The 60th Fighter Squadron (60FS) is a USAF unit that is part of the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, FL tasked with training pilots on the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. The 60FS flew the F-15 Eagle and supported the various combatant commanders by providing air superiority on call. In September 1990, members, both maintainers and pilots, of the 60FS were deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm as augmentees to its sister squadron the 58FS. This led to the most aerial victories by any single unit since Vietnam. The squadron also participated in Operation Noble Eagle following 9/11. It flew its last F-15 mission on 5 December 2008. The squadron was inactivated on 1 January 2009. The squadron was reactivated on 20 August 2021 as the second formal training unit (FTU) of the 33d Operations Group, 33d Fighter Wing. The 33d is assigned to the Nineteenth Air Force of AETC. This is the red version of the “PANTHER TAMER RIDER” bullet, found in limited quantities in a small, Korean embroidery shop, and does not come with velcro attached.
