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832:18th Pursuit (later, 18th Fighter) Group
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1309:78th Reconnaissance Squadron History
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714:78th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine
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154:28 February 1918 – 15 November 1918
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695:78th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor)
484:The 78th was organized in 1917 at
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745:78th Tactical Fighter Squadron
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774:78th Reconnaissance Squadron
738:78th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
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702:Activated on 1 February 1940
958:Barking Sands Army Airfield
767:Inactivated on 30 June 2003
764:Activated on 1 January 1994
659:Squadron A, Hicks Field, TX
537:Distinguished Unit Citation
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324:Kentucky Air National Guard
145:78th Attack Squadron Emblem
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671:78th Observation Squadron
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978:Stanley Army Airfield
968:Haleiwa Fighter Strip
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867:20th Operations Group
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594:F-16 Fighting Falcon
523:where the unit flew
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348:78th Attack Squadron
247:Global War on Terror
134:78th Attack Squadron
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1038:RAF Shepherds Grove
820:6th Composite Group
810:6th Composite Group
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