76th Fighter Squadron Patch – Plastic Backing

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3.26×3.7″ 76th Fighter Squadron Patch – Plastic Backing

The 76th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is assigned to the 476th Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The squadron is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II attack fighter.

During World War II, the 76th Fighter Squadron was one of the three original squadrons (74th, 75th, 76th) of the 23d Fighter Group.

Constituted as 76th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 17 December 1941
Redesignated 76th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942
Activated on 4 July 1942
Redesignated 76th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 28 February 1944
Inactivated on 5 January 1946
Activated on 10 October 1946
Redesignated 76th Fighter Squadron, Jet on 3 May 1949
Inactivated on 24 September 1949
Redesignated 76th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 June 1955
Activated on 18 August 1955
Discontinued and inactivated, on 1 July 1963
Redesignated 76th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 18 May 1972
Activated on 1 October 1972
Redesignated 76th Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991
Inactivated on 29 May 1992
Redesignated 76th Space Operations Squadron on 21 November 1995
Activated on 1 December 1995
Inactivated on 21 January 2001
Redesignated 76th Space Control Squadron and activated on 22 January 2001
Inactivated on 22 January 2008
Redesignated 76th Fighter Squadron on 6 January 2009
Activated on 1 February 2009[1]