75th Fighter Squadron The 75th Fighter Squadron ( 75 FS ) is a United States Air Force unit . It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base , Georgia . During World War II , the 75th Fighter Squadron was one of the three original squadrons ( 74th , 75th , 76th ) of the 23d Fighter Group . On 17 December 1941 , the AVG 2d Fighter Squadron was redesignated as the 23d Pursuit Group 75th Pursuit Squadron and subsequently the 75th Fighter Squadron . History . World War II . The 75th Fighter Squadron ' s first assignment as an active unit was in the China - Burma - India theatre . Some members of the famous American Volunteer Group known as the " Flying Tigers " joined the 75th Fighter Squadron after the AVG was disbanded . This group of men , under the leadership of General Claire Lee Chennault , engaged in aerial combat against the Japanese very soon after 7 December 1941 . On the same day as its activation , the 75th scored its first major victory during a night interception flight against Japanese bombers . This was the first night interception ever attempted over the China theatre and gave the Japanese quite a shock . The intercepting pilots were credited with the destruction of two enemy bombers and two probables . During the early days of its history , the 75th ' s mission was to attack and destroy the enemy by strafing airfields , troops , and supply depots , while maintaining air superiority so that the Japanese could not locate and bomb targets in China . Operating from numerous airfields within China , the 75th Fighter Squadron compiled an impressive record during World War II and received the Presidential Unit Citation . After World War II , the squadron returned to the United States and was stationed at Fort Lewis , Washington . There the squadron was inactivated on 5 January 1946 . Air Defense Command . Following a period of activations and inactivations , during which the squadron was assigned to such bases as Northwest Field , Guam , and Howard Air Force Base , Canal Zone , the squadron returned to active duty on 12 January 1951 as the 75th Fighter - Interceptor Squadron stationed at Presque Isle Air Force Base , Maine . During this period , the 75th served under the Air Defense Command and flew the F - 86 Sabre day interceptors with a mission to maintain a high degree of operational proficiency so that it might repel any possible enemy air attack . Upgraded to the F - 86D Sabre Interceptor in 1953 at Suffolk County Air Force Base , New York , where the squadron remained for three years before moving to Dow Air Force Base , Maine . Upon return to Maine in 1959 the squadron converted to the McDonnell F - 101B Voodoo supersonic interceptor and the F - 101F operational and conversion trainer . The two - seat trainer version was equipped with dual controls , but carried the same armament as the F - 101B and were fully combat - capable . Remained at Dow Air Force Base until 1968 when it was transferred to Wurtsmith Air Force Base , Michigan . The squadron inactivated there on 30 November 1969 as part of the drawdown of ADC interceptor bases , the aircraft being passed along to the Air National Guard . Tactical Air Command . On 18 May 1972 , the squadron was redesignated the 75th Tactical Fighter Squadron , and on 1 July 1972 was activated at England Air Force Base , Louisiana . There the squadron began flying the A - 7D Corsair II ground attack aircraft . Took part in a variety of operational exercises both in the United States and overseas , including tactical bombing competitions against the Royal Air Force at RAF Lossiemouth , Scotland , during October 1977 and July 1978 . Flew the A - 7D until 1981 when conversion to the A - 10 Thunderbolt II was completed . Became an A - 10 training unit and remained at England AFB supporting the deployments of the 74th and 76th TFS . On 2 December 1991 , the 75th Fighter Squadron was inactivated as part of the conversion to the Objective Wing and drawdown of the Air Force after the end of the Cold War . Modern era . On 3 April 1992 , the squadron was again activated , as the 75th Fighter Squadron located at Pope Air Force Base , North Carolina . Received A / OA - 10 Thunderbolt II aircraft transferred from the 353d Tactical Fighter Squadron at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base , South Carolina prior to the 353d ' s inactivation and the base ' s closure in January 1993 . The first operational deployment of a composite wing happened in October 1994 , when Iraqi troops began massing near the Kuwaiti Border . Within 72 hours , the 75th Fighter Squadron redeployed to Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base , Kuwait , becoming the first U . S . fixed - wing aircraft to be stationed in that country since the end of the 1991 Gulf War . The squadron moved to Moody AFB , Georgia in 2008 due to the Base Realignment and Closure ( BRAC ) panel recommendations . On 19 December 2007 , the last three of the A - 10 Thunderbolt II aircraft left for Moody AFB and assumed its current mission . 2013 Sequestration . Air Combat Command officials announced a stand down and reallocation of flying hours for the rest of the fiscal year 2013 due to mandatory budget cuts . The across - the board spending cuts , called sequestration , took effect 1 March when Congress failed to agree on a deficit - reduction plan . Squadrons either stood down on a rotating basis or kept combat ready or at a reduced readiness level called “ basic mission capable ” for part or all of the remaining months in fiscal 2013 . This affected the 75th Fighter Squadron with a reduction of its flying hours , placing it into a basic mission capable status from 5 April - 30 July 2013 .