It was reactivated as part of the United States Air Force. In January 1955 it received F-86D’s and in August 1955 the unit designation was transferred to McGuire Air Force Base. As the 539th Fighter Interceptor Squadron where it received F-86L’s. In May 1959 the squadron transitioned to F-106A becoming the first squadron in the United States Air Force to be equipped with the F-106’s. On 22 October 1962, before President John F. Told Americans that missiles were in place in Cuba, the squadron dispersed one third of its force, equipped with nuclear tipped missiles to Olmsted Air Force Base. At the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The 539th was inactivated 31 August 1967 as part of the phasedown of the ADC interceptor force. The item “Authentic Air Force USAF 539th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, McGuire AFB, F-106″ is in sale since Wednesday, July 26, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Vietnam (1961-75)\Original Period Items\Patches”. The seller is “zeustinker” and is located in Marietta, Georgia. This item can be shipped worldwide.