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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."
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.
Myrtle Beach General Bombing and Gunnery Range, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-southwest of Myrtle Beach; Later: Myrtle Beach Army Airfield 519th Army Air Force Base Unit Later: Transferred to First Air Force 136th Army Air Force Base Unit Known sub-bases and auxiliaries Ocean Drive Flight Strip Later: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (1956-1993) Now ...
The 354th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force wing that is part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is the host wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and is assigned to the Eleventh Air Force (11 AF). The wing replaced the 343d Fighter Wing on 20 August 1993 as part of a service-wide effort to preserve the lineage of the Air Force's most ...
The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) [3] is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.It is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint Department of Defense combatant command responsible for U.S. security interests in 27 nations that stretch from the Horn of Africa through the Persian ...
C-130H Hercules. The South Carolina Air National Guard (SC ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of South Carolina, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the South Carolina Army National Guard an element of the South Carolina National Guard of the much larger United States National Guard Bureau.
The former Air Force military base is conveniently located next door to the Myrtle Beach International Airport and offers free luggage storage in the Market Common Management Office.
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.