42nd Fighter Wing
DCS World · Arma Reforger · Light milsim

42nd Fighter Wing Through the Storm

F-16s, special operations helicopters and ground teams fighting the same war, together. One wing, two games, a story shaped by every mission we fly. New pilots welcome. We'll teach you.

427th Fighter Squadron Storm Hounds patch: a snarling hound leaping through storm clouds and lightning
Current operation Operation Iron Squall Theater Caucasus Main base Kutaisi Squadrons 427 FS · 418 SOS · 421 STS
How our campaigns work

One wing, many wars

The wing is permanent. Operations come and go. Each one is a full campaign with its own theater, enemy and story, and it runs until we win, withdraw or the story ends. Then the wing redeploys to the next fight.

Every op we fly is logged. The results drive what happens next: ground taken and lost, pilots rescued or listed missing, territory that changes hands. Your logbook keeps every operation you flew in.

Current operation · since November 2026

Operation Iron Squall

A coalition deterrence and stability mission in the Caucasus. The Northern Front, an armed separatist movement, has seized mountain valleys along a partner nation's northern border. The wing is pushing them back without widening the war.

Theater
Caucasus
Main base
Kutaisi
Opposing force
Northern Front
Ops flown
0
Sectors held
Contested
Order of battle

Three squadrons, one fight

427th Fighter SquadronAssigned

Storm Hounds

F-16C Viper · DCS World
  • Close air support and strike
  • Air defense suppression
  • Air-to-air and escort

The wing's own fighter squadron. Hound and Bolt flights take the fight to whoever the wing is up against.

418th Special Operations SqdnAttached

Black Ravens

UH-60L · UH-1H · DCS World
  • Team insertion and extraction
  • Combat search and rescue
  • Resupply to forward teams

Night flyers who slip teams in behind the lines and bring them home. If you go down, they're coming.

421st Special Tactics SqdnAttached

Ridgerunners

Ground teams · Arma Reforger
  • JTAC and combat control
  • Pararescue
  • Recon and landing zones

Boots on the ground. They find the targets, call in the Hounds and hold the landing zones for the Ravens.

Light milsim

How we fly

Scheduled ops

Missions are posted ahead with a brief, slots and comm card. Every op ends with a short debrief.

Real training

A qualification ladder from Recruit to Flight Lead, with check rides run by our instructors.

Fly more than one

Pick a home squadron, then qualify in jets, helicopters or ground teams too.

Relaxed, not sloppy

Callsigns, briefings and radio discipline in the air. Everywhere else, we're friends who like to fly.

Recruiting

Join the wing

No experience needed, just DCS World or Arma Reforger, a headset and a willingness to learn. Come say hi in Discord.

Join us on Discord
  1. Join the DiscordIntroduce yourself, then sign in to the pilot portal with Discord. Staff will set up your roster entry and squadron.
  2. Read the handbookRules, ranks, comms and how ops work.
  3. Get set upSRS, the modules or mods for your squadron, and your controls.
  4. Fly with an instructorYour first training flight, then a check ride to earn Wingman or Operator. After that, sign up for op slots in the portal.