-86A)

Griffiss AFB NY (1950-1959) (F-86A, F-89C, F-94C,F-102)

Loring AFB ME (1959-1971) (F-106)

• 29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 29th Training Systems Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. Its assignment is with the 53d Test Management Group, based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.-Overview:...
  
   (1953–1968)

Great Falls/Malmstrom AFB MT (F-94C, F-101B)

• 31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina...
  
   (1953–1957)

Larson AFB WA (1953-1956) (F-86D)

Wurtsmith AFB MI (1956-1957) (F-102)

• 37th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1946–1949, 1952–1960)

Dow AAF/AFB ME (1946-1949) (P-47D, P/F-84B)

Burlington APT/Ethan Allen AFB

Burlington Air National Guard Base

Burlington Air National Guard Base is an Air National Guard installation located in South Burlington, Vermont. It operated from the 1950s until it was closed as Ethan Allen Air Force Base...

 VT (1952-1960) (F-51D, F-86D, F-102)

• 42d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  42d Flying Training Squadron
  The 42d Flying Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Air Training Command, being stationed at Columbus AFB, Mississippi. The squadron was inactivated on December 15, 1991.-History:...
  
   (1953–1958)

O'Hare APT

O'Hare International Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...

 IL (1953-1955) (F-86D)

Pittsburgh APT PA (1955-1958) (F-86L)

• 45th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952–1953)

Suffolk County AFB NY (F-47N, F-86D)

• 46th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  46th Tactical Fighter Squadron
  thumb|Planes and hangars burning at [[Wheeler Field]] during the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]], 7 December 1941.The 46th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command 1st Tactical Fighter Wing stationed at MacDill...
  
   (1952–1958)

Dover AFB DE (F-94C)

• 47th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  47th Fighter Squadron
  The 47th Fighter Squadron is part of the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and falls under the operational control of the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.-World War II:...
  
   (1952–1960)

Niagara Falls APT

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is a United States Air Force base, located at Niagara Falls International Airport, New York. It is located east-northeast of Niagara Falls, New York.-Overview:...

 NY (F-47D/N, F-86F/D/L, F-102)

• 48th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  48th Flying Training Squadron
  The 48th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training.-History:...
  
   (1946–1949, 1952–1991)

Dow AAF/AFB ME (1946-1949) (P-47N, P/F-84B)

Grenier AFB NH (1952-1953) (F-47D/N)

Langley AFB VA (1953-1991) (F-84G, F-94C, F-102, F-106, F-15)

• 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1946–1949, 1952–1979)

Dow AAF/AFB ME (1946-1949) (P-47D/N, P/F-84B)

Dow AFB ME (1952-1956) (F-86F/D)

Hanscom AFB MA (1956-1959) (F-86L)

Inactivated and Redesignated: 465th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

Reactivated at: Hanscom AFB MA (1959-1960) (F-86L)

Inactivated and Redesignated: 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

Reactivated at: Griffiss AFB NY (1968-1979) (F-106)

54th through 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons

• 54th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  54th Fighter Squadron
  The 54th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 3d Operations Group, being stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska...
  
   (1953–1960)

Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB SD (F-51D, F-86G/D, F-89)

• 56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Detroit Air Defense Sector, stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio...
  
   (1952–1960)

Selfridge AFB MI (1952-1955) (F-86F/D)

Wright-Patterson AFB OH (1955-1960) (F-86D/L, F-104A/B)

• 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, also known as "The Black Knights of Keflavik", is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The 57 FIS was last stationed at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. It was inactivated on 1 March, 1995.-World War II:...
  
   (1953–2006)

Presque Isle AFB ME (1953-1954) (F-89C)

Keflavik APT

Naval Air Station Keflavik

United States Naval Air Station Keflavik is a former NATO facility at Keflavík International Airport, Iceland. It is located on the Reykjanes peninsula on the south-west portion of the island...

 Iceland (1954-2006) (F-89, F-102, F-4C/E, F-15A/D)

• 58th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  58th Fighter Squadron
  The 58th Fighter Squadron is part of the 33d Fighter Wing, a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing for the F-35A, B, and C, organized under Air Education and Training Command's 19th Air Force, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida...
  
