131st Fighter Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 131st Fighter Squadron


caption= 131st— 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= Barnes Municipal Airport
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colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= Death VIpers
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anniversaries=The 131st Fighter Squadron flies the F-15C Eagle. It is a unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 104th Fighter Wing.

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1962-1992)

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

*131st Fighter Squadron (1992-Present)
*131st Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962-1992)

Bases Stationed

*Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (2003-Present)
*Operation Iraqi Freedom (Unknown location), various locations in Southwest Asia (2003)
*Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (2000-2003)
*Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, Locations in Southwest Asia (2000)
*Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1995-2000)
*Aviano Air Base, Italy (1995)
*Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1982-1995)
*Yenisehir Airbase, Turkey (1982)
*Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1962-1982)
*Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base, France (1961-1962)
*Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1947-1961)

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

*F-15C Eagle (September 2007–Present)
*A-10 Thunderbolt II (1979– June 2007)
*F-100 Super Sabre (1971–1979)
*F-84 Thunderstreak (1964–1971)
*F-86H Sabre (1958–1964)
*F-94A/B Starfire (1954–1958)
*F-51H Mustang (1951-1954)
*P-47D Thunderbolt (1947-1951)

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