page_title: 163d Fighter Squadron
section_title: Tactical Fighters
hierarchical_section_title: 163d Fighter Squadron / History / Indiana Air National Guard / Tactical Fighters
caption_attribution_description: English: 163d Tactical Fighter Squadron - F-84F Thunderstreaks about 1967 in Vietnam War camouflage livery. Also note the USAF insignia was much smaller after the switch-over from the natural aluminum finish made in 1966 under AFM 66-1.
context_page_description: The 163d Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard 122d Fighter Wing located at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Indiana. The 163d is equipped with the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
context_section_description: In July 1959, the 163d was designated as a Tactical Fighter Squadron (Special Delivery), with a mission of the delivery of Tactical nuclear weapons.  Although the 163d trained for the delivery of tactical nuclear weapons, it never had any actual nuclear weapons on hand, nor did the base at Fort Wayne ever have nuclear weapon storage facilities.  In 1959 and 1960 the squadron participated in exercises Dark Cloud and Pine Cone III, the latter taking place at Congaree AFB, South Carolina.  In the exercises, the squadron practiced delivery of tactical nuclear weapons in the fictitious country of "North Saladia".
caption: 163d Tactical Fighter Squadron – F-84F Thunderstreaks about 1967 in Vietnam War camouflage livery.
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