493rd Fighter Squadron

United Kingdom / England / Lakenheath /
 squadron (military), United States Air Force
The 493d FS is a combat-ready F-15 Eagle squadron capable of executing air superiority and air defense missions in support of United States Air Forces in Europe, United States European Command, and NATO operations. It employs air-to-air weapons and electronic identification systems.

The squadron has the ability to rapidly generate, deploy, and sustain operations to execute wartime and peacetime taskings in any theater of operations in the world. Furthermore, the 493d is routinely tasked to deploy in support of Air Force One referred to as "POTUS taskings." Recent instances include the most recent G-8 summits and the 2008 NATO Summit.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/493d_Fighter_Squadron
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Coordinates:   52°24'12"N   0°34'12"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago