64th Aggressor Squadron | |
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Active | 1941–1945; 1946–1969; 1972–1990; 2003–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Fighter Aggressor |
Part of | Air Combat Command |
Garrison/HQ | Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada |
Nickname(s) | Gomers[1] |
Engagements | World War II – EAME Theater |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation (3x) Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (5x) French Croix de Guerre with Palm[2] |
Insignia | |
64th Aggressor Squadron emblem (approved 13 September 2007)[2] | |
Patch with 64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 7 July 1956)[3] |
The 64th Aggressor Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 57th Adversary Tactics Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
The 64th AGRS is assigned 24 F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, painted in camouflage schemes identical to those observed on Russian-manufactured aircraft providing Air Combat Maneuvering training to USAF and other aviation forces in conjunction with Red Flag exercises. The unit operates in conjunction with the 65th Aggressor Squadron, using F-15C Eagles which had been disbanded on 26 September 2014 due to budget constraints but reactivated on 9 May 2019. The purpose of the squadron is to teach adversarial tactics and provide dissimilar air combat training to US Air Force flying units.