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With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992. All A-10 aircraft with the 21 TFS were designated as OA-10A.
Altus AFB, Oklahoma (11 June 1952 – 21 June 1954) 63d Troop Carrier Group/Wing; Bergstrom AFB, Texas (22 March 1946 – 1 December 1948, 1 July 1957 – 1 October 1958, 1 July 1966 – 1 June 1992) 27th Fighter Wing (1957–1958) 75th Reconnaissance Wing (1966–1971) 67th Reconnaissance Wing (1971–1992) Blytheville AFB, Arkansas
In 1991, after the National Defense Authorization Act, the announcement came that Myrtle Beach Air Force Base would close. [2]The Myrtle Beach base used the A-10 Warthog jet, and Pat McCullough of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission said the Air Force considered the jet "limited to a low-threat environment", while the Army believed it was "a very powerful close-air support asset."
US 76 Bus. west (Broad Street) – Shaw Air Force Base, Columbia: Northern end of US 76 Bus. concurrency: South Pike West east to US 76 east / US 378 east – Conway: No access from US 521 to westbound US 76/US 378 or from eastbound US 76/US 378 to US 521: Dalzell: 93.5: 150.5: SC 441 (Peach Orchard Road) – Bishopville, Shaw Air Force Base ...
With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992. All A-10 aircraft with the 21st TFS were designated as OA-10A.
The unit, originally designated 728th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron moved to Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 2 November 1950 followed by a move to Donaldson Air Force Base, South Carolina on 16 January 1954. On 12 June 1956, the squadron was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
U.S. Route 378 (US 378) is a spur of US 78 in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina.The U.S. Highway runs 234.30 miles (377.07 km) from US 78, Georgia State Route 10 (SR 10), SR 17, and SR 47 in Washington, Georgia, east to US 501 Business in Conway, South Carolina.
The Commission called for moving the 23rd Fighter Group's 36 A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthogs) to Moody AFB, Georgia and the 43rd Airlift Wing's 25 C-130E's to Little Rock AFB, Arkansas; established a Medical Squadron; activated an Air Force Group to provide mission execution, planning, and management of efficient load-out of Fort Bragg assets ...