428th Fighter Squadron The 428th Fighter Squadron ( 428 FS ) is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base , Idaho . Currently , it operates F - 15SG Strike Eagle aircraft conducting formal training missions to qualify Republic of Singapore Air Force crew in the F - 15SG under the auspices of Peace Carvin V . The squadron ' s mission is to provide advanced weapons and tactics continuation training for Republic of Singapore Air Force F - 15 pilots , weapon systems officers and maintenance personnel . RSAF aircrew and maintenance personnel are assigned to the 428th for two years , during which they receive advanced tactics training , shoot live missiles at Combat Archer , and deploy to locations throughout the United States to participate in composite operations and dissimilar air combat exercises . History . World War II . Activated in August 1943 as a P - 38 Lightning fighter squadron under IV Fighter Command in Southern California . Trained with the fighter over the Mojave Desert , moving to the European Theater of Operations ( ETO ) , being assigned to Ninth Air Force in England during March 1944 . Engaged in combat operations beginning in April , making low level sweeps over Occupied France , attacking enemy transportation targets and military convoys , bridges , armor formations and airfields . During D - Day , the squadron flew patrols over the invasion fleet . Remained in England after D - Day until August , moving to France and primarily provided ground - air support to the United States First Army in Northern France . Moved to Occupied Germany at the end of the war , becoming part of the United States Air Forces in Europe army of occupation during the summer of 1945 . Personnel demobilized in Europe during 1945 , returned to the United States in November as an administrative unit and was inactivated without personnel or equipment . Cold War . Reactivated in Japan under Far East Air Forces , July 1952 as a result of the Korean War . Replaced Federalized Georgia Air National Guard personnel , receiving their F - 84G Thunderjet s . Moved to South Korea in August , engaging in combat operations from Kunsan Air Base ( K - 8 ) . From Kunsan the squadron bombed and strafed bridges , bunkers , troop concentrations , artillery positions , and a host of other enemy targets Moved to Taegu Air Base ( K - 2 ) in April 1953 being attached to the 58th Fighter Bomber Wing . Flew interdiction and close air support missions in as well as attacking special strategic targets such as military schools , dams , and port facilities in North Korea until the June 1953 Armistice , Remained in South Korea for over a year afterward to insure Communist compliance with the cease - fire . Returned to Clovis AFB , New Mexico in November 1954 . Squadron was re - equipped with F - 86H Sabre fighter - bomber aircraft , being assigned to Twelfth Air Force , Tactical Air Command . Maintained proficiency in tactical fighter operations , deploying components , aircraft , and crews on a global basis in support of NATO , PACAF , AAC , and other organizations . Deployed to southeastern United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 . Reassigned to Nellis AFB , Nevada in 1966 , becoming one of the first General Dynamics F - 111 A squadrons . Deployed aircraft to South Vietnam in early 1968 , while still in training status at Nellis . Aircraft returned and development of the F - 111 continued , finally reaching operational status in 1971 . Returned to Takhli RTAFB , Thailand in early 1972 as a result of the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive . Fully engaged in combat over North and South Vietnam for the balance of 1972 , flying operations in good and bad weather when other squadrons were grounded . Flew approximately 4000 combat missions with excellent success rates in hitting targets even when visibility was near zero . Returned to the United States in March 1973 , leaving its assigned aircraft at Takhli . Almost immediately upon the squadron ' s return to Nellis AFB , was reassigned to the 347th Fighter Wing and deployed back to Takhli RTAFB , this time being placed on permanent party status in Thailand , taking over the aircraft it had left upon its return to the United States . For a brief two - week period the 347th flew combat operations into Cambodia until 15 August , when the last wartime mission of the Vietnam Era was flown into Cambodia for final mission of Constant Guard . After the cease - fire , the wing was maintained in a combat - ready status for possible contingency After the end of combat missions in Indochina , the squadron moved to Korat RTAFB , Thailand in 1974 after the closure of Taklhi and remained in Southeast Asia through May 1975 to undertake strike missions in the event of further contingency operations . Participated in numerous exercises and firepower demonstrations , and , during Jan – May 1975 , flew sea surveillance missions . Participated in the recovery of the American merchantman SS Mayaguez from Cambodian Communist forces in May 1975 . Upon return to the United States , reassigned back to the 474th TFW , sending F - 111s to 366th TFW at Mountain Home AFB , and changing equipment to the F - 4D Phantom II during " Operation Ready Switch " . Received new Block 1 / 5 F - 16A / B Fighting Falcon aircraft in November 1980 after protractive development period in the 1970s . Conducted routine Tactical Air Command training and deployments from Nellis with the F - 16s , upgrading to Block 10 / 15 models in the early 1980s . Inactivated September 1989 when aircraft were considered no longer front - line combat capable . Post Cold War era . Reactivated at Cannon AFB , New Mexico on 2 April 1990 as an F - 111G Formal Training Unit ( FTU ) squadron for the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing . Reassigned to the 27th Operations Group in 1991 when the wing implemented the USAF Objective Wing organization . Received F - 111Fs in June 1992 as a result of the retirement of the F - 111s from USAFE , the aircraft being transferred to Cannon from RAF Lakenheath , England , upgrading the 27th Fighter Wing . Inactivated in October 1995 as part of the phaseout of the F - 111 from the inventory . Reactivated in September 1998 as an F - 16C / D training squadron for the PEACE CARVIN III initiative . When reactivated the 428th was a hybrid US Air Force / Republic of Singapore Air Force ( RSAF ) F - 16 Fighter Squadron manned by highly experienced USAF instructor pilots , maintenance and support personnel . The squadron operated 12 RSAF - owned Block 52 , F - 16C / Ds . With approximately 25 USAF personnel and 140 RSAF personnel , the unit was responsible for continuation training of Singapore personnel in rapid deployment and tactical employment of the F - 16 throughout a wide spectrum of missions including air - to - air , joint maritime and precision air - to - ground weapons delivery . Inactivated on 5 July 2005 with the phaseout of the F - 16 at Cannon , and the base being transferred to Air Force Special Operations Command . Reactivated in May 2009 at Mountain Home AFB , Idaho as a F - 15SG Strike Eagle fighter training squadron , part of the Peace Carvin V program for the RSAF .