This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the United States Air Force, sorted by type. Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation. Squadrons are only listed if flying aircraft is their primary mission (other units such as certain Training & Combat Training Squadrons, Student Squadrons, Test Squadrons, Operations Support Squadrons, and Group / Wing / NAF / MAJCOM staffs may have large contingents of aircrew assigned, but they do not "own" aircraft and their mission does not necessarily revolve around flying. Those squadrons maintain Administrative Control (ADCON) of those attached personnel, while the operational flying squadrons retain Operational Control (OPCON)). Aircraft are separated based on MDS (not MWS).MDS = "Mission-Design-Series" which is a term defined by the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system while MWS = "Major Weapons System" which is a term specific to the USAF and describes a significant combat or combat support system that an airman is assigned to operate or maintain such as a specific aircraft (whether that aircraft employs "weapons" in a classic sense or not), a ground based communications system, a command and control system or an intelligence collection system for example. Provisional "Expeditionary" Squadrons are listed. In cases where a squadron's group assignment is other than an Operations Group (OG) carrying the same number of the wing the group is listed (in parenthesis) under the wing. Detachments are listed under their own menu when assigned to a Group-level unit or higher.
To see all USAF squadrons, regardless of active or not, as well as non-flying squadrons, go to the List of United States Air Force squadrons
Aggressor Squadrons (AGRS)
Squadron Name Insignia Nickname Command Air Force Wing Date First Activated Base Aircraft Tail Code 64th Aggressor Squadron Gomers Air Combat Command United States Air Force Warfare Center 57 WG 15 January 1941 Nellis AFB, Nevada F-16C/D(Blocks 25, 32, 40) WA 65th Aggressor Squadron Air Combat Command United States Air Force Warfare Center 57 WG 15 January 1941 Nellis AFB, Nevada F-35A WA 706th Aggressor Squadron Cajuns Air Force Reserve Command Tenth Air Force 926 WG 1 April 1943 Nellis AFB, Nevada 18x Block 30 F-16C/Ds awaiting divestmentLVAlso a TFI Reserve Associate to 65 AGRS, 6 WPS, 16 WPS, 17 WPS, 66 WPS, 433 WPSA TFI "Reserve Associate" or "Classic Associate" unit to the Active Duty Squadron who actually "owns the iron". Flies with the Active Duty unit's aircraft, but this Squadron doesn't necessarily "own" the plane. Some aircraft "owned" by Active Duty in certain units have unique tailflashes to reflect their associate unit.
Air Refueling Squadrons (ARS)