| 2nd Fighter Training Squadron | |
|---|---|
 T-38A Talons from the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron | |
| Active | 1941–1945; 1946–1969; 1971–1973; 1974–2010; 2014–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Nickname(s) | American Beagles |
| Motto(s) | Second to None[1] |
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| Insignia | |
| 2nd Fighter Squadron emblem (Approved 7 October 1999)[2][note 1] |  |
| 2nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (emblem approved 11 January 1951, motto added 5 March 1959)[3][1] |  |
| Squadron Fuselage Code (1942–1945) | QP |
The 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, sometimes written as 2d Fighter Training Squadron, is an active United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 325th Operations Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Originally constituted in 1940 as the 2nd Pursuit Squadron, over the course of time the unit has been variously designated as, amongst others, the 2nd Fighter All-Weather Squadron, the 2nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, the 2nd Fighter Weapons Squadron, the 2nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, and the 2nd Fighter Squadron. It was redesignated the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron in 2014 and reactivated the same year. The squadron operates the Northrop T-38 Talon aircraft conducting adversary training for F-22 Raptor pilots in air superiority missions.[4]
- ^ a b Endicott, p. 328
- ^ Bailey, Carl E. (17 March 2015). "Factsheet 2 Fighter Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Maurer, p. 14
- ^ "USAF reactivates 2nd Fighter Training Squadron". Alert 5. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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