This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the United States Air Force, sorted by type. Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation. Expeditionary and provisional units are not listed.
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron |  | Team Target [1] | Air Combat Command | United States Air Force Warfare Center | 53 WG | 9 February 1942 | Tyndall AFB, Florida [2] | E-9A [3] QF-16 [4] | TD |
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th Aggressor Squadron |  | Gomers [5] | Air Combat Command | United States Air Force Warfare Center | 57 WG | 15 January 1941 | Nellis AFB, Nevada | F-16C/D [6] | WA |
| 65th Aggressor Squadron |  | Air Combat Command | United States Air Force Warfare Center | 57 WG | 15 January 1941 | Nellis AFB, Nevada [7] | F-35A [8] | WA | |
| 706th Aggressor Squadron |  | Cajuns | Air Force Reserve Command | Tenth Air Force | 926 WG | 1 April 1943 | Nellis AFB, Nevada [9] | F-16 [10] |
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USAF Air Demonstration Squadron |  | Thunderbirds [11] | Air Combat Command | United States Air Force Warfare Center | 57 WG | 25 May 1953 | Nellis AFB, Nevada | F-16C/D [12] |
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Airborne Command Control Squadron |  | Air Force Global Strike Command | Eighth Air Force | 595 C2G | 25 September 1917 | Offutt AFB, Nebraska | E-4 [116] | ||
| 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron |  | Air Combat Command | Fifteenth Air Force | 461 ACW | 18 October 1942 | Robins AFB, Georgia | E-8 [117] | GA | |
| 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron |  | Air Combat Command | Fifteenth Air Force | 461 ACW | 1 March 1943 | Robins AFB, Georgia | E-8 [118] | GA | |
| 128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron |  | Georgia Air National Guard | 116 ACW | 1 February 1918 | Robins AFB, Georgia | E-8 [119] | GA |
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41st Electronic Combat Squadron |  | Scorpions [348] | Air Combat Command | Sixteenth Air Force | 55 WG | 13 November 1917 [349] | Davis–Monthan AFB, Arizona | EC-130H [350] | DM |
| 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron |  | Air Combat Command | Sixteenth Air Force | 55 WG | 7 November 1945 [351] | Davis–Monthan AFB, Arizona | EC-130H [350] | DM | |
| 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron |  | Bats [352] | Air Combat Command | Sixteenth Air Force | 55 WG | 17 August 1917 [353] | Davis–Monthan AFB, Arizona | EA-37B [350] [354] | DM |
| 390th Electronic Combat Squadron |  | Wild Boars [355] | Air Combat Command | Fifteenth Air Force | 366 FW | 1 June 1943 [356] | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington | EA-18G [357] |
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron [358] |  | Blue Foxes [359] | Pacific Air Forces | Eleventh Air Force | 354 FW | 1 February 1940 | Eielson AFB, Alaska | F-16C/D [360] | AK |
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Fighter Training Squadron |  | Screamin' Demons [601] | Air Combat Command | Fifteenth Air Force | 1 FW | 15 January 1941 [602] | JB Langley–Eustis, Virginia | T-38 [601] | FF |
| 49th Fighter Training Squadron |  | Black Knights [603] | Air Education and Training Command | Nineteenth Air Force | 14 FTW | 15 January 1941 | Columbus AFB, Mississippi | T-38 [604] | CB |
| 88th Fighter Training Squadron |  | Air Education and Training Command | Nineteenth Air Force | 80 FTW | 9 February 1942 | Sheppard AFB, Texas | T-38 [605] | EN | |
| 435th Fighter Training Squadron |  | Deadly Black Eagles [606] | Air Education and Training Command | Nineteenth Air Force | 12 FTW | 15 October 1943 [607] | JB San Antonio, Texas | T-38 [608] | RA |
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Helicopter Squadron |  | Direct Reporting Unit | Air Force District of Washington | 11 WG | 20 April 1944 | JB Andrews, Maryland [704] | UH-1N [705] | ||
| 37th Helicopter Squadron |  | Air Force Global Strike Command | Twentieth Air Force | 582 HG | 14 November 1952 | Francis E. Warren AFB, Wyoming | UH-1N [706] | ||
| 40th Helicopter Squadron |  | Pathfinders [707] | Air Force Global Strike Command | Twentieth Air Force | 582 HG | 21 March 1968 | Malmstrom AFB, Montana | UH-1N [708] | |
| 54th Helicopter Squadron |  | Air Force Global Strike Command | Twentieth Air Force | 582 HG | 14 November 1952 | Minot AFB, North Dakota | UH-1N [709] |
| Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Command | Air Force | Wing | Date First Activated | Base | Aircraft | Tail Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron |  | Hurricane Hunters [865] | Air Force Reserve Command | Twenty-Second Air Force | 403 WG | 31 August 1944 [866] | Keesler AFB, Mississippi | WC-130J [865] |
The VIII Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit of command above the wings and below the numbered air force. Its primary mission was command of fighter operations within the Eighth Air Force. In the World War II European Theater, its primary mission was air superiority. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe at RAF Honington,
The United States Air Force Combat Rescue School, was an organization of the United States Air Force.
