USAF revives Cold War designation for ‘Blue Foxes’

In a surprise move, the 354th Fighter Wing’s 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) ‘Blue Foxes’ – a part of the USAF’s Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) command – was redesignated as the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) at Eielson AFB, Alaska, on February 2. The move occurred some two months before the USAF formally acknowledged the redesignation on April 3, writes Tom Kaminski.The FIS designation was last used in March 1992, when the last units of the Air National Guard (ANG) became