   (1948–1960)

Otis AFB MA (1948-1959) (F-84B, F-86A, F-94B, F-89D/H/J)

Walker AFB NM (1959-1960) (F-89J)

• 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  59th Test and Evaluation Squadron
  The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron is an United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the Air Combat Command 53d Wing, 53d Test Management Group at Nellis AFB, Nevada.-Overview:...
  
   (1948–1968, 1968–1969)

Otis AFB MA (1948-1952) (F-84B, F-86A, F-94A/B)

Goose Bay AB

CFB Goose Bay

Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay , is a Canadian Forces Base located in the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador....

 Labrador Canada (1952-1967) (F-89D/J, F-102)

Bergstrom AFB TX (1967-1968) (F-102)

322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Redesignated as 59th FIS

Kingsley Field OR (1968-1969) (F-101B)

• 60th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  60th Fighter Squadron
  The 60th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron. It was last assigned to the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida...
  
   (1948–1971)

Otis AFB MA (1948-1950) (F-84B)

Westover AFB MA (1950-1955) (F-86A/E/D)

Otis AFB MA (1955-1971) (F-94C, F-101B)

• 61st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  61st Fighter Squadron
  The 61st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 56th Operations Group, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona...
  
   (1948–1960)

Selfridge AFB MI (1948-1953) (F-80, F-86A, F-94B)

Harmon Air Base

Ernest Harmon Air Force Base

Ernest Harmon Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The base was built by the United States Army Air Forces in 1941 under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement with the United Kingdom....

, Newfoundland Canada (1953-1957) (F-89D)

Truax Field WI (1957-1960) (F-102)

• 62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  62d Fighter Squadron
  The 62d Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training.-Mission:...
  
   (1948–1971)

Selfridge AFB MI (1948-1950) (F-80, F-86A)

O'Hare APT

O'Hare International Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...

 IL (1950-1959) (F-86A/D/L)

K.I. Sawyer AFB

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base is a decommissioned U.S. Air Force base in Marquette County, Michigan, south of the city of Marquette. The base, near the center of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, closed in 1995. The county airport, Sawyer International, now occupies a portion of the base and has scheduled...

 MI (1959-1971 (F-101B)

• 63d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  63d Fighter Squadron
  The 63d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 56th Operations Group, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona...
  
   (1948–1958)

Selfridge AFB  MI (1948-1951) (F-80, F-86A)

Oscoda/Wurtsmith AFB MI (1951-1955) (F-86A/F/D)

Deactivated Name Transferred

O'Hare APT

O'Hare International Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...

 IL (1955-1958) (F-86D/L)

• 64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  64th Aggressor Squadron
  The 64th Aggressor Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 57th Adversary Tactics Group and stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.-Overview:...
  
   (1957–1966)

McChord AFB WA (1957-1960) (F-102)

Paine Field

Paine Field

Paine Field, also known as Snohomish County Airport is a public airport located in unincorporated Snohomish County, between Mukilteo and Everett, Washington...

 WA (1960-1966) (F-102)

• 65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  65th Aggressor Squadron
  The 65th Aggressor Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 57th Adversary Tactics Group and stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.-Overview:...
  
   (1957–1958)

Richards-Gebaur AFB MO (Not Equipped)

• 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1957–1958)

Oxnard AFB CA (Not Equipped)

• 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  71st Fighter Squadron
  The 71st Fighter Squadron was a squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 1st Operations Group of the 1st Fighter Wing, and stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. The squadron is equipped with the F-15C Eagle, the last squadron of the 1st Fighter Wing to fly the...
  
   (1948–1971)

March AFB CA (1948-1950) (F-86A)

George AFB CA, Griffiss AFB NY) (1950) (F-86A)

Pittsburgh APT PA (1950-1953) (F-86A/D)

Deactivated Designation Transferred

Selfridge AFB MI (1953-1967) (F-86D/L, F-102, F-106)

Richards-Gebaur AFB (1967-1968) (F-106)

Malmstrom AFB MT (1968-1971) (F-106)

• 74th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  74th Fighter Squadron
  The 74th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia....
  
