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==Units==
 
==Units==
  
178th Fighter Wing
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178th Operations Group
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*178th Maintenance Group
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*178th Medical Group
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*178th Mission Support Group
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<b>178th Fighter Wing</b>
 
*162nd Fighter Squadron
 
*162nd Fighter Squadron
 
*306th Squadron (Royal Netherlands Air Force)
 
*306th Squadron (Royal Netherlands Air Force)
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The 178th Fighter Wing previous flew The F-16 Fighting Falcon Block C/D aircraft.
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In accordance with the Department of Defense's 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Committee, all of its aircraft have been allocated to other units within the United States Air Force. The 178th FW is a flying training organization falling under the joint command of the Air National Guard and the Air Education and Trainign Command (AETC). The 178th FW is currently training pilots of the Royal Netherlands Air Force 306th Squadron through an agreement between the United States and the Netherlands.

Revision as of 00:28, 12 October 2009

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.

Units

178th Operations Group

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

178th Fighter Wing

  • 162nd Fighter Squadron
  • 306th Squadron (Royal Netherlands Air Force)


The 178th Fighter Wing previous flew The F-16 Fighting Falcon Block C/D aircraft. In accordance with the Department of Defense's 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Committee, all of its aircraft have been allocated to other units within the United States Air Force. The 178th FW is a flying training organization falling under the joint command of the Air National Guard and the Air Education and Trainign Command (AETC). The 178th FW is currently training pilots of the Royal Netherlands Air Force 306th Squadron through an agreement between the United States and the Netherlands.