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Active 1 June 1943 – 20 August 19461 January 1953 – 1 April 195930 April 1962 – 22 July 199111 March 1992 – present Part of Air Combat CommandTwelfth Air Force366th Fighter Wing366th Operations Group Garrison/HQ | ||
The 389th Fighter Squadron (389 FS) is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It operates F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft conducting close air support missions. Their current commander is Lt. Col. Marlowe.
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Mission
Perform close air support, interdiction, strategic attack, suppression of enemy air defense, and defensive counterair missions, employing the full array of U.S. Air Force capabilities including precision-guided munitions, inertially-aided munitions, night vision goggles, fighter data link 366 OG Fact Sheet
History
The 389th flew combat in the European Theater of Operations from, 14 March 1943 – 3 May 1945 and in Southeast Asia from, 14 March 1966 – 8 October 1971.
The squadron trained F-111 Aardvark aircrews from, 30 September 1979 – 26 June 1991.