Springfield Air National Guard Base, OH

Springfield Air National Guard Base (KSGH) is a base for the Ohio Air National Guard at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport in Clark County, Ohio. The base is located 6 miles south of the central business district of Springfield. It covers 1,516 acres and has two runways; 6/24 and 15/33.

[edit] Units

178th Operations Group

• 178th Maintenance Group
• 178th Medical Group
• 178th Mission Support Group

178th Fighter Wing

• 162nd Fighter Squadron
• Royal Netherlands Air Force 306th Detachment
• Headquarters 251st Communications Group
• 269th Combat Communications Squadron

The 178th Fighter Wing is assigned both the F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon aircraft. The F-16C is a multi-role fighter, capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground maneuvering/fighting. The F-16D is a two seat aircraft with the same capabilities utilized mainly for training purposes. As proposed in BRAC 2005, the ANG mission is set to end, with the 178th losing their aircraft in the 4th quarter of FY2010.

Current 178th FW airframes:

86-0047 F-16D
86-0262 F-16C (162nd FS flagship - MIG-23 kill marking)
86-0302 F-16C
86-0315 F-16C
86-0364 F-16C
87-0245 F-16C
87-0271 F-16C
87-0283 F-16C (178th FW flagship)
87-0342 F-16C
87-0370 F-16D
87-0373 F-16D
87-0382 F-16D
87-0386 F-16D
88-0151 F-16D

Since April 2007, the RNLAF has maintained a squadron of fourteen aircraft at Springfield, designated as the 306th Detachment. As of October 2009, five classes of Dutch pilots have graduated the nine-month training program. The program is set to end in 2010, however, negotations are underway to extend the contract. The Republic or Singapore Air Force is also anticipated to being training at Springfield within the next several years.

Current 306th Det. airframes:

J-004 F-16AM
J-010 F-16AM
J-065 F-16BM (313 Sqn markings)
J-067 F-16BM (313 Sqn markings)
J-145 F-16AM
J-208 F-16BM
J-209 F-16BM (323 Sqn markings)
J-367 F-16AM (322 Sqn markings)
J-369 F-16BM
J-510 F-16AM
J-623 F-16AM
J-647 F-16AM
J-870 F-16AM (313 Sqn markings)
J-882 F-16BM

[edit] Flying Operations

For air combat training the 178th FW typically operate in the Buckeye and Brush Creek Military Operations Areas (MOAs) in southern Ohio. The MOAs are controlled by the Ohio Air National Guard's 123rd Air Control Squadron, located near Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport. Additional training is conducted in Indiana, usually at the Jefferson Range (R-3403/JPG MOAs).

[edit] Callsigns

ATOMIC (RNLAF)
BEAST (178th FW)
BLADE (RNLAF)
BUCKEYE (both) - travel
CHAIN (RNLAF)
DISCO (RNLAF)
NUKE (RNLAF)
SABER (178th FW)
SHACK (178th FW)
SNIPER (178th FW)

[edit] Frequencies

[edit] Presets

(all confirmed and active as of 11/09)

CH VHF      UHF       DESCRIPTION

01
02 121.700  225.400   KSGH GROUND
03 120.700  291.775   KSGH TOWER
04 118.850  269.275   DAYTON A/D
05
06
07 123.925  256.700   ZID
08 xxx.xxx  316.125   ???/ZID
09 135.575  290.500   ZID
10 143.000  xxx.xxx   SOF/???
11 134.975? 257.875   WX AWOS?/ATIS
12 139.000  xxx.xxx   AIRTAC/???
13 139.250  xxx.xxx   AIRTAC/???
14 139.275  xxx.xxx   AIRTAC/???
15 141.700  240.350   AIRTAC/BLUE ASH
16 143.550  283.800   AIRTAC/BLUE ASH
17 141.825  254.250   AIRTAC/CVG A/D
18 xxx.xxx  343.000   ???/JEFFERSON RANGE
19 xxx.xxx  xxx.xxx   ???/INTERPLANE
20 126.900  281.450   KFFO TOWER

Other frequencies in use with unconfirmed presets (not including ARTCC):
123.400 AIRTAC (note: common civil use)
139.200 AIRTAC
141.600 AIRTAC
141.775 AIRTAC
143.750 AIRTAC
225.700 OPS
255.400 referenced enroute to MOA (note: commonly FSS)
299.900 AIRTAC (last noted 7/8/09)
343.800 BOOM FREQUENCY (within Buckeye MOA/Charlie ATCAA "shelf")
378.100 unknown name - possibly SABER OPS or SOF (UHF)

[edit] Air Tactical (past use)

[edit] Related Links

178th FW website
MONIXWeb Military Monitoring
Ohio Area Milcom Blog