1 July 1994 Assignments Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics, 26 January 1943 (air echelon attached to VIII Fighter Command after 31 March 1943) Twelfth Air Force, 10 May 1943 (Attached to Northwest African Coastal Air Force, 11–29 May 1943, air echelon remained attached to VIII Fighter Command) 2d Air Defense Wing (later 63d Fighter Wing), 29 May 1943 (air echelon remained attached to VIII Fighter Command until 2 July 1943) 62d Fighter Wing, 21 September 1944 (detachment attached to 422d Night Fighter Squadron, 27 January 27 – 23 April 1945) XXII Tactical Air Command, 1 April 1945 Twelfth Air Force, 7 June 1945 (not operational) Fourth Air Force, 26 August 1945 Air Defense Command, 21 March 1946 Tactical Air Command, 31 July 1946 Third Air Force, 1 October 1946 Ninth Air Force, 1 November 1946 6th Fighter Wing, 24 March–1 September 1947 57th Fighter Weapons Wing (later 57th Tactical Training Wing, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing), 15 October 1969 – 30 December 1981 57th Operations Group, 1 November 1991 – present Stations Orlando Army Air Base, Florida, 26 January 1943 Kissimmee Army Air Field, Florida, 8 February–21 April 1943 (air echelon in England after 31 March 1943) La Senia Airfield, Oran, Algeria, 10 May 1943 (air echelon in England) Rerhaia Airfield, Algeria, c. 11 June 1943 (air echelon in England until 16 July 1943, detachment operated from: Protville Airfield, Tunisia, 23–29 July 1943) Elmas Airfield, Sardinia, Italy,c. 11 November 1943 Detachment operated from Ghisonaccia Airfield, Corsica, France, 9 January–4 February 1944 and 20 March–July 1944 Detachment operated from Borgo Airfield, Corsica, France, 5 February–July 1944 Detachment operated from Alghero Airfield, Sardinia, Italy, 11 May–22 June 1944 Alghero Airfield, Sardinia, Italy, 22 June 1944 Borgo Airfield, Corsica, France, 5 September 1944 Pisa Airfield, Italy, 13 October 1944 Pontedera Airfield, Italy c. 25 November 1944 Detachment operated from Florennes/Juzaine Airfield (A-78), Belgium, 27 January– c. 3 April 1945 Detachment operated from Strassfeld Airfield, Germany (Y-59), c. 3–23 April 1945 Bagnoli Airfield, Italy, c. 15 July–7 August 1945 Lemoore Army Air Field, California, 26 August 1945 Camp Pinedale, California, 19 October 1945 March Field, California, 8 March 1946 Shaw Field, South Carolina, 15 August 1946 – 16 March 1947 Rio Hato Airfield, Panama, 24 March– 1 September 1947 Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 15 October 1969 – 30 December 1981 Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1 November 1991 – present Aircraft Douglas