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The 178th Wing is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport ANG complex, Springfield, Ohio.If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force (USAF) Air Combat Command (ACC), with elements of the wing gained by the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA).
The Ohio Air National Guard was formed when the 357th Fighter Group, a highly decorated fighter unit in World War II, was inactivated on 20 August 1946, and its squadrons designated for assignment to the Ohio ANG. The official site of the Ohio Air National Guard notes that it is "descended from the 357th Fighter Group". [5]
Three units of the Ohio Air National Guard, including the 178th Wing (formerly 178th Fighter Wing), are based at the co-located Springfield Air National Guard Base. [3] The airport hosts events such as fly-ins and airshows with vintage airplanes. [4] [5] The airport has hosted the Commemorative Air Force. [6] The airport is home to flight schools.
This idea to create space where a facility can support the missions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, while also support the missions at the Air National Guard Base, home to the Ohio National ...
The National Guard Association of the United States argues that moving the Air National Guard units not only circumvents the authority of the state governors that oversee them but could also set a ...
F-84F-25-RE Thunderstreak (s/n 51-1747) of the 162nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 178th Tactical Fighter Group, Ohio Air National Guard, during Operation "Punchcard IV", November 1968. During the 1961 Berlin Crisis, the 162nd was federalized as part of the 121st Tactical Fighter Wing and Group for a period of twelve months beginning on 1 October.
An F-16 fighter jet of the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing was conducting a functional flight check between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. and was expected to reach supersonic speeds, a news ...
This is a list of Wings in the United States Air Force Air National Guard. Wing Shield Location ... 178th Wing: Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, Ohio: ACC: MQ-9 ...