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History: Constituted 2d Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 2d Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 2d Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1944. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Redesignated 2d Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 18 Oct 1946. Activated on 9 Nov 1946. Redesignated: 2d Fighter Squadron, All Weather, on 10 May 1948; 2d Fighter-All Weather Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 2d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 May 1951. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1969. Activated on 1 Jul 1971. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1973. Redesignated 2d Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron on 15 Aug 1974. Activated on 1 Sep 1974. Redesignated: 2d Fighter Weapons Squadron on 1 Feb 1982; 2d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 May 1984; 2d Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991. | |||
Operations. Combat in ETO and MTO, Aug 1942-30 Apr 1945. Air defense, 1947-1969, and 1971-1973. Fighter-Interceptor training, 1974-1984. Air superiority and dissimilar air combat training, 1984-. NORAD alert duty, 1988-1990 | |||
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Revision as of 15:32, 12 July 2023
2ND FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted 2d Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 2d Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 2d Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1944. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Redesignated 2d Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 18 Oct 1946. Activated on 9 Nov 1946. Redesignated: 2d Fighter Squadron, All Weather, on 10 May 1948; 2d Fighter-All Weather Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 2d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 May 1951. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1969. Activated on 1 Jul 1971. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1973. Redesignated 2d Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron on 15 Aug 1974. Activated on 1 Sep 1974. Redesignated: 2d Fighter Weapons Squadron on 1 Feb 1982; 2d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 May 1984; 2d Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.
Operations. Combat in ETO and MTO, Aug 1942-30 Apr 1945. Air defense, 1947-1969, and 1971-1973. Fighter-Interceptor training, 1974-1984. Air superiority and dissimilar air combat training, 1984-. NORAD alert duty, 1988-1990
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Emblem approved on October 7, 1999.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil
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