13th Fighter Squadron

The squadron flies the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and is part of the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

The squadron flew Wild Weasel anti-SAM missions with the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, operating out of Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base.

The 13th Fighter Squadron "Panther Pack" operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon CM/DM Block 50 aircraft conducting air superiority missions.

It moved a week later to Jackson Army Air Base, Mississippi, where it began to organize with North American B-25 Mitchells.

[5] The OTU program involved the use of an oversized parent unit to provide cadres to "satellite groups"[7] On 26 May the 313th Squadron moved to Key Field, Mississippi.

In October 1967, the squadron was moved to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, becoming part of the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing.

The squadron earned 15 campaign streamers, six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Valor, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm during the war.

The squadron's tail code was simultaneously changed from "MJ" to "WW" in recognition of the wing's Wild Weasel heritage.

5 kills[9] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Eldridge, mascot of 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron
A 13th TFS F-4D over Vietnam in 1971, carrying a Pave Sword laser pod.