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1954–1959; 1972–1991; 1991–1993; 1996–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighter</a> Training</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Air Education and Training Command">Air Education and Training Command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Morris_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Morris Air National Guard Base">Morris Air National Guard Base</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Black Panthers (before 1959) Gamblers (after 1972)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Red & Black</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Ocean Theater">Pacific Ocean Theater</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Decorations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Outstanding Unit Award">Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_21_FS_Page_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA_21_FS_Page-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data">Lt Col Javier "Ponch" Antuña<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">21st Fighter Squadron emblem <small>(approved 18 March 2008)</small><sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_21_FS_Page_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA_21_FS_Page-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:21st_Fighter_Squadron.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/21st_Fighter_Squadron.png/150px-21st_Fighter_Squadron.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/21st_Fighter_Squadron.png/225px-21st_Fighter_Squadron.png 1.5x, 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data-file-height="433" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">21st Fighter Squadron emblem <small>(approved 5 January 1946)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer21FS_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer21FS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:21_Fighter_Day_Sq_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/21_Fighter_Day_Sq_emblem.png/150px-21_Fighter_Day_Sq_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/21_Fighter_Day_Sq_emblem.png/225px-21_Fighter_Day_Sq_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/21_Fighter_Day_Sq_emblem.png/300px-21_Fighter_Day_Sq_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>21st Fighter Squadron</b> is part of the <a href="/wiki/56th_Operations_Group" title="56th Operations Group">56th Operations Group</a> at <a href="/wiki/Luke_Air_Force_Base" title="Luke Air Force Base">Luke Air Force Base</a>, Arizona, however it is separately based at <a href="/wiki/Morris_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Morris Air National Guard Base">Morris Air National Guard Base</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AFMJAN23-17_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMJAN23-17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> squadron that operates <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>-owned <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">General Dynamics F-16V Fighting Falcon</a> aircraft conducting fighter and maintenance training for the pilots and maintainers of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Air_Force" title="Republic of China Air Force">Republic of China Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ROCAF_Lockheed_Martin_F-16A/B_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROCAF_Lockheed_Martin_F-16A/B-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to reforming at Luke in 1997, the 21st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron operated <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-4E_Phantom_II" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonnell F-4E Phantom II">McDonnell F-4E Phantom IIs</a> at <a href="/wiki/George_Air_Force_Base" title="George Air Force Base">George Air Force Base</a>, California until 1993. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 21st Fighter Squadron, 'The Gamblers', operate both the Block 20 F-16A/B and the F-16V for the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Air_Force" title="Republic of China Air Force">Republic of China Air Force</a>, under a three-year pilot training program called 'Peace Fenghuang' (Chinese for Phoenix). This was the only squadron at <a href="/wiki/Luke_Air_Force_Base" title="Luke Air Force Base">Luke Air Force Base</a> to operate the original F-16 variant, which are unusual in being 93 fiscal year serial new build Block 20 aircraft. </p><p>The squadron is to:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>Hone combat skills for ROCAF and USAF pilots to peak readiness.</li> <li>Build lasting friendships for ROC and US National Security interests.</li> <li>Preserve ROCAF and USAF resources for combat taskings.</li> <li>Enhance quality of life and promote personal and professional growth.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unit was activated in October 1944 as a very long range <a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47N_Thunderbolt" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic P-47N Thunderbolt">Republic P-47N Thunderbolt</a> fighter-escort squadron for <a href="/wiki/B-29_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-29 Superfortress">B-29 Superfortress</a> units engaged in the strategic bombardment of the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Home_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Home Islands">Japanese Home Islands</a>. It trained under the <a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force</a> in the southeast United States and deployed to the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Ocean Theater">Pacific Ocean Theater</a>, moving to <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa</a> in May 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-luke.af.mil_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luke.af.mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The squadron began operations from <a href="/wiki/Ie_Shima_Airfield" title="Ie Shima Airfield">Ie Shima Airfield</a> in June. It engaged in dive-bombing and strafing attacks on factories, radar stations, airfields, small ships and other targets in Japan. It made several attacks on shipping and airfields in China during July. The unit flew its only escort mission on 8 August 1945 when it escorted B-29s during a raid against <a href="/wiki/Yawata,_Kyoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Yawata, Kyoto">Yawata, Kyoto</a>, Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-luke.af.mil_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luke.af.mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the end of combat in the Pacific, it remained on Okinawa as a part of the air defense and occupation force for the <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu Islands</a> after the war. The unit was inactivated on Okinawa on 15 October 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-luke.af.mil_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luke.af.mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cold_War">Cold War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cold War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reactivated in August 1954 under <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> and equipped with <a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_F-86_Sabres&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North American F-86 Sabres (page does not exist)">North American F-86 Sabres</a> at <a href="/wiki/George_Air_Force_Base" title="George Air Force Base">George Air Force Base</a>, California, the unit was re-equipped with the <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabre</a> in 1956 and trained in operational proficiency as a Tactical Fighter Squadron, its aircraft carried a blue marking motif. The squadron was inactivated on 15 March 1959 for budgetary reasons, its aircraft were reassigned to the incoming <a href="/wiki/31st_Tactical_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Tactical Fighter Wing">31st Tactical Fighter Wing</a> being moved from <a href="/wiki/Turner_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Air Force Base">Turner Air Force Base</a>, Georgia.