107th Fighter Squadron

42°37′36.5″N 82°50′41.6″W / 42.626806°N 82.844889°W / 42.626806; -82.844889

107th Fighter Squadron
An A-10 Thunderbolt II, flown by the 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing, returns to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, after a local training mission on December 28, 2022.
Active1917–1919; 1926–1945; 1946–1952; 1952–present
CountryUnited States
Allegiance Michigan
Branch United States Air Force
  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleClose Air Support
Part ofMichigan Air National Guard
Garrison/HQSelfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan
Nickname(s)The Red Devils[1]
Motto(s)Videre Est Scire Latin To See is to Know (1954),[2] Mors Hostibus (Latin) Death to the Enemy
EngagementsWorld War II
Korean War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Northern Watch
Operation Southern Watch
Operation Iraqi Freedom
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current
commander
Brig. Gen. Matthew G. Brancato
Deputy CommanderCol. David J. Spehar
Wing Commander ChiefChief Master Sgt. Richard D. Gordon
Insignia
107th Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 16 September 1954)[2]
107th Observation Squadron emblem[3]
Tail codeMI Selfridge in black letters

The 107th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard 127th Wing. It is assigned to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan and is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft.

The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 107th Aero Squadron, established on 27 August 1917. It was reformed on 7 May 1926, as the 107th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.

  1. ^ "Fact Sheet 107th Fighter Squadron" (PDF). 127wg.ang.af.mil.
  2. ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 336–337
  3. ^ Hubbard, p. 719