Based at Ovda, it is the sole IAF squadron to operate fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and ground-based assets.

Commanded by Captain Azriel Ronen, the squadron initially operated 4 de Havilland Mosquito PR.16s out of Hatzor Airbase.

[2] In July it participated in operation Boxer, during which one of its aircraft was hit but managed to make a forced landing at Rephidim.

During operation Rhodes, the January 1970 assault on the island of Shadwan, a squadron A-4 sunk an Egyptian torpedo boat.

[5] On October 3 the Squadron lost its commanding officer, Ami Gadish, when his aircraft crashed during a training sortie.

The squadron suffered its first fatalities of the war on October 7, when Shimon Ash went missing during a strike against Egyptian anti-aircraft artillery, while Israel Rozenblum was killed on the Golan Heights.

On June 6, 1982, it lost one of its aircraft while on a strike near Beaufort Castle, with pilot Aharon Achiaz falling into Palestinian captivity.

Operating both F-16s and AH-1 Cobras, the unit is tasked with emulating enemy forces and tactics, creating scenarios as close as possible to what pilots may face in war.

[14] In 2008, the squadron provided desert training for 55 Czech Air Force pilots prior to their deployment to Afghanistan.

[15][16] In early December 2010, 115 Squadron hosted Italian Air Force Panavia Tornados at Ovda, conducting a week-long joint training session.