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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:F-15_Eagle
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
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gptkbp:basedOn
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gptkb:Kadena_Air_Base
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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Lieutenant Colonel
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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 stationed in Japan after WWII
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gptkbp:homeTo
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gptkb:Kadena_Air_Base,_Japan
gptkb:Clark_Air_Base,_Philippines
gptkb:Osan_Air_Base,_South_Korea
Itazuke_Air_Base,_Japan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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506th Fighter Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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We Strike First
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Red Devils
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_General_William_A._McCoy
gptkb:Colonel_Clarence_Tinker
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Major_John_A._McCoy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McCauley
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:relatedAircraft
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gptkb:F-100_Super_Sabre
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
F-16 Fighting Falcon
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 defense
Air superiority
Close air support
Combat air patrol
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:Pacific_Air_Forces
18th Wing
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gptkbp:website
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www.506fs.com
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