In the summer of 1960 . the 449th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was inactivated and Ladd Air Force Base was closed . leaving the entire Alaska air defense mission to the 317th . To carry out this mission , the squadron was authorized 40 aircraft and 60 pilots . The squadron received its second Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for maintaining full combat readiness during and after the 1964 Alaska earthquake on 27 March 1964
1964 Alaska earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake
317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron