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The 466th Fighter Squadron (466 FS) is the 419th Fighter Wing
419th Fighter Wing

The 419th Group trained in the Reserve for troop carrier operations from 1949 to 1951. Since 1982, the 419th, now as a wing, trained for worldwide combat fighter operations....
's designated flying squadron. They are located at Hill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base

Hill Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in northern Utah, south of the city of Ogden, adjacent to the cities of Clearfield, Roy and Layton and is approximately 29 miles north of Salt Lake City....
, Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. The 419th uses 15 F-16
F-16 Fighting Falcon

The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is a Multirole combat aircraft jet aircraft fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force....
C/D model aircraft, which are light, air to air daytime fighters. The 466th Fighter Squadron first saw action in 1998, participating for the first time in the exercise Cape Tiger. This is a drill which puts reserve pilots shoulder to shoulder with members of the Thailand and Singapore Air Forces.






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The 466th Fighter Squadron (466 FS) is the 419th Fighter Wing
419th Fighter Wing

The 419th Group trained in the Reserve for troop carrier operations from 1949 to 1951. Since 1982, the 419th, now as a wing, trained for worldwide combat fighter operations....
's designated flying squadron. They are located at Hill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base

Hill Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in northern Utah, south of the city of Ogden, adjacent to the cities of Clearfield, Roy and Layton and is approximately 29 miles north of Salt Lake City....
, Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. The 419th uses 15 F-16
F-16 Fighting Falcon

The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is a Multirole combat aircraft jet aircraft fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force....
C/D model aircraft, which are light, air to air daytime fighters. The 466th Fighter Squadron first saw action in 1998, participating for the first time in the exercise Cape Tiger. This is a drill which puts reserve pilots shoulder to shoulder with members of the Thailand and Singapore Air Forces. Later that year, the 466th was deployed to Kuwait
Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
 in time for Operation Southern Watch
Operation Southern Watch

Operation Southern Watch was an military operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace south of the 32nd parallel north in Iraq, following the 1991 Gulf War until the 2003 invasion of Iraq....
. The 466th was part of a unit attempting to hold off Iraqi movements toward Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabia.

History


The 466th aided in the defense of the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands

The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of 19 islands and atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll....
 and replacement recruit training from January through August 1945. They then provided air defense of Japan during deployments in 1953 and 1954. Since 1973, the 466th has trained to fly interdiction, close air support, and counter-air missions. Deployed periodically for contingency operations, or for training exercises with other units, the 466th has kept active to this day.

Background of name


Mission


Operations


Lineage and honors


Constituted as 466th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 5 October 1944. Activated on 12 October 1944. Inactivated on 25 November 1945.

Redesignated 466th Fighter-Escort Squadron on 19 June 1952. Activated on 1 July 1952. Redesignated 466th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 January 1953. Inactivated on 11 May 1956.

Redesignated 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 23 June 1972. Activated in the Reserve on 1 January 1973. Redesignated 466th Fighter Squadron on 1 February 1992.

Service streamers

This unit earned the following organizational service streamers
United States Air Force organizational service streamer

Service streamers of the United States Air Force represent noncombat service in the various theaters of military operations and bear no embroidery....
:

  • World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Theater.


Decorations

This unit earned the following organizational decorations
Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force

Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force are Awards and decorations of the United States military which are issued by the Department of the Air Force to Air Force service members and members of other military branches serving under Air Force commands....
:

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (4): 1 August 1981–31 July 1983; 2 August 1983–2 August 1985; 1 July 1987–31 August 1989; 1 April 1994–31 March 1996.

Emblem


Approved on 29 March 1995.

Assignments


508 Fighter Group, 12 October 1944–25 November 1945.

508 Fighter-Escort (later, 508 Strategic Fighter) Wing, 1 July 1952–11 May 1956.

508 Tactical Fighter Group, 1 January 1973; 301 Tactical Fighter Wing, 25 March 1973; 508 Tactical Fighter Group, 17 October 1975; 419 Tactical Fighter (later, 419 Fighter) Wing, 1 October 1982; 419 Operations Group, 1 August 1992–

Stations


  • Peterson Field (later, Peterson Air Force Base
    Peterson Air Force Base

    Peterson Air Force Base is a Air Force Base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs, Colorado in El Paso County, Colorado, Colorado, United States and it provides runways for the adjacent City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport under a shared joint civil-military airport arrangement....
    ), Colorado
    Colorado

    The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
    , 12 October 1944;
  • Pocatello Army Air Field (later, Pocatello Regional Airport
    Pocatello Regional Airport

    Pocatello Regional Airport is a public airport located about 7 miles west of the city of Pocatello, Idaho, in Power County, Idaho, Idaho, United States....
    ), Idaho
    Idaho

    The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....
    , 25 October 1944;
  • Bruning Army Airfield
    Bruning Army Airfield