The 939th Air Refueling Wing is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve unit. It was last active with the Fourth Air Force, based at the Portland Air Reserve Station, Oregon. It was inactivated on 30 June 2008.
The V Fighter Command is a disbanded United States Air Force headquarters. It was established as the 2nd Interceptor Command in June 1941, with responsibility for air defense of the northwest United States and training fighter units in its area of responsibility. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Army formed Western Defense Command, with responsibility for the entire Pacific coast. All air defense functions were transferred to 4th Interceptor Command, and the command was slated for transfer to the Southwest Pacific Theater as 5th Fighter Command.
The XIII Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces formation. It was last assigned to Thirteenth Air Force, based at Manila, Luzon, Philippines. It was inactivated on 15 March 1946.
The IX Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces formation. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Erlangen, Germany, where it was inactivated on 16 November 1945.
The III Bomber Command is a disbanded United States Air Force headquarters. It was established in September 1941, shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor to command bomber units assigned to 3rd Air Force. Following the entry of the United States into World War II, it flew patrols off the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts. However, its main efforts soon began organizing and training medium bomber units and aircrews. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946 and disbanded in October 1948.
The III Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946.
The III Reconnaissance Command is a disbanded United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, where it was inactivated on 8 April 1946. After transferring to the United States Air Force in September 1947, it was disbanded in October 1948.
The III Tactical Air Command was a United States Army Air Forces formation. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. It was disbanded on 24 October 1945. The command was established in 1941 as the 3rd Air Support Command. It was responsible for training tactical units and aircrews for the Army Air Forces, except for the period from August 1943 through March 1944, when it specialized in training reconnaissance units.
I Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces intermediate command responsible for command and control of the fighter operations within the First Air Force during World War II. It was initially established in June 1941 as the 1st Interceptor Command to provide air defense of the Northeastern United States. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the command's area of responsibility extended over the entire Atlantic coast and into Canada and Iceland. As the perceived threat of attack decreased, the command's responsibnility for training units and aircrews became its primary mission. The command continued its mission until March 1946, when it was inactivated.
The II Air Support Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Third Air Force at Biggs Field, Texas, as the II Tactical Air Division, where it was inactivated on 22 December 1945.
The II Bomber Command is a disbanded United States Air Force unit. It was established in September 1941, shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor to command heavy bomber units assigned to Second Air Force. Following the entry of the United States into World War II, it flew patrols off the northwest Pacific coast. However, its main efforts soon began organizing and training heavy bomber units and aircrews. By 1943, the command had become the only command under Second Air Force conducting operational training, and on 6 October 1943 it was disbanded as redundant and its functions absorbed by Second Air Force or transferred to the bomber commands of the other continental air forces.
The I Tactical Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Biggs Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 22 December 1945.
The XII Tactical Air Command was a formation of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe at Bad Kissingen, Germany, where it was inactivated on 10 November 1947.
XII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces formation. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, based in Corsica, France. It was constituted on 26 February 1942, activated on 13 March 1942, and inactivated on 10 June 1944.
The XXII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Twelfth Air Force, at Pomigliano Airfield, Italy, where it was inactivated on 4 October 1945.
The 355th Operations Group is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 355th Wing. It is stationed at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
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