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Encyclopedia > 366th Tactical Fighter Wing
366th Fighter Wing
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Active 1943-present
Country United States
Branch U.S. Air Force
Garrison/HQ Mountain Home AFB
Battles/wars World War II
Vietnam War
Desert Storm

The 366th Fighter Wing (366 FW) is a unit of the United States Air Force headquartered at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Originally activated as the 366th Fighter Group on June 10th, 1943, the wing has served in World War II, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf War. The 366th consists of three different kinds of aircraft: F-15 Eagles, F-15E Strike Eagles, and F-16 Fighting Falcons. Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in southwest Asia, fly over the desert. ... Mountain Home Air Force Base (Mountain Home AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located near Mountain Home, Idaho in Elmore County, about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Boise. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle is an American-built all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. ... The F-15E Strike Eagle is a modern United States all-weather strike fighter, designed for long-range interdiction of enemy ground targets deep behind enemy lines. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft designed in the United States. ...


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