Airmen from the 55th Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron recently returned home to Shaw Air Force Base after a six-month long deployment to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
Deployed as the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, the "Shooters" fulfilled all air tasking orders, generating over 2,070 sorties and 9,400 hours of combat operations while in theater.
The squadrons' main mission overseas was to direct and enable military operations and activities with allies and partners to increase stability and security across U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.
"Our Shooters stepped up to any challenge they faced, and it showed over the course of the rotation," said Lt. Col. Seth Taylor, 55th FS commander. "The flexibility the squadron gained from training at Shaw (AFB) paid dividends in projecting air power overseas."
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