The Makos deployed 12 F-16Cs to RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, in the United Kingdom between 5–21 May 2019 where they carried out dissimilar air combat training with F-15E Strike Eagles of the 492nd Fighter Squadron and RAF Typhoons.

makos 482nd Fighter Wing / 93rd Fighter Squadron closeup of a threeship formation of Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcons carrying Aim-120 and Aim-9 air-to-air missiles. The aircraft are based at Homestead Air Reserve Station flying near the Southern Flordia coastline.

Florida Makos is what the 'FM' tail code stands for although it has been said to mean Florida Miami. The words 'Makos' appear in letters on the base of the rudder. Operation Northern Watch was a US European Command Combined Task Force (CTF) who was responsible for enforcing the United Nations mandated no-fly zone above the 36th parallel in Iraq.

On Dec. 28, 2020, six F-16s belonging to the 93rd FS “Makos” belonging to the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, AFRC (Air Force Reserve Command), made a stopover at Naval...

2011年5月7日 · The unit flies and maintains the F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft. The F-16s can be identified by the letters "FM" ("Florida Makos") and the mako shark displayed proudly on the tail.

2022年4月1日 · Wing F-16 jets also began flying additional combat missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom over Afghanistan. Throughout the 90-day deployment, Mako pilots, as part of a larger Air Reserve component "rainbow wing" at Al Jaber, flew nine to 15 hours a day.

The “Makos” were the first unit in the Air Force Reserve to fly the Phantom, which was, at that time, the predominant fighter in use by the Air Force. The squadron converted to the modern F-16A in 1989 and upgraded to the F-16C model in 1995.

2014年9月7日 · 7/22/2013 - Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. -- The 482nd Fighter Wing's flagship F-16 recently received a new paint job. The artwork for the paint job, running almost nose to tail on the jet, features the likeness of a Mako shark.

2015年8月9日 · The jet was decorated with a mako shark motif including a shark mouth on the intake, a shark head on the forward fuselage and a shark fin on the vertical tail. The motif was created by modifying the standard F-16 scheme to incorporate the shark design.

2023年10月2日 · Established in 1975 flying the F-4E, the Makos would upgrade to their eponymous F-16s in 1989, and would be a feared adversary during the Belkan War. Mako F-16s were some of the first fighters to drop bombs on the Ustian Capital the first night of the war.