99th Fighter Squadron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:star
Multi-role fighter
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:base gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Joint_Base_Elmendorf-Richardson
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:community_engagement gptkb:Youth_programs
gptkb:Aerospace_education
Veteran outreach
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1949
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:famous_for Escort missions during WWII
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Langley_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:historical_event Civil Rights Movement involvement
Tuskegee Airmen legacy
Continued service in modern conflicts
Integration of the U. S. military
Post-war contributions to aviation
gptkbp:historical_significance First African American military aviators
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 99th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Red Tails emblem
gptkbp:is_active_in 1941
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Red_Tails
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Red_Tails
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:military_unit
Community organizations
Local schools
gptkbp:restoration gptkb:1956
gptkbp:role Air superiority
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:332nd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:supports Close air support
Air interdiction
Counter-air operations
gptkbp:tradition Red Tails tradition
gptkbp:training gptkb:Pilot_training
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3