The 53rd Fighter Squadron (53 FS) is an active unit of the United States Air Force, stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Assigned to the 495th Fighter Group, the squadron was last activated on 10 December 2021, as an associate unit to the 113th Wing's 121st Fighter Squadron.

The 53rd TFS dates back from in 1941, when the AAC (U.S. Army Air Corps) activated the 53rd Pursuit Squadron at Albrok Field, but immediately deployed the newly formed Squadron to the Panama Canal Zone. The First Aircraft to arrive, was the P …

The 53rd FS NATO Tigers maintained a phenomenal pace despite the black cloud of the impending inactivation. In less than two years, the squadron deployed to, and operated from, nine countries on three continents, and accumulated more than 11,000 flying hours supporting both contingency and training operations.

Redesignated: 53d Fighter Squadron, (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942; 53d Fighter Squadron on 28 Sep 1942; 53d Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943., Lineage. Constituted 53d Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 22 Nov 1940.

2021年12月14日 · Air Force Lt. Col. James Wentzel, a combat veteran F-16 pilot assumed command of the 53rd during the ceremony. The active-D.C. Guard association began September 2014, with the decision to assign a...

The 53rd Fighter Squadron was constituted as the 53rd Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 22 November 1940, and activated on 1 January 1941 with personnel deployed to Rio Hato, Panama and Albrook Field...

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2021年12月19日 · USAF's 53rd Fighter Squadron re-established. After more than 22 years, since the 53rd FS was decommissioned on 31 March 1999, the squadron has been re-established at Joint Base Andrews (MD). On 10 December 2021, it was activated as an associate unit to the 113th Wing's 121st Fighter Squadron at JBA.

2014年9月30日 · 53rd airplanes flew with either bare cowlings or black nose bands, while her sister 36th FG squadrons flew with red (22nd FS) or black/yellow (23rd FS). They are likely being prepped to cross the channel to join up with the 36th on the continent.

the 53d Fighter-Bomber Squadron which arrived on approximately 15 Jan 1952 This unit was, in turn, replaced on 25 Feb by the 23d Fighter-Bomber Squadron, which brought with it approximately 27 officers, 150 airmen, 25 F-84's and two B-26 target tow aircraft. The 23d was at Wheelus primarily for transition training.