The 389th Fighter Squadron “Thunderbolts” are stationed at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. The 389th FS operates the F-15E. The 389st received their first F-15s from the 90th FS in the end of 2006 as part of the new structuring of the USAF. This makes the 366th Wing an all-out F-15 Eagle Wing, similar to the 48th FW.
The 389 FS “Thunderbolts” plan and conduct F-15E operations and contingency plans. The squadron maintains combat readiness of 71 personnel and 21 F-15E aircraft for short-notice, worldwide AEF operations. The squadron is mission ready to perform close air support, interdiction, strategic attack, suppression of enemy air defense and defensive counterair missions, employing the full array of U.S. Air Force capabilities including precision-guided munitions, inertially-aided munitions, night vision goggles, fighter data link and Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN).
Squadron Photos
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, taxis down the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 16, 2021. The 389th FS is participating in exercise Green Flag West where they will provide essential Close Air Support that combines the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Rubenak)
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, taxis down the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 16, 2021. The 389th FS is participating in exercise Green Flag West where they will provide Close Air Support to Army ground forces, furthering joint force capabilities, communication and lethality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Rubenak)
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, prepares for take-off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 16, 2021. The 389th FS is participating in exercise Green Flag West where they will provide essential Close Air Support that combines the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Rubenak)
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, prepares to take flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 16, 2021. The 389th FS is participating in exercise Green Flag West where they will provide essential Close Air Support that combines the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Rubenak)
F-15E Strike Eagles from the 389th Fighter Squadron on the ramp, Aug. 15, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 389th FS from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, was at Hill AFB to participate in the Air Force’s Weapons System Evaluation Program known as Combat Hammer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)
An F-15E Strike Eagle takes off June 12, 2019, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. This was a rare opportunity to capture the Gunfighter family, including the 391st, 389th and 428th Fighter Squadrons, before a morning flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Jeremy L. Mosier)
A U.S. Air Force pilot prepares to climb from his U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle after arriving for AGILE FLAG 21-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 24, 2020. Air Combat Command’s AGILE FLAG 21-1 experiment will test the 366th Fighter Wing’s (Mountain Home AFB, Idaho) ability to deploy into theatre as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing with wing-level air staff 21-29 Oct. 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kayla Fitzgerald)
389th Fighter Squadron during Combat Archer at Tyndall AFB 2021
389th Fighter Squadron during Combat Archer at Tyndall AFB 2021
Lt. Col. Paul Hibbard, 389th Fighter Squadron, and third year Air Force Cadet Aaron M. Hall, wave as they taxi down for final checks before take-off, June 5, 2012, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The F-15E Strike Eagle is an all-weather, multirole fighter, and the work horse of Mountain Home Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Glanville)
F-15E 87-0173 from Mountain Home Air Force Base assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron arrive at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Aug. 2, 2015.
