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"In 2008, Air Force leadership recognized that the changing force structure demanded creative ways to generate experienced fighter pilots. The solution was to capitalize on the experience and assets of the Guard and Reserve. This Total Force Integration initiative became Active Association, whereby Regular Air Force personnel work side-by-side with host Air Reserve and Air National Guard Component units in a mutually beneficial relationship."<ref name=":0" />
"In 2008, Air Force leadership recognized that the changing force structure demanded creative ways to generate experienced fighter pilots. The solution was to capitalize on the experience and assets of the Guard and Reserve. This Total Force Integration initiative became Active Association, whereby Regular Air Force personnel work side-by-side with host Air Reserve and Air National Guard Component units in a mutually beneficial relationship."<ref name=":0" />


"The 495th Fighter Group was reactivated 8 March 2013, at Shaw Air Force Base, SC, as an active association between active-duty pilots and their guard and reserve counterparts and marked a historical moment in the Air Force's ongoing initiative to integrate active-duty Airmen, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) units to streamline training, spending and resource use. As a direct reporting unit to 9th Air Force, the 495FG is made up of more than 600 active-duty personnel across 22 ARC and ANG Fighter Wings under Air Combat Command."<ref name=":0" />
"The 495th Fighter Group was reactivated 8 March 2013, at Shaw Air Force Base, SC, as an active association between active-duty pilots and their guard and reserve counterparts and marked a historical moment in the Air Force's ongoing initiative to integrate active-duty Airmen, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) units to streamline training, spending and resource use. [The group] is made up of more than 600 active-duty personnel across 22 ARC and ANG Fighter Wings under Air Combat Command."<ref name=":0" />


