160th Fighter Squadron

160th Fighter Squadron
160th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16C 86-0346 Balad AB Iraq, 2006
Active1 October 1947 – 13 September 2007
2015 – present
Country United States
Allegiance Alabama
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleFighter
Part ofAlabama Air National Guard
Garrison/HQMontgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama
Nickname(s)Flying Cobras
Tail Code"AL"
EngagementsCold War
Operation Noble Eagle
Insignia
160th Fighter Squadron emblem

The 160th Fighter Squadron (160 FS) is an inactive unit of the Alabama Air National Guard. It was last assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, stationed at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama. It was inactivated on 13 September 2007, with personnel and equipment being transferred to the 100th Fighter Squadron. The unit was reactivated as 160th Attack Squadron of the 163rd Attack Wing.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Units". www.163atkw.ang.af.mil. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The History of the 187th Fighter Wing". 187th Fighter Wing. Retrieved 17 October 2023.