<sup id="cite_ref-luke.af.mil_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luke.af.mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:21st_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron_F-4E-35-MC_Phantom_67-0311_1987.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/21st_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron_F-4E-35-MC_Phantom_67-0311_1987.jpg/220px-21st_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron_F-4E-35-MC_Phantom_67-0311_1987.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/21st_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron_F-4E-35-MC_Phantom_67-0311_1987.jpg/330px-21st_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron_F-4E-35-MC_Phantom_67-0311_1987.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/21st_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron_F-4E-35-MC_Phantom_67-0311_1987.jpg/440px-21st_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron_F-4E-35-MC_Phantom_67-0311_1987.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="362" /></a><figcaption>21st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron F-4E at George AFB<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The unit was reactivated in 1972 as a <a href="/wiki/Wild_weasel" class="mw-redirect" title="Wild weasel">wild weasel</a> tactical fighter training radar detection and suppression outfit at George, replacing the 4535th Combat Crew Training Squadron. It trained in Wild Weasel operations with <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-4C_Phantom_II" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonnell F-4C Phantom II">McDonnell F-4C Phantom IIs</a> carrying the tail code "GA", upgrading to the F-4E in 1975 for aircrews who were newly assigned to the aircraft or who were returning to the aircraft from staff positions. The squadron was tasked with training pilots for <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a> and continued to do so until 1991. It was inactivated in June 1991 as part of the close of George.<sup id="cite_ref-luke.af.mil_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luke.af.mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oa10a-79-206-21fs-shaw.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Oa10a-79-206-21fs-shaw.jpg/220px-Oa10a-79-206-21fs-shaw.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Oa10a-79-206-21fs-shaw.jpg/330px-Oa10a-79-206-21fs-shaw.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Oa10a-79-206-21fs-shaw.jpg/440px-Oa10a-79-206-21fs-shaw.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="299" /></a><figcaption>21st Fighter Squadron A-10A Thunderbolt II<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>It was reactivated at <a href="/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base" title="Shaw Air Force Base">Shaw Air Force Base</a>, South Carolina in November 1991, where it received <a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10A_Thunderbolt_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II">Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt IIs</a> from the inactivating <a href="/wiki/354th_Fighter_Wing" title="354th Fighter Wing">354th Fighter Wing</a> at <a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Air_Force_Base" title="Myrtle Beach Air Force Base">Myrtle Beach Air Force Base</a>, South Carolina, the aircraft being redesignated as the OA-10A Thunderbolt <a href="/wiki/Forward_air_control" title="Forward air control">forward air control</a>. It was inactivated in December 1993 along with the <a href="/wiki/363d_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="363d Fighter Wing">363d Fighter Wing</a> when the <a href="/wiki/20th_Fighter_Wing" title="20th Fighter Wing">20th Fighter Wing</a> moved back to the United States from <a href="/wiki/RAF_Upper_Heyford" title="RAF Upper Heyford">RAF Upper Heyford</a>, England, assuming the assets of the 363d FW.<sup id="cite_ref-luke.af.mil_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luke.af.mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Training_at_Luke">Training at Luke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Training at Luke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:21st_Fighter_Squadron_-_F-16_-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/21st_Fighter_Squadron_-_F-16_-2.jpg/220px-21st_Fighter_Squadron_-_F-16_-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/21st_Fighter_Squadron_-_F-16_-2.jpg/330px-21st_Fighter_Squadron_-_F-16_-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/21st_Fighter_Squadron_-_F-16_-2.jpg/440px-21st_Fighter_Squadron_-_F-16_-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Two 21st Fighter Squadron ROCAF F-16s</figcaption></figure> <p>The squadron was reactivated in August 1996 to train ROCAF F-16A/B crews. Its outfit was correspond with the 21st Squadron, 455th Wing in <a href="/wiki/Chiayi_Air_Base" title="Chiayi Air Base">Chiayi Air Base</a>, Taiwan, which was the first ROCAF unit equipped with F-16.<sup id="cite_ref-United_Daily_News_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Daily_News-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ROCAF personnel assigned to the 21st was trained at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Empty hangars were refurbished and aircrews were pulled-in from other units on base. By January 1997 several F-16A/B block 20s had been delivered and the first training flights began for the Republic of China Air Force crews. The program became known as Peace Fenghuang which is Chinese for 'Phoenix.' Twenty of these aircraft were initially made available, but the numbers have fluctuated over the years, mostly less aircraft for training.<sup id="cite_ref-luke.af.mil_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luke.af.mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although flying what could be considered an older version of the F-16, it is more advanced than most other Falcons being flown from Luke. As the first block 20 was only rolled off the production line at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Worth">Fort Worth</a>, Texas in July 1996, these aircraft had not been tested like other blocks before going to an active training unit. Two aircraft were sent to <a href="/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base" title="Edwards Air Force Base">Edwards Air Force Base</a>, California, for testing while training continued at Luke. Because of this, in the early years the unit liaised with <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation" title="Lockheed Corporation">Lockheed</a> frequently.