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54TH FIGHTER GROUP
Description: The 54th Fighter Group is the U.S. Air Force premier F-16 training organization. This selectively manned unit conducts formal graduate-level F-16 initial, requalification, senior officer, and instructor training for Air Combat Command, Pacific Air Forces, United States Air Forces in Eu- rope, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Reserve Command, and the Air National Guard. The 54th FG is a tenant unit located
at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, under operational control of the 56th Fighter Wing commander.
Mission: We build the future of airpower. Commander: Col. James Keen Demographics: There are 820 personnel training 120 F-16 pilots, 200 F-16 crew chiefs and 20 flight surgeons a year. There are an additional 638 maintenance contractors with a group total of 85 assigned aircraft.
54TH FIGHTER GROUP UNITS
8th Fighter Squadron
Mission: We build the future of airpower. Priorities: Be professional, be lethal and be passionate.
Commander: Lt. Col. Mark Sletten
311th FS
Mission: Produce the world’s greatest F-16 wingmen and instructor pilots ready to meet the requirements of the combat air forces.
Commander: Lt. Col. Michael Driscoll
314th FS
Mission: We build the future of airpower. Commander: Lt. Col. Michael Clapper
54th Operations Support Squadron
Mission: Cultivate the world’s premier combat F-16 pilots by providing unrivalled academic instruction, device training, intel- ligence, flight crew equipment and opera- tional support to the 54th Fighter Group. Commander: Lt. Col. Derrick Vincent
54th Maintenance Squadron
Mission: We build the future of airpower. Vision: Provide the highest quality on/ off-equipment maintenance supporting the Air Force’s development of Airmen and training fighter pilots.
Commander: Lt. Col. Stuart Menn
54th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Mission: Provide mission-ready aircraft to train the world’s greatest F-16 pilots and maintainers.
Commander: Lt. Col. Kenneth Beebe III
Detachment 1, 944th Fighter Wing
Mission: Provide experienced F-16 in- structor pilots to enhance continuity, retain expertise and mitigate costs to produce the world’s most lethal F-16 pilots in classic association with the 54th FG. Commander: Lt. Col. Brian Healy