   (1951–1958)

Presque Isle AFB ME (1951-1953) (F-86A/E, F-89C, F-94B)

Thule AB, Greenland (1953-1958) (F-89B/D)

• 75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  75th Fighter Squadron
  The 75th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia....
  
   (1951–1969)

Presque Isle AFB ME (1951-1952) (F-86A/E)

Suffolk County AFB NY (1952-1955) (F-86E/D)

Deactivated Designation Transferred

Presque Isle AFB ME (1955-1959) (F-89D/H)

Dow AFB ME (1959-1968) (F-101B)

Deactivated then Reactivated

Wurtsmith AFB MI (1968-1969) (F-101B/F)

• 76th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  76th Fighter Squadron
  The 76th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is assigned to the 476th Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia....
  
   (1955–1963)

Presque Isle AFB ME (1955-1957) (F-89D)

Pinecastle/McCoy AFB FL (1957-1961) (F-89H/J)

Westover AFB MA (1961-1963) (F-89J, F-102)

• 82d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  82d Aerial Targets Squadron
  The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group and stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.-Overview:...
  
   (1947–1966)

Mitchel AFB NY (1947-1948) (Not Equipped)

Hamilton AFB CA (1948-1952) (F-51D, F-84B/D)

Larson AFB WA (1952-1953) (F-94B)

Keflavik APT Iceland (1953-1954) (F-94B)

Presque Isle AFB ME (1954-1955) (F-94B)

Deactivated then Designation Transferred

Travis AFB CA (1955-1966) (F-86D, F-102)

• 83d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  83d Fighter Weapons Squadron
  The 83d Fighter Weapons Squadron is an United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, being stationed at Tyndall AFB, Florida.-Overview:...
  
   (1947–1979)

Mitchel AFB NY (1947-1948) (Not Equipped)

Hamilton AFB CA (1948-1969) (F-51D, F-84B/D, F-89A/B,F-86F,F-94B/C, F-89D/H/J, F-104A, F-101B/F)

Castle AFB CA (1969-1979) (F-106)

• 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1947–1979)

Mitchel AFB NY (1947-1948) (Not Equipped)

Hamilton AFB CA (1948-1969) (F-51D, F-84B/D, F-89A/B, F-86F, F-94B/C, F-89D/H/J, F-101B/F, F-106)

Castle AFB CA (1969-1979) (F-106)

• 85th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952–1959)

Scott AFB IL (F-51D/H, F-86D/L)

• 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 79th Fighter Group, stationed at Youngstown Air Force Base, Ohio...
  
   (1952–1960)

Youngstown APT

Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station

Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station is a military facility located in Vienna Center, Ohio, 11 miles north of Youngstown and 10 miles east of Warren, in Trumbull County, Ohio, in the United States. The installation is located at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport...

 OH (F-84C, F-102)

• 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952–1954, 1956–1979)

Sioux City AP

Sioux City Air National Guard Base

Sioux City Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Sioux Gateway Airport It is located south-southeast of Sioux City, Iowa...

 IA (1952-1954) (F-84C, F-102)

Lockbourne AFB (1956-1968) (F-86D, F-102, F-101B)

Deactivated. 11th FIS Redesignated 87th FIS

Duluth APT

Duluth Air National Guard Base

Duluth Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base located on the grounds of Duluth International Airport. It is home to the 148th Fighter Wing.-History:...

 MN (1968-1971) (F-106)

K.I. Sawyer AFB

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base is a decommissioned U.S. Air Force base in Marquette County, Michigan, south of the city of Marquette. The base, near the center of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, closed in 1995. The county airport, Sawyer International, now occupies a portion of the base and has scheduled...

 MI (F-106)

• 91st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1949–1951)

Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A)

• 92d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1949–1951)

Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A)

• 93d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  93d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 93d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Albuquerque Air Defense Sector, stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. It was de-activated on 8 July 1960.-World War II:...
  
   (1949–1960)

Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A/L)

• 94th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  94th Fighter Squadron
  The 94th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 1st Operations Group and stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia....
  
