132nd Fighter Wing

The 132nd Fighter Wing was a USAAF fighter wing established in 1942 shortly after the American entry into World War Two on the side of the Allied Powers, as part of the Ninth Air Force. The unit saw extensive action in the western European theater following the D-Day invasions of June 1944, and would go on to become highly decorated, with a number of high-scoring aces among its ranks.

Following the end of the war in 1945 and the formation of the United States Air Force as a separate branch from the Army in 1947, the 132nd would go on to serve in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War. However, in 1993, the unit was deactivated.

But in 2022, after nearly thirty years, the 132nd Fighter Wing would be reactivated at Misawa Air Base in northern Japan, in response to growing tensions with the Russian Federation.

Lineage

 * Established as 132nd Fighter Wing on 8 March 1942
 * Activated on 8 March 1942
 * Redesignated as 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing on 17 June 1957
 * Redesignated as 132nd Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991
 * Inactivated on 15 August 1993
 * Activated on 19 September 2022

Assignments

 * Ninth Air Force, 8 March 1942
 * XIX Tactical Air Command, 16 January 1944
 * Fifth Air Force, 23 October 1945
 * Seventh Air Force, 6 December 1963
 * Ninth Air Force, 7 February 1973
 * Fifth Air Force, 19 September 2022

Groups

 * 38th Fighter Group (later 38th Fighter-Interceptor Group, 38th Tactical Fighter Group, 38th Operations Group) 8 March 1942 — 15 August 1993, 19 September 2022 —

Squadrons

 * 115th Fighter Squadron (later 115th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 115th Tactical Fighter Squadron) 8 March 1942 — 15 August 1993, 19 September 2022 —