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The Wisconsin Air National Guard (WI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Wisconsin, United States of America.It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, an element of the Wisconsin National Guard, National Guard and United States National Guard Bureau.
The Wisconsin National Guard consists of the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the Wisconsin Air National Guard. It is a part of the Government of Wisconsin under the control of the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. The Wisconsin National Guard dates back to 1848 when it was commissioned by the State as the "Wisconsin State Militia".
Aviator, co-founder of Lambert Field and Robertson Aircraft Corporation, Missouri Air National Guard commander Waco CG-4A-RO Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Loss of right-hand wing due to wing strut fitting failure during demonstration flight; [12] St. Louis mayor William D. Becker also dies in this accident [13] Jesse Robredo
The department oversees the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the Wisconsin Air National Guard, Wisconsin Emergency Management, and, when organized, the Wisconsin State Defense Force. The department headquarters are located at 2400 Wright Street, in Madison, on the grounds of the Dane County Regional Airport.
The 128th Air Refueling Wing (128 ARW) is a unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, stationed at General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. If activated to federal service in the United States Air Force , the wing is operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC).
It also hosts a large air park with many former Air National Guard aircraft from several states, as well as artillery, helicopters, and tanks formerly of the Wisconsin National Guard. [16] F-4C Phantom II – ex- New York Air National Guard aircraft, last serving with the 107th Fighter Wing at Niagara Falls Air National Guard Base. S/N 63-7594
Wisconsin Air National Guard, 1 November 1950; Tenth Air Force, 1 February 1951; Eastern Air Defense Force, 10 February 1951 [2] Central Air Defense Force, 20 May 1951 – 6 February 1952 [2] Wisconsin Air National Guard, 1 November 1952 – 10 March 1958; Wisconsin Air National Guard, 1 April 1961 – present; Gaining commands [6]
A Lockheed F-104A-25-LO Starfighter, 56-0859, c/n 183-1147, of the 157th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, Congaree ANGB, scrambled by Air Defense Command on a practice alert, experienced a main fuel control malfunction with loss of power, crashing near Highway 178, eight miles W of Swansea, South Carolina.