The squadron was mobilized a second time in 1961 for the Berlin Crisis, but tensions eased before it could deploy and it remained at Niagara Falls International Airport until being released to state control.

Its third mobilization was in 1968 for the Pueblo Crisis, however this time the squadron deployed to Tuy Hoa Air Base, Vietnam, flying combat missions from there until 1969.

The squadron mission is to provide crew members and supporting staff trained to operate the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.

[4] It provides global vigilance and strike capability to support federal authorities while maintaining readiness for state contingencies.

It flew escort for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombers during its first five weeks of operations, and afterwards flew escort missions to cover operations of medium and heavy bombers that struck strategic objectives, interdicted enemy lines of communication, and provided air support for ground forces.

It strafed and dive bombed vehicles, locomotives, marshaling yards, flak batteries, and troops while Allied forces fought to break out of the beachhead in France.

It attacked transportation targets during Operation Cobra, the July breakout at Saint Lo, and the subsequent Allied drive across France.

It flew area patrols during Operation Market-Garden, the airborne landings attempting to secure a bridgehead across the Rhine in the Netherlands in September.

In March 1945 it supported Operation Varsity, the assault across the Rhine in Germany, patrolling the area to prevent German air attacks.

[8] The remaining squadron members left the theater in September,[1] preceding the remainder of the 339th Group, which sailed on the RMS Queen Mary in October.

[13] The 136th was called to active duty on 2 March 1951 as a result of the Korean War, and assigned to the 101st Fighter-Interceptor Group, stationed at Dow Air Force Base, Maine.

The new assignment involved a change in the squadron's training mission to include high-altitude interception, air-to-ground rocketry, ground strafing and tactical bombing.

[3] The squadron provided close air support for jungle warfare training of the U. S. Army's 25th Division in Hawaii prior to its combat deployment to South Vietnam The squadron flew its jets across the Pacific and refueled twice in flight, marking the first time an ANG unit has performed such a mission.

[j][citation needed] In June, the squadron moved to Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam to reinforce the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing.

The squadron also conducted air operations against enemy forces during the 1968 Tet Offensive and the Siege of Khe Sanh from February to April 1968.

[3] The 136th Tactical Fighter Squadron returned to an air defense mission in June 1971 when it received McDonnell F-101B Voodoo interceptors and rejoined ADC.

That month, the squadron deployed eight aircraft to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where they stood Zulu Alert in Operation Creek Klaxon.

ANG squadrons rotated to stand alert at Ramstein for just over a year while the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing converted to General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons.

Interceptors from Charleston monitored Soviet Air Force Tupolev Tu-95 Bear bombers flying down the Atlantic seacoast to and from airfields in Cuba.

Personnel and aircraft deployed to Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, taking advantage of the better weather conditions to accelerate the F-16 conversion.

On 1 October 1995, the ANG adopted the Air Force Objective Organization plan, and the squadron was assigned to the new 107th Operations Group.

[citation needed] ts planes were equipped with the Pacer Crag avionics and cockpit update, which enabled them to operate without navigators.

[citation needed] During Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012, members of the unit deployed to New York City and Long Island to assist in recovery operations.

The unit was deployed first to Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh and then traveled to Peekskill, which is in Westchester County.

As part of the recovery effort, unit members performed road clearing, traffic control, helping displaced personnel with feeding and getting them back in their housing and getting them out of flood-stricken areas.