99th Fighter Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1988–present
1941–1949
gptkbp:aircraftFlown gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:Bell_P-39_Airacobra
gptkb:Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:assignee gptkb:12th_Air_Force
gptkb:15th_Air_Force
gptkb:332nd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Operation_Corkscrew
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Anzio
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Tuskegee Airmen legacy
gptkbp:currentAssignment gptkb:12th_Flying_Training_Wing
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1949
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Joint_Base_San_Antonio,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 99th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:motto “Aim High”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Tails
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Charles_W._Dryden
gptkb:Benjamin_O._Davis_Jr.
gptkb:Roscoe_Brown
gptkbp:notableFor combat in World War II
first African-American fighter squadron in the U.S. military
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen
gptkbp:restored 1988
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:stationedAt gptkb:Ramstein_Air_Base
gptkb:Tuskegee_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:symbol red tail markings on aircraft
gptkbp:website https://www.12ftw.af.mil/Units/99th-Flying-Training-Squadron/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen
gptkb:The_Tuskegee_Airmen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5