389th Fighter Squadron
| 389th Fighter Squadron | |
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389th Fighter Squadron Patch | |
| Active |
1 June 1943 – 20 August 1946 1 January 1953 – 1 April 1959 30 April 1962 – 22 July 1991 11 March 1992 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter |
| Part of |
Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force 366th Fighter Wing 366th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Mountain Home Air Force Base |
| Decorations |
 DUC PUC  AFOUA w/ V Device Belgium Fourragère  RVGC w/ Palm |
389th Tactical Fighter Squadron
The 389th Fighter Squadron (389 FS) is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It operates F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft conducting close air support missions. Their current commander is Lt. Col. Marlowe.
Mission
Perform close air support, interdiction, strategic attack, suppression of enemy air defense, and defensive counterair missions, employing the full array of U.S. Air Force capabilities including precision-guided munitions, inertially-aided munitions, night vision goggles, fighter data link 366 OG Fact Sheet
History
"Jenny Rebel", Republic P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt 42-76347 of 389th Fighter Squadron
The 389th flew combat in the European Theater of Operations from, 14 March 1943 – 3 May 1945 and in Southeast Asia from, 14 March 1966 – 8 October 1971.[1]
The squadron trained F-111 Aardvark aircrews from, 30 September 1979 – 26 June 1991.[1]
Operations[1]
Lineage[1]
- 389th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) (1943)
- 389th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943–1952)
- 389th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952–1958)
- 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958–1979)
- 389th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1979–1992)
- 389th Fighter Squadron (1992 – present)
Assignments[1]
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Bases stationed[1]
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Aircraft[1]
Lt. Col. Philip Hoover flies F-16C block 52 #91-0386 from the 389th FS over the Gulf of Mexico in order to fire an AIM-120A AMRAAM at a sub-scale aerial target drone during a Combat Archer mission on 26 March 2003
McDonnell F-4D-33-MC Phantom Serial 66-8820 of the 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron.
- P-47 Thunderbolt (1943–1946)
- P-51 Mustang (1953)
- F-86 Sabre (1953–1955)
- F-84 Thunderjet (1955–1958, 1962–1965)
- F-100 Super Sabre (1958, 1963)
- F-4 Phantom II (1965–1971)
- F-111F then A model Aardvark (1971–1991)
- F-16 Fighting Falcon (1992–2007)
- F-15E Strike Eagle (2007 – present)
References
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See also
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