    Bruning Army Airfield was a flight training installation of the United States Army Air Forces used during the Second World War and located in northeast Thayer County, Nebraska, Nebraska, at latitude 40?21'25" North, 97?25'42" West, approximately six miles east of Bruning, Nebraska....
    , Nebraska
    Nebraska

    Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state....
    , 15 November 1944;
  • Fort Lawton
    Fort Lawton

    Fort Lawton is a United States Army fort located in the Magnolia, Seattle, Washington neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, Washington. The fort was included in the Base Realignment and Closure, 2005....
    , Washington
    Washington

    Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
    , 21 December 1944–1 January 1945;
  • Kahuku Army Air Base, Territory of Hawaii
    Territory of Hawaii

    The Territory of Hawaii, abbreviated officially as T.H., was established on July 7, 1898 and dissolved on August 21, 1959 when Hawaii became a state....
    , 6 January 1945;
  • Mokuleia Army Air Base, Territory of Hawaii, 25 February 1945;
  • Bellows Army Air Base (later, Bellows Air Force Station
    Bellows Air Force Station

    Bellows Air Force Station is a United States military reservation located in Waimanalo, Hawaii. Once an important air field during World War II, the reservation now serves as a military training area and recreation area for active and retired military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense....
    ), Territory of Hawaii, 16 September 1945–25 November 1945.


  • Turner Air Force Base
    Turner Air Force Base

    Turner Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base near Albany, Georgia, Georgia ....
    , Georgia
    Georgia (U.S. state)

    Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
    , 1 July 1952–11 May 1956 (deployed at Misawa Air Base
    Misawa Air Base

    is a United States military facility located in the city of Misawa, Aomori, 3 miles west of the Pacific Ocean, 10 miles northeast of Towada, Aomori, 18 miles northwest of Hachinohe, Aomori, and 425 miles north of Tokyo, in Aomori Prefecture, in the Tohoku region in the northern part of the island of Honshu of Japan....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    , 8 February 1953–5 May 1953 and 16 February 1954–16 May 1954).


  • Hill Air Force Base
    Hill Air Force Base

    Hill Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in northern Utah, south of the city of Ogden, adjacent to the cities of Clearfield, Roy and Layton and is approximately 29 miles north of Salt Lake City....
    , Utah
    Utah

    The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
    , 1 January 1973–


Aerospace vehicles


  • P-47 Thunderbolt
    P-47 Thunderbolt

    The Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the Jug, was the largest single-engined fighter aircraft of its day, and a vast improvement over the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, its predecessor....
     (1944–1945)
  • P-51 Mustang
    P-51 Mustang

    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allies of World War II air forces in the middle years of World War II....
     (1945)
  • AT-6 Texan
    T-6 Texan

    The T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft designed by North American Aviation, used to train Fighter aircraft pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the Commonwealth of Nations during World War II....
     (1945)
  • UC-78 Bobcat
    Cessna AT-17

    The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat was a twin-engined advanced Trainer designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engine trainers and twin-engine combat aircraft....
     (1945)
  • F-84 Thunderjet
    F-84 Thunderjet

    The Republic Aviation F-84 Thunderjet was an United States-built turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Air Force proposal for a "day fighter," the F-84 flew in 1946....
     (1952–1956)
  • F-105 Thunderchief
    F-105 Thunderchief

    The Republic Aviation Company F-105 Thunderchief, was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. The Mach 2 capable F-105 bore the brunt of strike bombing over North Vietnam during the early years of the Vietnam War....
     (1973–1984)
  • T-33 Shooting Star
    T-33 Shooting Star

    The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an United States-built Jet engine trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed Corporation and made its first flight in 1948, piloted by Tony LeVier....
     (1973–1980)
  • F-16 Fighting Falcon
    F-16 Fighting Falcon

    The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is a Multirole combat aircraft jet aircraft fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force....
     (1984–Present)


Commanders


  • None (not manned), 12 October 1944–8 November 1944;
  • Major John J. Lynch Jr, 9 November 1944;
  • Major Edwin T. Bayley, 19 August 1945–25 November 1945.


  • None (not manned), 1 July 1952–c. September 1952;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Howard E. Cody, c. September 1952;
  • Major Vasseure H. Wynn, 10 August 1953;
  • Major Harris W. Mani, 1 April 1955;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Garry Oskamp, 25 October 1955;
  • Unknown, 9 May 1956–11 May 1956.


  • Unknown, 1 January 1973–c. June 1973;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Larry M. Davis, by c. June 1973;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Flowers, 15 February 1977;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Michael D. Reich, 27 April 1978;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Clayton B. Lyle III, by c. September 1980;
  • Major Wayne F. Conroy, 14 November 1983;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Reese R. Nielsen, 1 May 1984;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Tom L. King, 12 March 1988;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Barry D. Wyttenbach, 29 October 1989;
  • Lieutenant Colonel David J. Towers, 9 June 1991;
  • Lieutenant Colonel F. P. Bernard, 1 June 1992;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Wayne F. Conroy, by c. February 1993;
  • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ward, 10 December 1995-.


External links

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