478th Tactical Fighter Squadron, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 22 relations: Cannon Air Force Base, Cuban Missile Crisis, General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Kunsan Air Base, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, Nellis Air Force Base, North American F-100 Super Sabre, South Florida, Tactical Air Command, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Tuy Hoa Air Base, United States Air Force, Vietnam War, 309th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, 354th Fighter Wing, 405th Air Expeditionary Wing, 474th Air Expeditionary Group, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, 54th Tactical Fighter Wing.

2. Military units and formations in Nevada

Cannon Air Force Base

Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately southwest of Clovis, New Mexico.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis, was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of nuclear missiles in Cuba.

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General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft.

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Homestead Air Reserve Base

Homestead Air Reserve Base (Homestead ARB), previously known as Homestead Air Force Base (Homestead AFB) is located in Miami–Dade County, Florida, to the northeast of the city of Homestead.

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Kunsan Air Base

Kunsan K-8 Air Base is a United States Air Force base located at Gunsan Airport, on the west coast of the South Korean peninsula bordered by the Yellow Sea. It is located in the town of Gunsan (also romanized as Kunsan), about south of Seoul. Kunsan Air Base is the home of the 8th Fighter Wing, "The Wolf Pack," assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Seventh Air Force and the 38th Fighter Group of the Republic of Korea Air Force.

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.

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Myrtle Beach Air Force Base

Myrtle Beach Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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Nellis Air Force Base

Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada.

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North American F-100 Super Sabre

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation.

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South Florida

South Florida, sometimes colloquially shortened to SoFlo, is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base

Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility in central Thailand, approximately 144 miles (240 km) northwest of Bangkok in Takhli District, Nakhon Sawan Province.

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Tuy Hoa Air Base

Tuy Hoa Air Base was an air force base in Vietnam, being closed in 1970.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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309th Fighter Squadron

The 309th Fighter Squadron (309 FS) is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

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31st Fighter Wing

The 31st Fighter Wing (31 FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe major command and the Third Air Force.

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354th Fighter Wing

The 354th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force wing that is part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

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405th Air Expeditionary Wing

The 405th Air Expeditionary Wing (405 AEW) is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command.

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474th Air Expeditionary Group

The 474th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command.

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474th Tactical Fighter Wing

The 474th Tactical Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. 478th Tactical Fighter Squadron and 474th Tactical Fighter Wing are Military units and formations in Nevada.

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54th Tactical Fighter Wing

The 54th Tactical Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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See also

Military units and formations in Nevada

• 11th Attack Squadron
• 152nd Airlift Wing
• 15th Attack Squadron
• 17th Attack Squadron
• 18th Attack Squadron
• 192nd Airlift Squadron
• 1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash
• 2nd Special Operations Squadron
• 30th Reconnaissance Squadron
• 323rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
• 3rd Special Operations Squadron
• 414th Combat Training Squadron
• 429th Electronic Combat Squadron
• 42nd Attack Squadron
• 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron
• 432nd Wing
• 442nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron
• 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron
• 474th Tactical Fighter Wing
• 478th Tactical Fighter Squadron
• 53rd Test and Evaluation Group
• 561st Weapons Squadron
• 57th Operations Group
• 57th Wing
• 58th Rescue Squadron
• 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron
• 64th Aggressor Squadron
• 65th Aggressor Squadron
• 66th Rescue Squadron
• 66th Weapons Squadron
• 706th Aggressor Squadron
• 78th Attack Squadron
• 926th Wing
• 99th Air Base Wing
• Joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence
• Nevada Test and Training Range (military unit)
• United States Air Force Thunderbirds
• United States Air Force Warfare Center

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/478th_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron

Also known as 478th Fighter-Bomber Squadron.