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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1943-present
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gptkbp:aircraft
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F-16 Fighting Falcon
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:commander
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Lieutenant Colonel
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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Colonel
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First fighter squadron to be activated in the 1940s
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gptkbp:homeTo
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gptkb:Davis-Monthan_AFB
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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406th Fighter Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:location
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Tucson, Arizona
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gptkbp:motto
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We Strike First
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Lobo
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._McKinney
gptkb:General_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McCoy
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McRae
gptkb:Major_General_Robert_L._Scott_Jr.
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reform
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1946
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gptkbp:relatedAircraft
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gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkb:F-105_Thunderchief
F-4 Phantom II
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gptkbp:role
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fighter squadron
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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Air superiority
Close air support
Counterinsurgency operations
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
Combat search and rescue
Forward air control
Air interdiction
Precision strike operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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355th Fighter Wing
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
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