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Fighter Squadron was the last operational United States Air Force squadron to fly the F-4 Phantom II. (although target drone QF-4s were flown until 2013). The last of the Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom IIs in Germany were retired on 30 June 2013 by JG 71, although four aircraft remain in service for
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Germany. As part of the purchase, an agreement was made between the West German government and the United States
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interceptors. In its final year, the squadron was composed of just 13 US military officers, who brought their prior collective experience in the F-15C, F-16 and F-4 to the German students arriving from pilot training for tactical training in the F-4F. The F-4F/ICEs were retired and the program at
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stealth fighter when it arrived at
Holloman. By this time the 20th was flying German F-4E/ICF and F-4F/ICE (Improved Combat Efficiency) Phantom IIs with upgraded radar and other avionics. In the 1990s, the 20th Fighter Squadron also hosted the German Air Force Weapons School, and the leadership
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Training at George ended on 5 June 1992 as part of the drawdown of the 35th
Fighter Wing. George AFB was designated to be closed under BRAC '91, and the base was officially decommissioned in December 1992. The 20th was inactivated, and the training was reassigned to the
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These planes were replaced in 1978 by ten F-4Es purchased by the West German government specifically for training in the United States, and the
Luftwaffe F-4Fs were then returned to West Germany. Students of the squadron came from the Luftwaffe's
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Aircraft is McDonnell
Douglas F-4E-41-MC Phantom 68-531 repainted in Southeast Asia camouflage along with a "shark mouth" and five MiG kill markings to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Captain Steve Richie becoming a USAF Ace during the
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512:. The first arrival, 72-1118, was delivered by Col. Kevin Zeeck on 18 November. The second, 72-1218, arrived at the base two days later. The remaining 14 F-4s arrived at AMARC by the second week of January 2005 in 4 further waves.
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1091:. 49th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
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444:"Mölders" (interceptor wings) and
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309:Philippine Department Air Force
44:1940–1946, 1972–1992, 1993–2004
1960:Reserve Officer Training Corps
1917:Judge Advocate General's Corps
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559:Activated on 1 December 1972
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780:P-26 Peashooter (1940–1941)
703:Distinguished Unit Citation
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249:Holloman Air Force Base
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505:Eurofighter Typhoon
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186:Howell M. Estes III
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