Description
354th Tactical Fighter Squadron Bulldogs, 4 inch Patch
Pilots and Crew! Enjoy this beautifully embroidered 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron Bulldogs Patch. You’ll be able to wear this patch proudly!
- 4 inches
- Embroidered /Hook and Loop
- US Naval Aviator Owned Business
- Reproduction
The 354th Fighter Squadron (354 FS) is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions.
The squadron conducts Close Air Support, Air Interdiction, Forward Air Control – Airborne, and Combat Search and rescue for theater commanders worldwide.[4]
History
The 354th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from 14 September 1943 to 25 April 1945 and in Southeast Asia from 13 March to 12 June 1965, 28 November 1965 – 7 October 1970, and c. 14 January–3 July 1973.[2]
It conducted combat crew training from, 1971–1982 and forward air control training since 1991.[2] In February 2015, the squadron was deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Twelve A-10s and approximately 300 airmen were deployed. The unit will train alongside NATO allies and deploy to locations in Eastern European NATO nations to further enhance interoperability.[5] The A-10s were the first of several theater security package deployments to Europe, U.S. Air Force officials said, adding that rotations generally will last six months, depending on mission and United States European Command requirements.[6]
In mid-October 2023, the A-10 aircraft of the 354th Fighter Squadron were deployed to the US Central Command to enhance air operations throughout the Middle East in response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[7]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 354th Fighter Squadron and activated on 12 November 1942
- Redesignated 354th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 21 August 1944
- Inactivated on 20 November 1946
- Redesignated 354th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 11 September 1952
- Activated on 1 November 1952
- Inactivated on 8 January 1958
- Redesignated 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron and activated on 13 April 1962 (not organized)
- Organized on 25 April 1962
- Redesignated 354th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 April 1979
- Inactivated on 30 April 1982
- Redesignated 354th Fighter Squadron and activated on 1 November 1991.
