1952; 31 March 1992 – present Squadrons 2nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 July 1963 – 30 September 1968 22nd Fighter Squadron: 1 April 1994 – 13 August 2010 23rd Fighter Squadron: 31 December 1971 – 13 August 2010 (detached 17 January – 15 March 1991) 39th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron: 31 December 1971 – 1 January 1973 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron: attached 8–22 August 1975 81st Tactical Fighter (later, 81st Fighter): 15 January 1973 – 18 June 2013 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 July 1963 – 30 September 1968 105th Fighter-Interceptor: attached 1 April 1951 – 6 February 1952 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron: attached 9–23 September 1975 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron: attached 11–25 July 1975 336th Tactical Fighter Squadron: attached 29 August – 20 September 1976 457th Tactical Fighter Squadron: attached 13–27 August 1977 480th Tactical Fighter (later, 480th Fighter): 15 November 1976 – 31 March 1992; 13 August 2010 – present 562nd Tactical Fighter Squadron: attached 12–30 August 1977 606th Air Control Squadron: 30 Sept 1995 - 1 April 2017 Stations Mitchel Field (later, Air Force Base), New York, 9 June 1948 McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, 4 October 1949 – 6 February 1952 Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 1 July 1963 – 30 September 1968 Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, 31 December 1971 – present Aircraft operated P/F-51 Mustang (1947–1948) F-82 Twin Mustang (1948–1952) F-94 Starfire (1950–1952) F-47 Thunderbolt (1951–1952) F-101 Voodoo (1963–1968) B-66 Destroyer (1971–1972) F-4 Phantom II (1971–1994) B-57 Canberra, 1974,1975 A-7 Corsair II (1976) F-105 Thunderchief (1976–1977) F-15 Eagle (1994–1999) F-16 Fighting Falcon (1987–present) A-10 Thunderbolt II (1992–2013) See also References Notes Citations Bibliography Ivie, Tom and Paul Ludwig. Spitfires and Yellow Tail Mustangs: The 52d Fighter Group in World War 2. Crowborough, East Sussex, UK: Hikoki Publications, 2005. . External links Spangdahlem AB home page 052 United States military in Germany Military units and formations established in 1948