104th Fighter Squadron

104th Fighter Squadron
A-10C Thunderbolt IIs of the 104th FS, 2008
Active29 June 1921 – 18 October 1942
1 March 1943 – 1 May 1944
17 August 1946 – present
Country United States
Allegiance Maryland
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleGround Attack
Part ofMaryland Air National Guard
Garrison/HQWarfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland
Nickname(s)Fightin' O's[1]
EquipmentA-10C Thunderbolt II
Insignia
104th Fighter Squadron emblem
Squadron tail codeMD

The 104th Fighter Squadron (104th FS), nicknamed the Fightin' O's, is a unit of the Maryland Air National Guard 175th Wing stationed at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland. The 104th is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II.

The squadron is a descendant organization of the 104th Squadron (Observation), which was formed on 29 June 1921. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II and is the oldest unit of the Maryland Air National Guard.

  1. ^ "MidAir Collision Avoidance" (PDF). March 2019. p. 2.