14th Fighter Squadron | |
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Active |
20 June 1942 – 27 December 1945 6 November 1947 – 27 June 1949 14 June 1952 – 1 April 1953 25 October 1966 – 30 June 1975 1 January 1987 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Fighter |
Part of |
Pacific Air Forces 5th Air Force 35th Fighter Wing 35th Operations Group |
Decorations |
DUC PUC AFOUA w/V Device FCdG w/ Palm RVGC w/ Palm |
The 14th Fighter Squadron (14 FS) is part of the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.
Mission[]
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History[]
The 14th flew combat reconnaissance missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 12 August 1943 – 25 April 1945 and conducted damage assessment of Germany until 23 July 1945. It again flew combat missions in Southeast Asia from, 2 November 1967–August 1973 including documenting by aerial photography the communist takeover of Cambodia and the Republic of Vietnam in 1975.[1]
2013 Sequestration[]
Air Combat Command officials announced a stand down and reallocation of flying hours for the rest of the fiscal year 2013 due to mandatory budget cuts. The across-the board spending cuts, called sequestration, took effect 1 March when Congress failed to agree on a deficit-reduction plan.[2]
Squadrons either stood down on a rotating basis or kept combat ready or at a reduced readiness level called “basic mission capable” for part or all of the remaining months in fiscal 2013.[2] This affected the 14th Fighter Squadron with a reduction of its flying hours, placing it into a basic mission capable status from 5 April-30 September 2013.[2]
Operations[1][]
Lineage[1][]
- 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (1942–1943)
- 14th Photographic Squadron (Light) (1943)
- 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (1943–1947)
- 14th Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic (1947–1952)
- 14th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1952–1966)
- 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1966–1984)
- 14th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1984–1991)
- 14th Fighter Squadron (1991 – present)
Assignments[1][]
- 3d Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping Group (1942–1943)
- 7th Reconnaissance Group (1943–1945)
- United States Air Forces in Europe (1945)
- 65th Reconnaissance Group (1947–1949)
- 65th Troop Carrier Group (1952–1953)
- Tactical Air Command (1966–1967)
- 75th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (1967)
- 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (1967–1975)
- 432d Fighter Wing (1987–1994)
- 35th Fighter Wing (1994 – present)
Bases stationed[1][]
- Peterson Army Air Field, Colorado (1942–1943)
- RAF Mount Farm, England (1943–1945)
- RAF Chalgrove, England (1945)
- Vélizy-Villacoublay, France (1945)
- Camp Shanks, New York (1945)
- Binghamton, New York (1947–1949)
- Mitchel Air Force Base, New York (1952–1953)
- Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas (1967)
- Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (1967–1975)
- Misawa Air Base, Japan (1987 – present)
Aircraft Operated[1][]
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