In 1978 the squadron transitioned to the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly and was redesignated the 706th Tactical Fighter Squadron concentrating on close air support.
He would acquire more than 6,000 hours flying in a Convair C-131 Samaritan, Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, Cessna T-37 Tweet, Northrop T-38 Talon, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Cessna O-2 Skymaster, Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Cessna 172 | Cessna | dragonfly | Cessna 206 | Cessna 208 Caravan | Cessna 210 | Hairy Dragonfly | Dragonfly | Cessna T-37 Tweet | Cessna Skymaster | Cessna 182 | Cessna 150 | Cessna O-2 Skymaster | Cessna Citation V | Cessna A-37 Dragonfly | Cessna 402 | Cessna 152 | Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Cessna O-1 Bird Dog | Cessna 421 | Cessna 310 | Cessna 185 | Cessna 180 | Westland Dragonfly | Slim Cessna's Auto Club | Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II | Jay Munly performing with Slim Cessna's Auto Club | Dragonfly (G.I. Joe) | Dragonfly (2002 film) | de Havilland Dragonfly |
The group later trained as a forward air control/tactical air support group from 1970–1971, as an air support special operations group from 1971–1973, and as a fighter group from 1973–1981, during which time it operated the A-37 Dragonfly and U-3 Blue Canoe and was operationally gained by the Tactical Air Command (TAC).