• Source: 391st Fighter Squadron

The 391st Fighter Squadron is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The squadron participated in combat missions in World War II and the Vietnam War, provided air defense in Korea and Japan from 1968 to 1971, and continues to provide tactical air command for the United States Air Force. It currently operates McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, conducting close air support missions.




History






= World War II

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The 391st flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from 14 March 1944 to 3 May 1945.




= Tactical Air Command

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= Vietnam War

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The squadron flew in combat in Southeast Asia from 2 February 1966 to 21 July 1968.




= Pacific air defense

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It provided air defense in Korea and Japan from 22 July 1968 to 14 February 1971.




= 2013 sequestration

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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.
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. This affected the 391st Fighter Squadron with a stand-down grounding from 9 April-30 September 2013.




Lineage


Constituted as the 391st Fighter Squadron (Single-Engine) on 24 May 1943
Activated on 1 June 1943
Redesignated 391st Fighter Squadron, Single-Engine on 20 August 1943
Inactivated on 20 August 1946
Redesignated 391st Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 15 November 1952
Activated on 1 January 1953
Redesignated 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958
Inactivated on 1 April 1959
Activated on 30 April 1962 (not organized)
Organized on 8 May 1962
Inactivated on 28 February 1971
Activated on 1 July 1971
Inactivated on 1 July 1990
Redesignated 391st Fighter Squadron on 1 March 1992
Activated on 11 March 1992




= Assignments

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366th Fighter Group: 1 June 1943 – 20 August 1946
366th Fighter-Bomber Group: 1 January 1953 (attached to 21st Fighter-Bomber Wing 6 December 1956 – 11 June 1957)
366th Fighter-Bomber Wing (later 366th Tactical Fighter Wing): 25 September 1957 – 1 April 1959
United States Air Forces in Europe: 30 April 1962 (not organized)
366th Tactical Fighter Wing: 8 May 1962
2d Air Division, 26 January 1966 (attached to 12th Tactical Fighter Wing)
Seventh Air Force, 1 April 1966 (remained attached to 12 Tactical Fighter Wing)
12th Tactical Fighter Wing, 23 June 1966
475th Tactical Fighter Wing, 22 July 1968 – 28 February 1971
347th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 July 1972
366th Tactical Fighter Wing (later 366th Fighter Wing: 31 October 1972 – 1 July 1990
366th Operations Group, 11 March 1992 – present




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= Aircraft

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References






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= Bibliography

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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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