   (1948–1969)

March AFB CA (1948-1950) (F-80, F-86A)

George AFB CA (1950-1955) (F-86A/D)

Selfridge AFB MI (1955-1969) (F-86D/L, F-106)

• 95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  95th Fighter Squadron
  The 95th Fighter Squadron was part of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It conducted advanced fighter training for the F-15 Eagle aircraft.-History:...
  
   (1949, 1952–1979)

Grenier AFB NH (1949) (F-51D/H)

Andrews AFB MD (1952-1963) (F-94B, F-86D/L, F-102, F-106)

Dover AFB DE (1963-1973) (F-106)

Tyndall AFB FL (1973-1979) (As 95th FITS) (F-106)

• 96th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  96th Flying Training Squadron
  The 96th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the Reserve associate to the 47th Flying Training Wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas...
  
   (1947–1957)

Grenier AFB NH (1947-1949)(F-51D)

Wright-Patterson AFB OH (1950-1955) (F-86A/E/D)

New Castle APT

New Castle Air National Guard Base

New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.-Overview:...

 DE (1955-1957) (F-94C)

• 97th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  97th Flying Training Squadron
  The 97th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the Reserve associate to the 80th Flying Training Wing based at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas...
  
   (1949, 1950–1957)

Grenier AFB NH (1949) (F-51D)

Wright-Patterson AFB OH (1950-1955) (F-86E/D)

New Castle APT

New Castle Air National Guard Base

New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.-Overview:...

 DE (1955-1957) (F-94C)

• 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command New York Air Defense Sector stationed at Suffolk County AFB, New York. It was inactivated on September 30, 1968....
  
   (1956–1968)

Dover AFB DE (1956-1963) (F-89D/H/J, F-101B)

Suffolk County AFB NY (1963-1968) (F-101B)

317th through 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons

• 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
  The 317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to Aerospace Defense Command, being stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The squadron was inactivated on December 31, 1969.-World War II:...
  
   (1947–1957)

McChord AAF WA (1947) (P-61)

Hamilton AAF CA (1948) (F-82)

Moses Lake AFB WA (1948-1950) (F-82)

McChord AFB WA (1950-1957) (F-94A, F-102)

• 318th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
  The 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 25th Air Division based at McChord AFB, Washington. The squadron was inactivated on December 7, 1989.-World War II:...
  
   (1947–1979)

Mitchel AFB NY (1947) (Not Equipped)

Hamilton AFB CA (1947-1948) (F-82)

McChord AFB WA (1948-1953) (F-94A)

Thule AB Greenland (1953-1954) (F-94A)

Presque Isle AFB ME (1954-1955) (F-94C)

McChord AFB WA (1955-1979) (F-86D, F-102, F-106)

• 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1949–1952, 1955–1969, 1971–1972)

McChord AFB WA (1949-1952) (F-82)

Reassigned to Suwon Air Base, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 (Far East Air Force (1952-1955)

Bunker Hill AFB IN (1955-1959) (F-94C/J F-106)

Westover AFB MA (1959-1963) (F-104A/B)

Homestead AFB FL (1963-1969) (F-104A/B)

Malmstrom AFB MT (1971-1972) (F-106)

• 321st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  321st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 321st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 316th Air Division, stationed at Paine Air Force Base, Washington. It was inactivated on 8 March 1960.-History:...
  
   (1955–1960)

Paine AFB WA (F-89D/H/J)

• 322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command stationed at Kingsley Field, Oregon. It was inactivated on 1 July 1968.-History:...
  
   (1955–1968)

Larson AFB WA (1955-1959) (F-86D)

Kingsley Field OR (1959-1968) (F-101B)

• 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command stationed at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base, Newfoundland. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960-History:...
  
   (1952–1960)

Larson AFB WA (1952-1955) (F-86D)

Designation Transferred

Truax Field

Dane County Regional Airport

-Statistics:-External links:* Dane County Regional Airport: * Wisconsin Airport Directory: * * - Listen live to Madison's Air Traffic Control...

 WI (1955-1957) (F-102)

Harmon AFB

Ernest Harmon Air Force Base

Ernest Harmon Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The base was built by the United States Army Air Forces in 1941 under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement with the United Kingdom....

 Newfoundland (1957-1960) (F-102)

• 324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 316th Air Division, stationed at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco. It was inactivated on 8 March 1960.-History:...
  
