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466th Fighter Squadron
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The 466th Fighter Squadron is the 419th Fighter Wing's operational flying squadron. It is located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
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466th Fighter Squadron
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![]() Squadron F-35A lands at Andersen Air Force Base in July 2023 | |
Active | 1944–1945; 1952–1956; 1972–present |
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Role | Fighter |
Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
Garrison/HQ | Hill Air Force Base |
Nickname(s) | Diamondbacks |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
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466th Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 29 March 1995)[1] | ![]() |
466th Strategic Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 23 September 1953)[2] | ![]() |
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The squadron was activated late in World War II. Intended as a long-range escort unit, it deployed to the Pacific, but remained in Hawaii until it was inactivated after VJ Day. The squadron was reactivated in 1952 as the 466th Fighter-Escort Squadron, but was inactivated in 1956, when the concept of fighters escorting formations of bombers no longer jibed with United States military thinking.