157th Fighter Squadron

157th Fighter Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 157th Fighter Squadron


caption= 157th Fighter Squadron Squadron Emblem
dates= ???-Present
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
type= Squadron
role= Fighter
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command_structure= Air National Guard/Air Combat Command
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garrison= McEntire Joint National Guard Base
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The 157th Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 169th Fighter Wing.

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (???-1992)

Previous DesignationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

*157th Fighter Squadron (1995-Present)
*157th Fighter Squadron (1992-1995)
*157th Tactical Fighter Squadron (???-1992)
*157th Airlift Squadron (???-???)

Bases Stationed

*McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina (???-Present)

Aircraft OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

*F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon (2007-Present)
*F-16A Fighting Falcon (???-???)
*A-7D Corsair II (???-???)
*T-29A Samaritan (???-???)
*F-102 Delta Dagger (???-???)
*F-104 Starfighter (???-???)
*C-131 Samaritan (???-???)
*C-54 Skymaster (???-???)
*C-47 Skytrain (???-???)
*C-45 Expeditor (???-???)
*T-33 Shooting Star (???-???)
*F-86 Sabre (???-???)
*F-80 Shooting Star (???-???)
*A-26 Invader (???-???)
*P-51 Mustang (???-???)

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