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The 309th TFS “Dusty Ducks” arrived at Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam on December 6, 1966 and remained there until September 8, 1970. The 31st TFW commanded five F-100 squadrons and was the most important F-100 wing in South Vietnam. It flew interdiction strikes, reconnaissance, rescue combat patrol and attacked enemy anti-aircraft locations. The 31st TFW squadrons took part in the Tet Offensive, the Siege of Khe Sanh and the extraction of friendly troops from Kham Duc. The 31st reached 100,000 combat sortie milestone in September 1969. In 1970 the 309th returned to Homestead AFB and began flying the F-4.