"Total Force Integration is a vital enterprise aimed at maximizing the combined contributions of the Active and Reserve components, while ensuring "right-sizing" of component mix. The 495th Fighter Group will continue to lead active associate units into the future of Air Force pilot training and the partnerships will allow active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Reserve Component fighter units to share resources, reduce duplications of effort, and ultimately, increase the Air Force's overall air defense capabilities in order to enhance the ability to provide dominant combat airpower for America."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.shaw.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/6148/Article/212634/495th-fighter-group.aspx|title=495th Fighter Group|date=12 April 2013|publisher=Shaw Air Force Base|access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref>
"Total Force Integration is a vital enterprise aimed at maximizing the combined contributions of the Active and Reserve components, while ensuring "right-sizing" of component mix. The 495th Fighter Group will continue to lead active associate units into the future of Air Force pilot training and the partnerships will allow active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Reserve Component fighter units to share resources, reduce duplications of effort, and ultimately, increase the Air Force's overall air defense capabilities in order to enhance the ability to provide dominant combat airpower for America."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.shaw.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/6148/Article/212634/495th-fighter-group.aspx|title=495th Fighter Group|date=12 April 2013|publisher=Shaw Air Force Base|access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref>
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* '''[[306th Fighter Squadron]]''', 8 July 2022 - present<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.177fw.ang.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3088120/306th-fighter-squadron-activated-at-177th-fighter-wing/ |title = 306th Fighter Squadron activated at 177th Fighter Wing |date=8 July 2022 |publisher= 177th Fighter Wing Public Affairs }}</ref>
* '''[[306th Fighter Squadron]]''', 8 July 2022 - present<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.177fw.ang.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3088120/306th-fighter-squadron-activated-at-177th-fighter-wing/ |title = 306th Fighter Squadron activated at 177th Fighter Wing |date=8 July 2022 |publisher= 177th Fighter Wing Public Affairs }}</ref>
:: [[Atlantic City Air National Guard Base]], New Jersey
:: [[Atlantic City Air National Guard Base]], New Jersey
* '''[[315th Fighter Squadron]]''', 10 January 2016 – present<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.158fw.ang.af.mil/BASE/315TH-SQUADRON/|title = 315th Squadron}}</ref>
* '''[[315th Fighter Squadron]]''', 9 January 2016 – present<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862117/315-fighter-squadron-acc/ |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel L.|title=Factsheet 315 Fighter Squadron (ACC)|date=February 2, 2016|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>
:: [[Burlington Air National Guard Base]], Vermont
:: [[Burlington Air National Guard Base]], Vermont
* '''[[316th Fighter Squadron]]''', 2 October 2015 – present<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862118/316-fighter-squadron-acc/|title = 316th Fighter Squadron}}</ref>
* '''[[316th Fighter Squadron]]''', 2 October 2015 – present<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862118/316-fighter-squadron-acc/ |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel L.|title=Factsheet 316 Fighter Squadron (ACC)|date=February 2, 2016|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>
:: [[McEntire Joint National Guard Base]], South Carolina
:: [[McEntire Joint National Guard Base]], South Carolina
* [[355th Fighter Squadron]], 5 October 2015 – 25 Oct 2019<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433600/355-fighter-squadron/ |last1=Ream|first1=Margaret|title=Factsheet 355 Fighter Squadron (PACAF)|date=June 8, 2021|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>
* [[355th Fighter Squadron]], 5 October 2015 – 25 Oct 2019<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433600/355-fighter-squadron/ |last1=Ream|first1=Margaret|title=Factsheet 355 Fighter Squadron (PACAF)|date=June 8, 2021|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>
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* '''[[358th Fighter Squadron]]''', 23 October 2015 – present<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=11993 |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel|title=Factsheet 358 Fighter Squadron (ACC)|date=13 January 2016|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160314025424/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=11993 |archive-date=14 March 2016 |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[358th Fighter Squadron]]''', 23 October 2015 – present<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=11993 |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel|title=Factsheet 358 Fighter Squadron (ACC)|date=13 January 2016|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160314025424/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=11993 |archive-date=14 March 2016 |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
:: [[Whiteman Air Force Base]], Missouri
:: [[Whiteman Air Force Base]], Missouri
* '''[[367th Fighter Squadron]]''', c. 23 October 2015 – present<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.homestead.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123462542 |title=WW II squadron reactivated|date=3 November 2015|publisher=482d Fighter Wing Public Affairs|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151222171655/http://www.homestead.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123462542 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[367th Fighter Squadron]]''', 23 October 2015 – present<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862119/367-fighter-squadron-acc/ |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel L.|title=Factsheet 367 Fighter Squadron (ACC)|date=June 8, 2021|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>
:: [[Homestead Air Reserve Base]], Florida
:: [[Homestead Air Reserve Base]], Florida
* '''[[377th Fighter Squadron]]''', c. 7 November 2015 – present<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.187fw.ang.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-151108-013.pdf |last1=Baldwin|first1=TSG Christopher|title=In Formation|publisher=187th Fighter Wing Public Affairs|date=November 2015|volume=4 |issue=11|page=4|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161227072500/http://www.187fw.ang.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-151108-013.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2016|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>
* '''[[377th Fighter Squadron]]''', c. 7 November 2015 – present<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.187fw.ang.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-151108-013.pdf |last1=Baldwin|first1=TSG Christopher|title=In Formation|publisher=187th Fighter Wing Public Affairs|date=November 2015|volume=4 |issue=11|page=4|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161227072500/http://www.187fw.ang.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-151108-013.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2016|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>
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:: [[Truax Field Air National Guard Base]], Wisconsin<ref name=":0" />
:: [[Truax Field Air National Guard Base]], Wisconsin<ref name=":0" />
* '''[[383d Fighter Squadron]]''', 1 February 2016 - present
* '''[[383d Fighter Squadron]]''', 1 February 2016 - present
:: Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862111/383-fighter-squadron-acc/ |title=Factsheet 383 Fighter Squadron |publisher=AF Historical Research Agency |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>
:: [[Buckley Space Force Base]], Colorado<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862111/383-fighter-squadron-acc/ |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel L.|title=Factsheet 383 Fighter Squadron (ACC)|date=February 2, 2016|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[384th Fighter Squadron]]''', 1 February 2016 - present
:: [[Duluth Air National Guard Base]], Minnesota<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/862110/384-fighter-squadron-acc/ |last1=Haulman|first1=Daniel L.|title=Factsheet 384 Fighter Squadron (ACC)|date=February 2, 2016|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>
* 551st Fighter Training Squadron, 26 October 1943 – 15 April 1945
* 551st Fighter Training Squadron, 26 October 1943 – 15 April 1945
* 552d Fighter Training Squadron, 26 October 1943 – 15 April 1945<ref name=":0" />
* 552d Fighter Training Squadron, 26 October 1943 – 15 April 1945<ref name=":0" />
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* [[RAF Atcham]], England, 25 December 1943
* [[RAF Atcham]], England, 25 December 1943
* [[RAF Cheddington]], England, 15 February 1945 – 15 April 1945
* [[RAF Cheddington]], England, 15 February 1945 – 15 April 1945
* [[Shaw Air Force Base]], South Carolina, 8 March 2013–present
* [[Shaw Air Force Base]], South Carolina, 8 March 2013 – present
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===Aircraft flown===
===Aircraft flown===
* [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]], 2013–present
* [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]], 2013 – present
* [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], 2013–present<ref name=":0" />
* [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], 2013 – present<ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==

