2d Fighter Squadron The 2d Fighter Squadron ( 2 FS ) is an inactive United States Air Force Unit . It was last part of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida . It was inactivated on 11 May 2010 . Mission . It operated the F - 15C / D Eagle aircraft conducting advanced fighter training for reserve pilots in air dominance missions for worldwide application including training with night vision goggles and the Fighter Data Link . History . Originally constituted the 2d Pursuit Squadron on 20 November 1940 , the squadron was activated on 15 January 1941 . It served in World War II with the 52d Pursuit Group , and during that period flew the Curtis P - 40 Warhawk and Bell P - 39 Airacobra . The 2d also flew combat missions in the Supermarine Spitfire and P - 51 Mustang in the European and Mediterranean Theaters , serving specifically in air campaigns in Europe , Algeria - French Morocco , Tunisia , Sicily , Naples - Foggia , Rome - Arno , Normandy , Northern France , Southern France , north Appennines , Rhineland , Central Europe , Po Valley , and performed air combat in the European - African - Middle Eastern Theater . The unit received two Distinguished Unit Citation s for operations in Germany and Romania in 1944 . Following World War II , the squadron was dinactivated on 7 November 1945 at Drew Field , Florida . It was activated again on 9 November 1946 and was assigned to the 52d Fighter Group under which it served tours in Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen , Germany . Returning to Mitchell Field , New York , the squadron was designated the 2d Fighter Squadron and flew the Northrop P - 61 Black Widow . In 1949 , the 2d was moved to McGuire Air Force Base , New Jersey , where it began flying the North American F - 82 Twin Mustang . In 1950 , the 2 FS became the 2d Fighter All Weather Squadron and was outfitted with the Lockheed F - 94 Starfire . One year later the unit was redesignated the 2d Fighter Interceptor Squadron and began flying the Republic F - 84 Thunderjet . Realignment in 1952 saw the 2nd assigned first to the 4709th Defense Wing , one year later to the 568th Air Defense Group . In 1953 , the squadron was equipped with F - 86A Sabre day fighters . Re - equipped in 1954 with F - 86D Sabre Interceptor s . Reassignment back to the 52d Fighter Group took place in August 1955 , and the squadron moved its operations to Suffolk County Air Force Base , New York in 1957 , the first delta wing fighter , the Convair F - 102 Delta Dagger , was assigned to the unit to be replaced in 1959 with the McDonnell F - 101 Voodoo . The squadron flew the F - 101 for 10 years before being inactivated in 1969 . In 1971 , the squadron was reactivated under the 23d Air Division at Wurtsmith Air Force Base , Michigan , flying the supersonic all weather Convair F - 106 Delta Dart . The unit received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for its activities during 1971 - 1972 at Wurtsmith , but was inactivated 31 March 1973 . In August 1974 , the squadron was reactivated and designated the 2d Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron and was activated at the Air Defense Weapons Center located at Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida , where it continued to fly the F - 106 . On 1 February 1982 , the unit was redesignated the 2d Fighter Weapons Squadron , and it had the privilege of training the last active duty F - 106 pilots . The unit received another Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for its activities during 1981 - 1982 at Tyndall . In May 1984 the squadron was re - designated as the 2d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron , and transitioned to the F - 15 Eagle where it continued to train pilots for integration into Combat Air Forces worldwide , and maintained the capability to provide augmentation to air defense forces until its inactivation in May 2010 . The name was changed to the 2d Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991 . It received another Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for its activities between 1999 and 2000 .