The first operational F-86D entered USAF squadron service in March 1951 with McChord's 317th FIS, and the 465th FIS received its first aircraft in 1953. The 465th FIS was later redesignated as the 318th FIS on 18 August 1955 under Project Arrow, an effort that returned squadrons back to their World War II wings and or groups. During the early 1950s, F-86Ds became the most prominent interceptor in the 25th AD arsenal, flying from five bases and fourteen squadrons. McChord-based F-86Ds flew with the 317th FIS from 1953 to 1956, the 318th FIS from 1955 to 1957, and the 465th FIS from 1953 to 1955.