{{Portal|World War II}}


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495th Fighter Group
An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot of the 495th Fighter Group prepares to take off from Bagram Airfield
Active1943–1945; 2013–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleFighter / Attack
Part ofAir Combat Command
Garrison/HQShaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
EngagementsEuropean Theater of Operations
Commanders
ColonelJohn D. Galloway Jr
Insignia
495th Fighter Group emblem
Aircraft flown
AttackA-10 Thunderbolt II
FighterF-16 Fighting Falcon / F-15 Eagle / F-35 Lightning II

The 495th Fighter Group is an active duty fighter group in the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Fifteenth Air Force of Air Combat Command and stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, with additional units at multiple active Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard installations across the United States.[1]

The group was first activated in England during World War II as the 495th Fighter Training Group and trained fighter aircraft pilots for Eighth Air Force until it was disbanded in 1945. It was activated again in 2013 as the headquarters for Air Combat Command "active associate" fighter units.

World War II

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1943: Three P-38 Lightnings, AAF Ser. No. 42-68184 and two comrades, of the 495th Fighter Training Group in flight.

The 495th Fighter Training Group was established on 9 October 1943 and activated 26 October 1943 at RAF Atcham, England to provide forward training on tactics and operations for the European Theater during World War II. The group exercised command over the 551st and 552nd Fighter Training Squadrons flying the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightning preparing pilots for action with Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. It moved to RAF Cheddington, in February 1945, and at the conclusion of hostilities was disbanded 15 April 1945.[2]

Active associate unit

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"In 2008, Air Force leadership recognized that the changing force structure demanded creative ways to generate experienced fighter pilots. The solution was to capitalize on the experience and assets of the Guard and Reserve. This Total Force Integration initiative became Active Association, whereby Regular Air Force personnel work side-by-side with host Air Reserve and Air National Guard Component units in a mutually beneficial relationship."[2]

"The 495th Fighter Group was reactivated 8 March 2013, at Shaw Air Force Base, SC, as an active association between active-duty pilots and their guard and reserve counterparts and marked a historical moment in the Air Force's ongoing initiative to integrate active-duty Airmen, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) units to streamline training, spending and resource use. [The group] is made up of more than 600 active-duty personnel across 22 ARC and ANG Fighter Wings under Air Combat Command."[2]

"Total Force Integration is a vital enterprise aimed at maximizing the combined contributions of the Active and Reserve components, while ensuring "right-sizing" of component mix. The 495th Fighter Group will continue to lead active associate units into the future of Air Force pilot training and the partnerships will allow active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Reserve Component fighter units to share resources, reduce duplications of effort, and ultimately, increase the Air Force's overall air defense capabilities in order to enhance the ability to provide dominant combat airpower for America."[2]

Lineage

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  • Established as the 495th Fighter Training Group on 9 October 1943
Activated 26 October 1943
Disbanded on 15 April 1945
  • Reconstituted and redesignated 495th Fighter Group[3]
Activated on 8 March 2013[2]

Assignments

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Components

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Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey
Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vermont
McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina
Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida
Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama
Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin[2]
Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado[14]
Duluth Air National Guard Base, Minnesota[15]
  • 551st Fighter Training Squadron, 26 October 1943 – 15 April 1945
  • 552d Fighter Training Squadron, 26 October 1943 – 15 April 1945[2]

Stations

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Aircraft flown

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ Currier, Amanda (11 March 2013). "Shaw stands up new total force fighter group". Ninth Air Force Public Affairs. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "495th Fighter Group". Shaw Air Force Base. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "495th Fighter Group > 9th Air Force > Display". Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Units". www.15af.acc.af.mil. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ream, Margaret (24 September 2008). "Factsheet 24 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Storied 53rd Fighter Squadron reactivated in partnership with D.C. Air Guard". Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ "306th Fighter Squadron activated at 177th Fighter Wing". 177th Fighter Wing Public Affairs. 8 July 2022.
  8. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (2 February 2016). "Factsheet 315 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (2 February 2016). "Factsheet 316 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  10. ^ Ream, Margaret (8 June 2021). "Factsheet 355 Fighter Squadron (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. ^ Haulman, Daniel (13 January 2016). "Factsheet 358 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  12. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (8 June 2021). "Factsheet 367 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  13. ^ Baldwin, TSG Christopher (November 2015). "In Formation" (PDF). 187th Fighter Wing Public Affairs. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  14. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (2 February 2016). "Factsheet 383 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  15. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (2 February 2016). "Factsheet 384 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

Bibliography

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