531st Tactical Fighter Squadron

The 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron was an active unit of the United States Air Force, originally constituted during World War II as the 531st Fighter Squadron in 1942. It participated in the Pacific Theater, providing air support and escort missions in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea campaigns. Reactivated during the Cold War, the squadron was stationed in the Philippines and later South Vietnam, flying aircraft such as the F-100 Super Sabre in combat operations during the Vietnam War. The 531st was inactivated in 1970 as part of post-war drawdowns and restructuring.