95th Fighter Squadron
| 95th Fighter Squadron | |
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F-22 Raptors near Tyndall AFB
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| Active | 1942-1945; 1947–1949; 1952–1973; 1974–2010; 2013 - present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Role | Fighter Training |
| Part of |
Air Combat Command 325th Fighter Wing 325th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Tyndall Air Force Base |
| Nickname(s) | Boneheads |
| Motto(s) | Death with Finesse |
| Mascot(s) | Mr. Bones |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
| Decorations |
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lt. Col. Daniel Lehoski |
| Insignia | |
| 95th Fighter Squadron Emblem (approved 4 February 1954) |  |
The 95th Fighter Squadron is a United States F-22 Raptor squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base.
The 95th flew combat in the European Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations between 25 December 1942 and 3 May 1945.
It flew fighter escort and air defense from 1947 to 1949 and air defense from 1952-1973.
Prior to 2010 it conducted advanced fighter training for the F-15 Eagle.
The squadron was activated in early 1942 at Harding Field, Louisiana as the 95th Pursuit Squadron, one of the original three squadrons of the 82d Pursuit Group. It soon moved to California where it equipped with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings and began training with Fourth Air Force as the 95th Fighter Squadron. It left California in the fall and sailed for Northern Ireland, where it received additional combat training under Eighth Air Force. A month after the initial Operation Torch landings in North Africa the squadron deployed to Algeria, where it entered combat as an element of Twelfth Air Force.
In North Africa, the squadron flew antisubmarine patrols, bomber escort missions and attacked enemy shipping and airfields, moving its base east through Algeria and Tunisia. As the North African campaign drew to a close, the unit began attacking targets in Italy, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions on 25 April 1943 during an attack on enemy airfields in Foggia. On this mission, the squadron's aircraft flew hundreds of miles at an altitude of 100 feet to destroy dozens of enemy aircraft at Foggia while suffering minimal losses,
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