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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:basedOn
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gptkb:Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-04-15
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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Lieutenant Colonel
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945-08-15
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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:historicalSignificance
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First fighter squadron to be equipped with the F-16 in 1980.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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456th 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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The Firebirds
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_Jane_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Sarah_Brown
gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkb:Captain_Mike_Johnson
gptkb:Sergeant_Tom_White
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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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1946-01-01
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gptkbp:relatedAircraft
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gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:F-105_Thunderchief
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
F-4 Phantom II
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gptkbp:role
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fighter squadron
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gptkbp:squadrons
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Active duty
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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18th Fighter Wing
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Longevity_Service_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Training_Ribbon
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
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gptkbp:website
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Official squadron website
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