190th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
| 190th Fighter Squadron | |
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190th FS A-10A Thunderbolt II 78-0703 flies over the Sawtooth Range, Idaho, 12 February 2008.
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| Active | 1946–present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Allegiance |
 Idaho
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| Branch |
 Air National Guard
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| Type | Attack |
| Role | Ground Support |
| Part of | Idaho Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho |
| Engagements |
Operation Southern Watch Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Thomas G. Lanphier Ralph D. Townsend |
| Insignia | |
| 190th Fighter Squadron emblem |  |
| Patch with 190th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem |  |
| Tail stripe and code | Red stripe, "Idaho" in white ID |
The 190th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Idaho Air National Guard 124th Fighter Wing located at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho. The 190th is equipped with the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
The 405th Fighter Squadron was activated at Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia in the summer of 1943 as one of the three original squadrons of the 371st Fighter Group. The squadron trained in the northeastern United States with Republic P-47 Thunderbolts under First Air Force before moving overseas in the spring of 1944.
Upon arriving in England, the squadron became an element of Ninth Air Force at Bisterne Close, England. The squadron's first combat operation was a fighter sweep over Occupied France. Prior to Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, the 405th flew fighter sweeps, dive bombing and escort missions.
On D-Day the 405th patrolled the beachhead. attacking railroads, trains, vehicles. gun emplacements and other targets. Soon after the invasion, the squadron moved to France and participated in the air interdiction that preceded the Allied breakout at St Lo in late July and supported the following drive across northern France. It continued to operate in northeastern France and southwestern Germany through the winter of 1945, attacking storage dumps, marshalling yard, factories, bridges, roads, and vehicles. In December 1944 it provided close air support for ground forces engaged in the Battle of the Bulge.
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