124th Attack Squadron

124th Attack Squadron
124th Fighter Squadron F-16 87-230
Active1941-1944; 1946–1953; 1953–present
Country United States
Allegiance Iowa
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleAttack
Part ofIowa Air National Guard
Garrison/HQDes Moines International Airport, Iowa
Nickname(s)Hawkeyes
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
124th Fighter Squadron emblem
124th Fighter-Bomber Squadron emblem[note 1][1]
124th Observation Squadron emblem[2]
Tail markingsRed & Yellow (checkerboard) tail stripe "IA"

The 124th Attack Squadron is a unit of the Iowa Air National Guard 132d Wing. It is assigned to Des Moines International Airport (Des Moines ANGB), Iowa and was formerly equipped with F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The unit is reequipping with the MQ-9 Reaper.

The squadron is a descendant organization of the 124th Observation Squadron, established on 30 July 1940. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.


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  1. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 349
  2. ^ Hubbard, p. 120