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| 336th Fighter Squadron | |
|---|---|
 336th Fighter Squadron F-15E Departing Tsuiki Air Base 2023 | |
| Active | 22 August 1942 – 10 November 1945 9 September 1946 – present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter |
| Role | Air Interdiction |
| Size | 142 Cogs (As of September 2024) |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Nickname(s) | Rocketeers |
| Motto(s) | WFFFFR |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Equipment | F-15E Strike Eagle |
| Engagements | World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm, Operations Northern Watch, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Cope India, Operation Iron Riptide |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt Col Taylor "Bender" Gifford |
| Notable commanders | Steven L. "Steep" Turner Carroll W. McColpin Don Gentile Willard W. Millikan Benjamin H. King |
| Insignia | |
| 336th Fighter Squadron emblem (Approved 15 October 1947)[1] |  |
| Squadron code | SC (1967 – 1974) SJ (1974 – present) |
The 336th Fighter Squadron (336th FS), nicknamed the Rocketeers, is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.
The 336th was constituted on 22 August 1942 as an incorporation of the Royal Air Force No. 133 Squadron into the United States Army Air Forces' VIII Fighter Command. No. 133 Squadron was one of three RAF Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteer pilots who enlisted in the RAF and fought in World War II prior to the United States entry into the war.
At the height of conversion training, the 4th TFW was one of the first units tasked to react to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. The 335th and 336th Tactical Fighter Squadrons and support personnel deployed to Saudi Arabia, beginning in August 1990. The combat record of the 4th TFW in Saudi Arabia was exceptional, with the 336th TFS flying 1,088 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. The unit dropped more than six-million pounds of bombs on Scud missile sites, bridges and airfields. Most of the missions were flown at night.[2]
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (11 October 2016). "Factsheet 336 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Heidicker, Dr Roy. "4th Fighter Wing History" (PDF). 4th Fighter Wing History Officve. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2019.