74th Fighter Squadron
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The 74th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The squadron is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft.
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74th Fighter Squadron | |
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Active | 1942–1946; 1946–1949; 1951–1958; 1972–1992; 1993-present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Fighter |
Part of | Air Combat Command 15th Air Force 23d Wing 23d Fighter Group |
Garrison/HQ | Moody Air Force Base |
Nickname(s) | Flying Tigers |
Motto(s) | THUNDER! |
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Current commander | Lt Col Richard "TIDE" Olson |
Notable commanders | Maj Frank Schiel Jr. Maj John C. Herbst |
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74th Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 4 May 1979)[1] | |
74th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 24 September 1952)[2] | |
74th Fighter Squadron emblem (World War II)[3] |
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During World War II, the 74th Fighter Squadron was one of the three original squadrons (74th, 75th, 76th) of the 23d Fighter Group.
On 17 December 1941, the AVG 1st Fighter Squadron was redesignated as the 23d Pursuit Group 74th Pursuit Squadron and subsequently the 74th Fighter Squadron.