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Training in the 21st Fighter Squadron is a combination of classroom time and flying. For students, the flying involves amassing fifty flights, starting with basic maneuvers to more advanced combat in both aerial engagements and bombing tactics. A program to train instructor pilots is also in place. The first class of pilots graduated in July 1997 and the first instructor pilots graduated in June 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_21_FS_Page_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA_21_FS_Page-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 March 2008, emblem of the squadron was approved.<sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_21_FS_Page_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA_21_FS_Page-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its concept of design can be traced back to the emblem of ROCAF 21st Squadron in the mid-1950s when the unit was equipped with <a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">F-84G</a>. Major <a href="/wiki/Chen_Hsing-ling" title="Chen Hsing-ling">Chen Hsing-ling</a>, then commander of the squadron and later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Republic_of_China)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)">Chief of the ROC General Staff</a>, came up with the idea to resemble the unit with the <a href="/wiki/Playing_card_suit" title="Playing card suit">card suit</a> of <a href="/wiki/Twenty-One_(card_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Twenty-One (card game)">Twenty-One</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-United_Daily_News_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Daily_News-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The unit moved to <a href="/wiki/Morris_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Morris Air National Guard Base">Morris Air National Guard Base</a> during 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-AFMJAN23-17_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMJAN23-17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage">Lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Constituted as the <b>21st Fighter Squadron</b>, Single Engine on 5 October 1944</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 15 October 1944</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 15 October 1946</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>21st Fighter-Day Squadron</b> on 26 August 1954</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 11 November 1954</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>21st Tactical Fighter Squadron</b> on 1 July 1958</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 15 March 1959</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>21st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron</b> on 27 October 1972</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 1 December 1972</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>21st Tactical Fighter Squadron</b> on 9 October 1980</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>21st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron</b> on 1 July 1983</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 28 June 1991</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>21st Fighter Squadron</b> and activated on 1 November 1991</li></ul> <dl><dd>Inactivated on 31 December 1993</dd></dl> <ul><li>Activated on 8 August 1996<sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_21_FS_Page_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA_21_FS_Page-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assignments">Assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/413th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="413th Fighter Group">413th Fighter Group</a>, 15 October 1944 – 15 October 1946</li> <li>413th Fighter-Day Group, 11 November 1954</li> <li><a href="/wiki/413th_Fighter-Day_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="413th Fighter-Day Wing">413th Fighter-Day Wing</a> (later 413th Tactical Fighter Wing), 8 October 1957 – 15 March 1959 (attached to <a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Air_Force" title="Sixteenth Air Force">Sixteenth Air Force</a> after 14 March 1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Tactical_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="35th Tactical Fighter Wing">35th Tactical Fighter Wing</a> (later 35th Tactical Training Wing, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing), 1 December 1972 – 28 June 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/363d_Tactical_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="363d Tactical Fighter Wing">363d Tactical Fighter Wing</a>, 1 November 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/363d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="363d Operations Group">363d Operations Group</a>, 1 May 1992 – 31 December 1993</li> <li>56th Operations Group, 8 August 1996 – present<sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_21_FS_Page_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA_21_FS_Page-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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<ul><li>George Air Force Base, California, 11 November 1954</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moron_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Moron Air Base">Moron Air Base</a>, Spain, 11–15 March 1959</li> <li>George Air Force Base, California, 1 December 1972 – 28 June 1991</li> <li>Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1 November 1991 – 31 December 1993</li> <li>Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, 8 August 1996<sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_21_FS_Page_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA_21_FS_Page-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – 2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Morris Air National Guard Base">Morris Air National Guard Base</a>, 2022 - present<sup id="cite_ref-AFMJAN23-17_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMJAN23-17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Fighter_Squadron&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1944–1946)</li> <li>North American F-86 Sabre (1954–1956)</li> <li>North American F-100 Super Sabre (1956–1959)</li> <li>McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (1972–1991)</li> <li>Fairchild Republic OA-10 Thunderbolt II (1991–1993)<sup id="cite_ref-AFHRA_21_FS_Page_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFHRA_21_FS_Page-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (1996 – present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">These aircraft have both ROCAF (6610 and 6620) and USAF (93-711) and 6620 (93-721) serial numbers. They fly in USAF markings.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Aircraft is McDonnell F-4E serial 67-311. This aircraft was sent to the <a href="/wiki/Aerospace_Maintenance_and_Regeneration_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center">Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center</a> in 1989.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Aircraft is Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II serial 79-206 at Shaw AFB, SC, 29 September 1993. 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on Armed Services">Senate Committee on Armed Services</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Airland" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland">Senate Subcommittee on Airland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Strategic_Forces" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces">Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Military_service_mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/80px-Military_service_mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" 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