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391st Fighter Squadron
391st Fighter Squadron Patch
Active	1 June 1943 - 20 August 1946 1 January 1953 - 1 April 1959 30 April 1962 - 28 February 1971 1 July 1971 - 1 July 1990 11 March 1992 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Fighter
Part of	Air Combat Command 12th Air Force 366th Fighter Wing 366th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Mountain Home Air Force Base
Nickname	Bold Tigers
Decorations	DUC AFOUA w/ V Device Belgium Fourragère RVGC w/ Palm

The 391st Fighter Squadron (391 FS) is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It operates F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft conducting close air support missions.

Contents 1 Mission 2 History 2.1 Operations[2] 2.2 Lineage[2] 3 Assignments[2] 4 Bases stationed[2] 5 Aircraft Operated[2] 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Bibliography 7 See also

Mission

Perform close air support, interdiction, strategic attack, suppression of enemy air defense, and defensive counterair missions, employing the full array of U.S. Air Force capabilities including precision-guided munitions, inertially-aided munitions, night vision goggles, fighter data link, and Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN). ¹

History

The 391st flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 14 March 1944–3 May 1945 and in Southeast Asia from, 2 February 1966–21 July 1968. It provided air defense in Korea and Japan from, 22 July 1968–14 February 1971. ²

Operations²

• World War II
• Vietnam War

Lineage²

• 391st Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) (1943)
• 391st Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943 - 1952)
• 391st Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952 - 1958)
• 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958 - 1992)
• 391st Fighter Squadron (1992 - Present)

Assignments²

366th Fighter Group (1943 - 1946) 366th Tactical Fighter Wing (1953 - 1959) Attached: 21st Fighter-Bomber Wing (6 December 1956 - 11 June 1957) United States Air Forces in Europe (1962) 366th Tactical Fighter Wing (1962 - 1966) 2d Air Division (1966)

7th Air Force (1966) 12th Tactical Fighter Wing (1966 - 1968) 475th Tactical Fighter Wing (1968 - 1971) 347th Tactical Fighter Wing (1971 - 1972) 366th Fighter Wing (1972 - 1990, 1992 - Present)

Bases stationed²

Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia (1943) Bluethenthal, North Carolina (1943) RAF Membury, England (1944) RAF Thruxton, England (1944) Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, France (1944) Dreux, France (1944) Laon-Couvron Air Base, France (1944) Asch, Belgium (1944 - 1945) Münster, Germany (1945) Bayreuth, Germany (1945) Fritzlar, Germany (1945 - 1946) England Air Force Base, Louisiana (1953 - 1959) Deployed: Aviano Air Base, Italy (6 December 1956 - 11 June 1957) Etain-Rouvres Air Base, France (1962 - 1963) Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico (1963 - 1966) Cam Ranh Air Base, South Vietnam (1966 - 1968)

Misawa Air Base, Japan (1968 - 1971) Deployed: Taegu Air Base, South Korea (22 July - 7 October 1968) Deployed: Taegu Air Base, South Korea (7 February - 5 March 1969) Deployed: Taegu Air Base, South Korea (1 May - 2 June 1969) Deployed: Taegu Air Base, South Korea (1 - 30 August 1969) Deployed: Taegu Air Base, South Korea (1 - 15 February 1970) Deployed: Taegu Air Base, South Korea (15 - 29 March 1970) Deployed: Kunsan Air Base, South Korea (26 April - 10 May 1970) Deployed: Kunsan Air Base, South Korea (7 - 21 June 1970) Deployed: Kunsan Air Base, South Korea (30 August - 12 September 1970) Deployed: Kunsan Air Base, South Korea (4 - 18 October 1970) Deployed: Kunsan Air Base, South Korea (1 - 15 November 1970) Deployed: Kunsan Air Base, South Korea (13 - 19 December 1970) Deployed: Kunsan Air Base, South Korea (1 - 15 February 1971) Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho (1971 - 1990, 1992 - Present)

Aircraft Operated²

• P-47 Thunderbolt (1943 - 1946)
• P-51 Mustang (1953)
• F-86 Sabre (1953 - 1955)
• F-84 Thunderjet (1954 - 1958, 1962 - 1965)
• F-100 Super Sabre (1957 - 1959)
• F-4 Phantom II (1965 - 1971)
• F-111 Aardvark (1971 - 1990)
• F-15E Strike Eagle (1992 - Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• USAF 391st Fighter Squadron History
• 366th Operations Group Fact Sheet

See also

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