93rd Fighter Squadron

93rd Fighter Squadron
93d Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon
Active	1 Jun 1943 – 1 Jun 1946 27 Jun 1949 – 3 Apr 1951 15 Jun 1952 – 16 Nov 1957 1 Oct 1978 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Fighter
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQ	Homestead Air Reserve Base
Nickname(s)	Makos
Equipment	General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Engagements	Battle of Normandy Operation Market Garden Siege of Bastogne Operation Plunder Operation Northern Watch Operation Southern Watch Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom[1]
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award French Croix de Guerre with Palm[1]
Insignia
93d Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 11 June 1979)[1]
Squadron codes[2]	3B (June 1943 – June 1946) FM (Oct 1978 – present)

The 93d Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the Makos, is part of the Air Force Reserve Command's 482d Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. Originally formed in June 1943 as the 93d Troop Carrier Squadron, the squadron participated on the Western Front flying Douglas C-47 Skytrains dropping paratroopers and releasing gliders during Operation Overlord, Operation Market Garden and the Siege of Bastogne before being inactivated in June 1946. The Makos were reactivated as a reserve squadron in June 1949, which they continue to be as of 2019. Between 1949 and 1989, the squadron flew a variety of types such as the Curtiss C-46 Commando, Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star and McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II. Since 1995, the Makos have flown the General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, in which they have conducted air superiority missions over Iraq as part of Operation Northern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom.