[1][2] The 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron was founded on at Hyakuri Air Base on December 1, 1981 with F-4EJ aircraft.

306th squadron aircraft have taken part in the Red Flag - Alaska exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in the United States on a number of occasions, including 2012–2,[4] 2013-3,[5] and 2015-3.

[8] In July 2018 aircraft of the squadron trained in Japanese airspace with US B-52 bombers.

[9][10][11] The squadron's aircraft carry a golden eagle as their tail marking, inside a stylized "6" indicating the 6th Air Wing [ja].

The golden eagle can be found in the mountains near Komatsu air base, and is also the prefectural bird of Ishikawa.