157th Fighter Squadron

157th Fighter Squadron
Swamp Foxes in the air. Demon flight of F-16 pilots from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard flies a training mission in the KIWI MOA airspace over the coast of North Carolina.
Active1942–1945; 1946–1952; 1952–present
Country United States
Allegiance South Carolina
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleTactical Fighter
Part ofSouth Carolina Air National Guard
Garrison/HQMcEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina
Nickname(s)Swamp Fox
EngagementsWorld War II,
Operation Desert Storm,
Operation Enduring Freedom,
Operation Iraqi Freedom
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation[1]
Insignia
157th Fighter Squadron emblem
Patch with 157th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem
350th Fighter Squadron emblem
Tail stripeSouth Carolina

The 157th Fighter Squadron (157 FS) is a unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Columbia, South Carolina. The 157th FS is one of the few Air National Guard squadrons to operate the HARM Targeting System (HTS)-equipped F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon, also known as the F-16CJ.

  1. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 435