   (1955–1958)

Westover AFB MA (F-86D/L)

• 325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Air Defense Command, being stationed at Truax Field, Wisconsin. The squadron was inactivated on June 25, 1966.-History:...
  
   (1953–1966)

Travis AFB CA (1953-1954) (F-86E)

Hamilton AFB CA (1954-1955) (F-86D)

Designation Transferred

Truax Field WI (1955-1966) (F-102)

• 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 328th Fighter Wing stationed at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri. It was inactivated on 2 January 1967.-History:...
  
   (1953–1967)

Fairfax Airport

Fairfax Airport

Fairfax Airport was an airport in Kansas City, Kansas from 1921 until it closed in 1985. It is most famously associated with the construction of most of the B-25 Mitchell bombers....

 KS (1953-1954) (Not Equipped)

Grandview/Richards-Gebaur AFB MO (1954-1967) (F-86D, F-102)

• 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division stationed at Thule AB, Greenland. It was inactivated on March 25, 1960-History:...
  
   (1955–1960)

George AFB CA (1955-1958) (F-86D, F-102)

Thule AB Greenland (1958-1960) (F-102)

• 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command Los Angeles Air Defense Sector stationed at George AFB, California...
  
   (1955–1967)

George AFB CA (F-86D/L, F-102, F-106)

• 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 329th Fighter Group, stationed at Stewart AFB, New York...
  
   (1952–1959)

Stewart AFB NY (F-80, F-86A/F/D/L)

• 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command stationed at Webb Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on March 1, 1967-History:...
  
   (1953–1969)

Suffolk County AFB NY (1953-1955) (F-51D, F-86D)

Stewart AFB NY (1955-1958) (F-86D/L)

Webb AFB TX (1958-1967) (F-86L, F-102, F-104A)

• 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 4683rd Air Defense Wing, stationed at Thule AB, Greenland. It was inactivated on May 31, 1965.-History:...
  
   (1953–1965)

New Castle APT

New Castle Air National Guard Base

New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.-Overview:...

 DE (1953-1955) (F-94C)

McGuire AFB NJ (1955-1959) (F-86D/L, F-102)

England AFB LA (1959-1960) (F-102)

Thule AB Greenland (1960-1965) (F-102)

• 334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  334th Fighter Squadron
  The 334th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina....
  
   (1948–1950)

Langley AFBVA (1948-1950) (F-80, F-86A)

New Castle APT

New Castle Air National Guard Base

New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.-Overview:...

 DE (1950) (F-86A)

• 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  335th Fighter Squadron
  The 335th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina....
  
   (1948–1950)

Andrews AFB MD (1948-1949) (F-80)

Langley AFB VA (1949-1950) (F-80, F-86A)

Andrews AFB MD (1950) (F-86A)

• 336th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  336th Fighter Squadron
  The 336th Fighter Squadron ' is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina....
  
   (1948–1950))

Andrews AFB MD (1948-1949) (F-80)

Langley AFB VA (1949-1950) (F-80, F-86A)

Andrews AFB MD (1950) (F-86A)

• 337th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1954–1960)

Minneapolis-St Paul APT (1954-1955) (F-89D)

Westover AFB MA (1955-1960) (F-86D/L)

• 354th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  354th Fighter Squadron
  The 354th Fighter Squadron is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions.-Mission:...
  
   (1952–1958)

Long Beach APT CA (1952) (F-51D)

Oxnard AFB CA (1952-1955) (F-51D, F-94C)

Designation Transferred

McGhee Tyson AFB TN (1955-1958) (F-86D/L)

• 357th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  357th Fighter Squadron
  The 357th Fighter Squadron is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions.-Mission:...
  
   (1952–1953)

Portland IAP

Portland Air National Guard Base

Portland Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Portland International Airport, Oregon. It is located northeast of Portland, Oregon.-Overview:The base is the home of the 142d Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard...

 OR (F-86F)

• 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Air Defense Command, being stationed at Hamilton AFB, California. The squadron was inactivated on February 8, 1957.-History:...
  
