326 fis Richards-Gebaur AFB Grandview Mo.

The 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (FIS) was activated at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, near Grandview, Missouri, as part of the United States Air Defense Command during the Cold War. Established in the 1950s, the squadron was tasked with defending the central United States against potential Soviet bomber attacks. Flying aircraft such as the F-86 Sabre and later the F-102 Delta Dagger, the 326th FIS maintained a continuous alert posture, ready to scramble at a moment’s notice. The unit was eventually inactivated in the late 1960s as air defense strategies evolved and newer technologies emerged.