The 22nd Fighter Squadron, the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron teamed to set a new record of seventy sorties per day in early March while simulating combat deployment at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. In all, the team compiled a record 273 sorties in four days. The 22nd FS normally averages about twenty-two sorties a day. During the surge, the total went to sixty-six sorties a day, a 300 percent increase.
The 22nd Fighter Squadron, the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron teamed to set a new record of seventy sorties per day in early March while simulating combat deployment at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. In all, the team compiled a record 273 sorties in four days. The 22nd FS normally averages about twenty-two sorties a day. During the surge, the total went to sixty-six sorties a day, a 300 percent increase.
