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On 10 June 1983, McChord's 318th FIS received its first F-15, replacing the unit's venerable F-106. The 318th "Green Dragons" captured the 1984 Hughes Achievement Trophy, presented to the USAF's top fighter squadron. In 1989, plans to convert the 318th FIS to the F-16 were canceled, and the unit was slated to close, with its F-15s replacing F-4s from the Oregon Air National Guard's 123rd FIS. On 07 December 1989, the 318th FIS disbanded, leaving McChord without a fighter mission for the first time since the 1940s.
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McChord AFB, Washington · United States
