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Constituted 555th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 25 Nov 1942.
Activated on 1 Dec 1942.
Redesignated:
  555th Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 9 Oct 1944;
  555th Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 23 Jun 1945.
Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.
Redesignated:
  555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, activated, and organized, on 8 Jan 1964.
Redesignated:
  555th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 5 Jul 1974;
  555th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.
Inactivated on 25 Mar 1994.
Activated on 1 Apr 1994.
386th Bombardment Group, 1 Dec 1942 - 7 Nov 1945.
12th Tactical Fighter Wing, 8 Jan 1964
(attached to 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, 12 Dec 1964-9 Mar 1965, 11 Dec 1965 - 21 Feb 1966,
and 8th Tactical Fighter Wing,c. 22 Feb - 4 Mar 1966).
Thirteenth Air Force, 4 Mar 1966 (attached to 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 4 - 24 Mar 1966).
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 25 Mar 1966.
432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Jun 1968.
58th Tactical Fighter (later, 58th Tactical) Training Wing, 5 Jul 1974.
405th Tactical Training Wing, 29 Aug 1979.
58th Operations Group, 1 Oct 1991 - 25 Mar 1994.
31st Operations Group, 1 Apr 1994 -.
MacDill Field, FL, 1 Dec 1942.
Lake Charles AAB, LA, 9 Feb-8 May 1943.
Snetterton Heath, England, 4 Jun 1943.
Boxted, England, 10 Jun 1943.
GreatDunmow, England, 24 Sep 1943.
Beaumont-sur-Oise, France, 2 Oct 1944.
St Trond, Belgium, 9 Apr - 27 Jul 1945.
Seymour Johnson Field, NC, 11 Aug 1945.
Westover Field, MA, 29 Sep - 7 Nov 1945.
MacDill AFB, FL, 8 Jan 1964
(deployed to Naha AB, Okinawa, 12 Dec 1964 - 9 Mar 1965 and 11 Dec 1965-c. 21 Feb 1966).
Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, c. 25 Feb 1966.
Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, 20 Jul 1966.
Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 28 May 1968 - 5 Jul 1974.
Luke AFB, AZ, 5 Jul 1974 - 25 Mar 1994.
Aviano AB, Italy, 1 Apr 1994 -.
B-26: 1943-1945 A-26: 1945 F-4: 1964-1974 F-15: 1974-
Combat in ETO, 30 Jul 1943 - 3 May 1945.
Combat in Southeast Asia, Feb 1966 until close of hostilities.
Fighter training, Jul 1974 -.
Vert, a falcon's head issuant from sinister Proper, eyed Azure below a demi-sphere issuant from chief Silver Gray; all within a border Sable charged with thirty-nine mullets Argent.
Emblem modified on 20 Nov 1997; originally approved on 13 Mar 1975, replacing emblem approved on 19 April 1943.
"TRIPLE NICKEL"
This Motto is associated with the
Southeast Asia Conflict
"TACTICAL FIGHTER" Squadron.
(see Lineage and Assignments listed above for dates)
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