The first U.S. group level unit to enter air combat.
 The first U.S. unit to destroy an enemy aircraft in World War I.
  The parent unit of the first recipient of the Medal of Honor for aerial combat.
  The parent unit of the two highest scoring US aces in World War I.
  The only U.S. Army fighter group from 1919 to 1932.
  The first unit equipped with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
  The first fighter unit to deploy en masse over the North Atlantic.
  The first American unit to destroy a German aircraft in World War II (the group shared the victory with another unit.)
  The first U.S. jet fighter unit.
  The first operational unit to fly the F-15 Eagle.
  The first tactical fighter unit to deploy to Saudi Arabia in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
  The first operational unit to fly the F-22 Raptor.