(Korean): The 13FS is a fighter squadron of the USAF flying the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and is part of the 35FW at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The squadron traces its heritage back to the 1942 activation of the 313th Bombardment Squadron. The squadron served in the United States as a training unit until its 1943 inactivation. The squadron was reactivated in 1966 as the 13TFS, fighting in the Vietnam War. The squadron flew Wild Weasel anti-SAM missions with the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, operating out of Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base. The squadron moved to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in October 1967, flying F-4s in combat air patrols against North Vietnamese MiGs and ground strike missions. The squadron was then inactivated with the end of the war in 1975. The squadron was reactivated in 1976 as a training squadron at MacDill AFB, FL, and then inactivated again in 1982. The squadron was (again) reactivated as the 13TFS in 1985 at Misawa, flying the F-16, finally being redesignated the 13th Fighter Squadron in 1991. This is the OCP version of the new “FIGHTER GENERATION” Squadron patch found in a Korean embroidery shop in very limited quantities and does not come with velcro attached.
