358th Fighter Squadron

358th Fighter Squadron
Active1942–1946; 1951–1972; 1972–2014; 2015–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleFighter
Part ofAir Combat Command
Garrison/HQWhiteman Air Force Base
Nickname(s)Lobos
Motto(s)When Deterrence fails…ATTACK!!!)
EngagementsEuropean Theater of Operations
Korean War
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt. Col. Michael Dumas (UZA)
Notable
commanders
William J. Hovde
Insignia
358th Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 14 November 1972)[1]
56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron emblem (approved 26 September 1952)[2]
358th Fighter Squadron emblem[3] (approved 7 July 1943)[4]

The 358th Fighter Squadron is part of the 495th Fighter Group at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The squadron was reactivated there in 2015. The squadron was formerly part of the 355th Operations Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, operating the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions, until its 2014 inactivation.

  1. ^ Haulman, Daniel (13 January 2016). "Factsheet 358 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016. (blank page)
  2. ^ Maurer 1982, pp. 446–447.
  3. ^ Watkins, pp. 64–65
  4. ^ Endicott, pp. 766–767