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Tennessee's 45th General Assembly in 1887 established the Tennessee National Guard, as it is known today. [10] State lawmakers set up the basic conditions under which the force would operate. Tennessee was among the first states to offer her full quota of soldiers for the Spanish–American War. The equipped Tennessee Guard units were mobilized.
Fresno Air National Guard Base: Fresno: California: California Air National Guard: 144th Fighter Wing: Airfield shared with Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The 104th Fighter Wing operates the F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter. [106]
The 105th FIS remained at the base until 1 January 1952 when it was returned to state control under the Tennessee Air National Guard [2] The Air Defense Command's active duty Central Air Defense Force, 516th Air Defense Group (516 ADG), replaced the Air National Guard unit on 1 January 1952. With it were the 516th Air Base Squadron, 516th ...
The Tennessee State Guard is a state defense force, a volunteer reserve force which may be activated whenever any part of the Tennessee National Guard is in active federal service. [ 1 ] The department has over 550 state employees plus over 12,000 federal employees.
The 118th Wing (118 WG) is a unit of the Tennessee Air National Guard, stationed at Joint Base Berry Field, formerly Berry Field Air National Guard Base, [1] Nashville, Tennessee. The 118th is equipped with the MQ-9 Reaper. If activated to federal service, it is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command.
The remainder of the base came under California Army National Guard control in 1977 and the current name of Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos (JFTB), was adapted in 2000 to reflect its multiple uses by the California Army National Guard, California Air National Guard, the U.S. Army Reserve, and other federal reserve component units. [8]
The mission of the 118th FG was the air defense of the state. 18 September 1947, however, is considered the Tennessee Air National Guard's official birth concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate branch of the United States military under the National Security Act.
7th California Infantry Regiment (National Guard) 8th Air Division; 9th Air Refueling Squadron; 9th Combat Operations Squadron; 9th Intelligence Squadron; 9th Operations Group; 9th Reconnaissance Wing; 10th Aerospace Defense Group; 13th Intelligence Squadron; 13th Reconnaissance Squadron; 18th Cavalry Regiment; 18th Coast Artillery (United States)