   (1956–1957)

Hamilton AFB CA (Not Equipped)

• 413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 28th Air Division, stationed at Travis AFB, California. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.-History:...
  
   (1954–1955)

Travis AFB CA (F-86D)

• 414th Night-Fighter Squadron
  414th Combat Training Squadron
  The 414th Combat Training Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada....
  
   (1946)

March AFB CA (Not Equipped)

• 425th Night-Fighter Squadron
  425th Fighter Squadron
  The 425th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training....
  
   (1946–1947)

March AFB CA (1946) (Not Equipped)

McChord AAF WA (1946-1947) (P-61)

• 431st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  431st Test and Evaluation Squadron
  The 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command 57th Fighter Wing stationed at Nellis AFB, Nevada...
  
   (1952–1953)

Selfridge AFB MI (F-51D, F-86F)

• 432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 475th Fighter Group stationed at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota. It was inactivated on January 2, 1958.-History:Combat in Southwest...
  
    (1952–1958)

Truax Field WI (1952-1955) (F-86F/D)

Designation Transferred

Minneapolis-St Paul APT (1955-1958) (F-86D, F-89H)

• 433d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  433d Fighter Weapons Squadron
  The 433d Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the USAF Weapons School at at Nellis AFB, Nevada.The unit was first activated in May of 1943 and flew the P-38 Lightning in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The 433d distinguished themselves in air combat against Japan over...
  
   (1952–1954, 1955–1957)

Truax Field WI (1952-1954) (F-89C, F-94B)

Minot AFB ND (1955-1957) (Not Equipped)

• 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 414th Fighter Group, stationed at Oxnard AFB, California. It was inactivated on 30 September 1969.-History:...
  
   (1952–1968, 1968)

Otis AFB MA (1952-1956) (F-94C)

Designation Transferred

Oxnard AFB  CA (1956-1968) (F-89D/H/J, F-101B)

Deactivated - 456th FIS Reactivated/Redesignated as 437th FIS

Oxnard AFB  CA (1968) (F-106)

• 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 507th Fighter Wing, stationed at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan. It was inactivated on 30 September 1968.-History:...
  
   (1953–1968)

Kinross/Kincheloe AFB MI (1953-1968) (F-94B,F-89D, F-102, F-106)

Redesignated 49th FIS

Griffiss AFB NY (1968) (F-106)

440th through 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons

• 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, stationed at Erding Air Station, West Germany. It was inactivated on 16 February 1959.-History:...
  
   (1953–1954)

Geiger Field

Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport located about west of downtown Spokane in Spokane County, Washington. It is the primary airport for Spokane, eastern Washington, Coeur d'Alene, and northern Idaho...

 WA (F-86D)

• 444th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  444th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 444th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command Washington Air Defense Sector stationed at Charleston AFB, South Carolina...
  
   (1954–1968)

Charleston AFB SC (F-86D/L, F-101B)

• 445th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953–1968)

Geiger Field

Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport located about west of downtown Spokane in Spokane County, Washington. It is the primary airport for Spokane, eastern Washington, Coeur d'Alene, and northern Idaho...

 WA (1953-1955) (F-86D)

Designation Transferred
Wurtsmith AFB NH (1955-1968) (F-89H/J, F-101B)

• 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command San Francisco Air Defense Sector stationed at Oxnard AFB, California. It was inactivated on July 18, 1968.-History:...
  
   (1954–1968)

Truax Field

Dane County Regional Airport

-Statistics:-External links:* Dane County Regional Airport: * Wisconsin Airport Directory: * * - Listen live to Madison's Air Traffic Control...

 WI (1954-1955) (F-86D)

Deactivated/Reactivated

Castle AFB CA (1955-1968) (F-86D, F-102, F-106)

Redesignated 437th FIS and Transferred to Oxnard AFB CA

• 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1954–1966, 1968–1974)

McGhee Tyson Airport

McGhee Tyson Airport

-Top Destinations:-Accidents and incidents:* On 06 August, 1962, an American Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra veered off the runway on landing, striking the raised edge of an under-construction taxiway with the landing gear, causing it to collapse...

