The U.S. Air Force will reactivate the 81st Fighter Squadron on Jan. 15, 2015, at Columbus Air Force Base. The unit will be tasked with training international pilots and maintainers on the A-29 aircraft.
The squadron will eventually grow to 65 personnel and 20 aircraft with training slated to begin in February 2015. This is a temporary training mission programmed to be complete by 2018.
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