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McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base (IATA: TYS, ICAO: KTYS, FAA LID: TYS) is a joint military facility located at McGhee Tyson Airport. [1] It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district of Knoxville, near Alcoa, Tennessee. It was the site of McGhee Tyson Air Force Base from 1952 until 1960.
I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center; C-130H Hercules of the 105th Airlift Squadron in 2002. Established in 1968 as the I.G. Brown Professional Military Education Center. Stationed at McGhee Tyson Airport (tenant activity). It provided extensive leadership training for the Air National Guard. [3]
The United States Air Force's 228th Combat Communications Squadron (228 CBCS) is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tennessee. [ 1 ] Mission
In 1929, McGhee Tyson's mother, Bettie Tyson, a member of a wealthy Knoxville family, signed an agreement with the city that gave the land for Tyson Park off Kingston Pike in exchange for naming ...
The 134th Air Refueling Wing (134 ARW) is a unit of the Tennessee Air National Guard, stationed at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee. If activated for federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command. The 134th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 mission is to provide air refueling and ...
Every year, McGhee Tyson invites community leaders to apply for an exclusive look at what it takes to run Knoxville's airport, like Willy Wonka inviting children to see his proprietary chocolate ...
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In 1961, with financing by the Tennessee Air National Guard, runway 5L was extended to 9,000 feet (2,700 m). The first scheduled airline jets were Delta DC-9s in December 1965. In 1968, McGhee Tyson built a new air cargo facility; a new passenger terminal opened in 1974, a few years after runway 18/36 closed.