As a result of superior performance in central Tunisia, the 60th earned the Distinguished Unit Citation for combat operations on 15 January 1944.

Following its service in World War II, the 60th was assigned to the 33d Fighter Group at Neubiberg Air Base, Germany in August 1946 and flew the North American P-51 Mustang.

In November 1948, the 60th transferred to Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts and by June of the following year had completed a conversion to the new North American F-86 Sabre.

The unit continued to train and until it was called upon to fly support missions for Operation Just Cause (the removal of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega from Panama in the early 1990s).

[4] The 60th Fighter Squadron flew the F-15 Eagle and supported the various combatant commanders by providing air superiority on call.

In September 1990, members, both maintainers and pilots, of the 60th were deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm as augmentees to its sister squadron the 58th.