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On April 13-14, 2024, 121st/53rd FS F-16Cs assisted in the defense of Israel, against an onslaught of drones and surface to air missiles launched from Iran. The 121st's/53rd's F-16Cs, operating alongside F-15Es from the 335th FS and 494th FS, were credited with over +70 kills of
Iranian drones during
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Bitburg Air Base was part of the 1993 Base
Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) process that saw the drawdown of many military facilities in a series of post-Cold War force reductions. In July 1993, HQ USAFE announced the closure of Bitburg Air Base and the pending inactivation of the 36th Fighter Wing.
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Reactivated in
October 1946 under Caribbean Air Command in the Canal Zone, returning to its prewar mission of the defense of the Panama Canal. The squadron conducted air defense training missions for the next two years initially with P-47's. The squadron upgraded to jet aircraft in December 1947
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night fighters were briefly assigned to the 53rd as, during this period, it was still considered a strong possibility that a night attack on the Panama Canal might he attempted, and the night fighter defenses of the area were nil. The P-70's departed in mid-January 1943.
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on 25 February 1994. At
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on 3 January 1943. The 30th was at La
Chorrera and the 53rd at France Field at the time this "switch" took place. By April–May 1943, the unit was operating with an assortment of aircraft as a result of its "switch" with the 30th, which by then included
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as part of the United States buildup of forces after the eruption of World War II. This unit was organized for the most part, from Puerto Rico-based units, as were many of the aircraft. It was equipped with a mixture of
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in April 1976. In 1980, more advanced F-15Cs and F-15Ds would replace the original F-15As. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the squadron conducted routine training missions however the outbreak of the 1990–91
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1582:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
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1224:Bitburg Air Base, Germany, 22 July 1952
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1543:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
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780:53rd FDS F-86F-25-NH Sabre - 51-13467
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422:2024 Iranian strikes against Israel
1373:1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident
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357:World War II – American Theater
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1140:Charleston Army Air Field
1043:53rd Fighter-Day Squadron
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720:XIX Tactical Air Command
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704:Brucheville Airfield
678:invasion of Normandy
560:Spangdahlem Air Base
401:Cuban Missile Crisis
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