It operates the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducting advanced fighter training.

On 7 December 1941, the 62d stepped up to defend the Northeastern United States from anticipated enemy air attack while it converted to the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and prepared to deploy overseas, operating under the I Fighter Command, New York Fighter Wing in the early months of 1942.

The squadron was given fuselage code "LM" and operated from several RAF stations during the war, flying the P-47 Thunderbolt as an VIII Fighter Command bomber-escort unit for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and beginning in 1944 for Consolidated B-24 Liberators attacking enemy targets in Occupied Europe.

In 1947, the squadron was upgraded to Lockheed P-80C Shooting Stars, as SAC introduced the Boeing B-50 Superfortress in the late 1940s.

The squadron began performing air defense missions in 1950 with its relocation to O'Hare International Airport, Chicago in 1950.

Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, and the 62d was re-equipped with the Mach 2+ McDonnell F-101B Voodoo two-seat interceptor.

The two-seat trainer version was equipped with dual controls, but carried the same armament as the F-101B and were fully combat-capable.

The squadron's mission is to "Graduate flight pilots who meet or exceed syllabus standards and their gaining units' expectations.

Actively promote quality of life and provide opportunities for personal and professional growth.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency