495th Fighter Group

The 495th Fighter Group (495 FG) is an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) unit, part of the Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Ninth Air Force, Air Combat Command, stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, with additional geographically separated units (GSUs) at multiple active Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard installations across the United States.

Overview
The 495 FG was reactivated as an Air Combat Command associate unit in March 2013. The role of the new group is to help the Air Force produce more qualified F-16 and A-10 pilots and provide skilled maintainers to assist in the maintenance of the same aircraft.

Lineage

 * Constituted as 495th Fighter Group on 9 October 1943
 * Activated on 8 March 2013
 * Activated on 8 March 2013

Assignments

 * VIII Fighter Command, 15 October 1943
 * Ninth Air Force, 8 March 2013–present

Operational units

 * 551st Fighter Training Squadron (VM)
 * 552d Fighter Training Squadron (DQ)

Stations

 * RAF Atcham, England, 25 December 1943 - 15 February 1945
 * RAF Cheddington, England, 15 February 1945 - June 1945
 * Shaw AFB, South Carolina, 8 March 2013–present

Aircraft flown

 * F-16 Fighting Falcon, 2013–present
 * A-10 Thunderbolt II, 2013–present