Springfield Air National Guard Base, OH
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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)(RNLAF)
- Headquarters 251st Communications Group
- 269th Combat Communications Squadron
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 2010 in an agreement between the United States and the Netherlands. All F-16 aircraft currently at Springfield ANGB are from the RNLAF.