495th Fighter Group
The 495th Fighter Group is an active duty fighter group in the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Fifteenth Air Force of Air Combat Command and stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, with additional units at multiple active Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard installations across the United States.
| 495th Fighter Group | |
|---|---|
An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot of the 495th Fighter Group prepares to take off from Bagram Airfield | |
| Active | 1943–1945; 2013–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Fighter / Attack |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | John D. Galloway Jr |
| Insignia | |
| 495th Fighter Group emblem | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | A-10 Thunderbolt II |
| Fighter | F-16 Fighting Falcon / F-15 Eagle / F-35 Lightning II |
The group was first activated in England during World War II as the 495th Fighter Training Group and trained fighter aircraft pilots for Eighth Air Force until it was disbanded in 1945. It was activated again in 2013 as the headquarters for Air Combat Command "active associate" fighter units.
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