act ical ▁F ighter ▁Squadron , ▁under ▁the ▁ 9 1 7 th ▁T act ical ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁at ▁B ark sd ale ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 7 th ▁fle w ▁A - 3 7 ▁Dragon fly ▁aircraft ▁until ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁when ▁A - 3 7 s ▁were ▁ph ased ▁out ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁A - 1 0 ▁Th under bol t ▁II . ▁ ▁Air ▁Com bat ▁Command ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁deployed ▁to ▁Av iano ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Italy , ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ’ ▁no - fly ▁zone ▁over ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁deployed ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time ▁to ▁Av iano , ▁this ▁time ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁Operation ▁Dec is ive ▁Edge . ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 0 1 ▁sort ies ▁flow n ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁NAT O ▁peace keep ing ▁effort . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ' s ▁mission ▁changed ▁from ▁combat ▁to ▁A - 1 0 ▁pilot ▁training . ▁ ▁Since ▁that ▁time ▁they ▁have ▁participated