 TN (1954-1955) (F-86D)

Designation Transferred

Portland IAP OR (1955-1966) (F-89D, F-102)

Deactivated/Reactivated

Oxnard AFB CA (1968-1969) (F-106)

Kingsley Field OR (1969-1971) (F-106)

Grand Forks AFB ND (1971-1974) (F-106)

• 465th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953–1960)

McChord AFB WA (1953-1955) (F-86D)

Griffiss AFB NY (1955-1959) (F-89D/H)

Hanscom AFB MA (1959-1960) (F-86L)

• 469th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952–1957)

McGhee Tyson Airport

McGhee Tyson Airport

-Top Destinations:-Accidents and incidents:* On 06 August, 1962, an American Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra veered off the runway on landing, striking the raised edge of an under-construction taxiway with the landing gear, causing it to collapse...

 TN (1952-1957) (F-47D/N, F-86D)

• 482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Montgomery Air Defense Sector, stationed at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. It was inactivated on 30 June 1969.-History:...
  
   (1956–1965)

Seymour-Johnson AFB NC (F-102)

Homestead AFB FL (1965-1969) (F-104A/B)

• 484th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  484th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 484th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 473d Fighter Group, stationed at K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. It was inactivated on 16 February 1959.-History:...
  
   (1956–1959)

K. I. Sawyer AFB

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base is a decommissioned U.S. Air Force base in Marquette County, Michigan, south of the city of Marquette. The base, near the center of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, closed in 1995. The county airport, Sawyer International, now occupies a portion of the base and has scheduled...

 MI (Not Equipped)

• 496th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  496th Tactical Fighter Squadron
  The 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, being stationed at Hahn AB, Germany. The squadron was deactivated on May 15, 1991....
  
   (1953–1954)

Hamilton AFB CA (F-51D, F-86)

• 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  497th Combat Training Squadron
  The 497th Combat Training Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. Its present assignment is to Paya Lebar Airbase, Singapore, where its mission is to provides operational and logistical support to U.S...
  
   (1953–1958)

Portland IAP OR (1953-1955) (F-94D, F-89A)

Designation Transferred

Geiger Field

Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport located about west of downtown Spokane in Spokane County, Washington. It is the primary airport for Spokane, eastern Washington, Coeur d'Alene, and northern Idaho...

 WA (1955-1958) (F-86D)

• 498th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  498th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 498th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base, California...
  
   (1955–1968)

Geiger Field

Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport located about west of downtown Spokane in Spokane County, Washington. It is the primary airport for Spokane, eastern Washington, Coeur d'Alene, and northern Idaho...

 WA (1955-1963) (F-86D, F-102, F-106)

McChord AFB WA (1963-1966) (F-106)

Paine Field

Paine Field

Paine Field, also known as Snohomish County Airport is a public airport located in unincorporated Snohomish County, between Mukilteo and Everett, Washington...

 WA (1966) (F-106)

Hamilton AFB CA (1966-1968) (F-106)

• 518th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  518th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 518th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 408th Fighter Group stationed at Klamath Falls Airport, Oregon...
  
   (1955–1959)

George AFB CA (F-86D)

• 519th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  519th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 519th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 521st Air Defense Group, stationed at Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.-History:...
  
   (1954–1955)

Sioux City AP

Sioux Gateway Airport

-History:The construction of Sioux City Army Air Base began in March 1942, about three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Opened on 5 July 1942, it became a major training center during World War II for crew members of B-24 Liberators and B-17 Flying Fortresses...

 IA (F-86D)

• 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 530th Air Defense Group, stationed at Geiger Field, Washington. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.-History:...
  
   (1954–1955)

Geiger Field

Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport located about west of downtown Spokane in Spokane County, Washington. It is the primary airport for Spokane, eastern Washington, Coeur d'Alene, and northern Idaho...

 WA (F-86D)

• 538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron is provisional unt of United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, and is currently located at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.-Overview:...
  
   (1955–1960)

Larson AFB WA (F-86D/L, F-104A, F-104A/B)

• 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  The 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air Defense Sector, stationed at McGuire AFB, New Jersey. It was inactivated on August 31, 1967.-History:...
  
   (1954–1967)

Stewart AFB NY (1954-1955) (F-86D)

McGuire AFB NY (F-86L, F-106)