The 70th Fighter Squadron (70 FS) was most recently part of the 347th Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. It operated A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft conducting ground attack missions.
The 70th provided air defense for Fiji from, February–December 1942. It then went on to fly combat missions in South and Southwest Pacific from, 21 December 1942 – 21 July 1944 and 9 September 1944 – 9 August 1945. It deployed aircraft and personnel to Southwest Asia from, 10 January – 16 September 1992.
Constituted 70th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 14 December 1940Activated on 1 January 1941Redesignated:
70th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942Redesignated:
70th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 August 1943Redesignated:
70th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 24 May 1944Inactivated on 26 December 1945
Redesignated 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 8 September 1975Activated on 30 September 1975Redesignated
70th Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991.Inactivated on 30 June 2000
35th Pursuit Group, 1 January 1941 – 15 January 1942US Army Forces in Fiji, 28 January 1942347th Fighter Group, 3 October 194218th Fighter Group, 30 March 1943347th Fighter Group, 1 November – 26 December 1945347th Tactical Fighter Wing, 30 September 1975Attached to 86th Tactical Fighter Wing, 29 August – 28 September 1989
347th Operations Group, 1 May 1991 – 30 June 2000P-36 Hawk (1941)P-39 Airacobra (1942–1944)P-40 Warhawk (1943)P-38 Lightning (1943–1945)RA-24 Banshee (1944)F-4 Phantom II (1975–1987)F-16 Fighting Falcon (1987–1995)OA-10 Thunderbolt (1995–2000)World War IIOperation Southern Watch
