Round shaped, light brass colored coin, 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • 12th Air Force
  • 388th Operations Group
  • 388th Fighter Wing
  • 34th Fighter Squadron
Location
Coin Location: 9E5
Homebase: Hill AFB, Utah
Deployment: Bagram, Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 8 January 2010
Donated by: MAJ Pete Jacy
Copies: 1 of 1

C002705

Location: 9E5

Coin: Unit

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Narrative

Round shaped, light brass colored coin, 1-1/2 inches in diameter.

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The 34th Fighter Squadron was one of three fighter squadrons assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The unit operated and maintained Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night, or LANTIRN, F-16s.

The 34th was deployed to Balad AB and flew combat air patrols over the skies of Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from May to October 2008. They were also deployed to Bagram Air Base from January to June 2010 to fly combat air support missions in support of the NATO ISAF in Afghanistan.

The 34th was de-activated on 16 July 2010 due to military restructuring.