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.
Contents
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
As of November 15, 2010, there are no more F-16s based here. The RNLAF have moved to Tucson IAP to continue training. The 178th FW has transitioned to a non-flying Reconnaissance/Surveillance unit under the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC). They will now remotely controlling the MQ-1 Predator drone aircraft.
The 178th Fighter Wing was 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.
The 162nd FS flew their final sorties on July 30, 2010. The last USAF aircraft left the unit on September 20, ending the flying mission of the 162nd FS.
178th FW airframes *new unit, if known*:
86-0047 F-16D *to 416th FLTS/412th TW*
86-0262 F-16C (162nd FS flagship - MIG-23 kill marking)
86-0302 F-16C
86-0315 F-16C
86-0364 F-16C ("Old Crow" - special unit markings) *to 120th FS/140th WG (CO ANG)*
87-0245 F-16C
87-0271 F-16C
87-0283 F-16C (178th FW flagship)
87-0342 F-16C
87-0370 F-16D *to 445th FLTS/412th TW*
87-0373 F-16D
87-0382 F-16D
87-0386 F-16D
88-0151 F-16D *to 100th FS/187th FW (AL ANG)*
In April 2007, the RNLAF has maintained a squadron of aircraft at Springfield, designated as the 306th Detachment. The final class of Dutch pilots graduated the eight-and-a-half-month IQT or "B-Course" in October 2010. They were the sixth and final group to graduate from Springfield. The program is moving back to Tuscon IAP to train with the 162nd FW (AZ ANG), where it was previously based from 1989-2007.
Two aircraft are already back at Tuscon as of October 29, but a handful will remain at Springfield until late 2010.
306th Det. airframes *status, if known*:
J-004 F-16AM
J-010 F-16AM
J-019 F-16AM (no markings) *at Tuscon IAP*
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) *back to Netherlands*
J-366 F-16AM (322 Sqn markings)
J-367 F-16AM (322 Sqn markings) *back to Netherlands*
J-368 F-16BM (312 Sqn markings)
J-369 F-16BM *back to Netherlands*
J-510 F-16AM
J-623 F-16AM *back to Netherlands*
J-647 F-16AM
J-870 F-16AM (313 Sqn markings)
J-882 F-16BM
J-884 F-16BM (312 Sqn markings)
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).
Callsigns
ATOMIC (RNLAF)
BEAST (178th FW)
BLADE (RNLAF)
BUCKEYE (both) - travel
CHAIN (RNLAF)
DISCO (RNLAF)
FACE (RNLAF)
NUKE (RNLAF)
SABER (178th FW)
SHACK (178th FW)
SNIPER (178th FW)
Frequencies
Presets
(all confirmed and active as of 4/10)
CH UHF VHF DESCRIPTION 01 251.250 124.475 OPS/KFFO ATIS *see note* 02 225.400 121.700 KSGH GROUND 03 291.775 120.700 KSGH TOWER 04 269.275 118.850 DAY A/D 05 327.125 126.500 DAY A/D 06 370.875 134.450 DAY A/D 07 256.700 123.925 ZID 08 316.125 132.600 ZID 09 290.500 134.000 ZID 10 378.100 143.000 SOF 11 257.875 134.975 KSGH ATIS/KSGH ASOS 12 317.800 139.000 IND A/D/AIRTAC (162 SQN) 13 350.225 139.250 ZID/AIRTAC (162 SQN) 14 269.025 143.750 ZID/AIRTAC (162 SQN) 15 240.350 141.700 BLUE ASH/AIRTAC (306 SQN) 16 283.800 143.550 BLUE ASH/AIRTAC (306 SQN) 17 254.250 141.825 CVG A/D/AIRTAC (306 SQN) 18 343.000 118.300 JEFFERSON RANGE/KCVG TOWER 19 225.700 138.950 BRUSH CREEK/JEFFERSON RANGE 20 281.450 119.475 KFFO TOWER/KILN TOWER *If contact cannot be made with Ops on U01 251.250, aircraft will usually call on U10 378.100/V10 143.000 (SOF frequencies are monitored by Ops). If contact is not made there, they will call "in the blind" on V15 141.700.
Manual Frequencies
"BLACKBOX:" 383.100
KDAY TOWER: 257.800
KFFO ATIS: 269.900
KFFO ATIS: 124.475
CMH APP: 279.600/119.150
ALT SQN UHF: 271.600, 275.700
KFFO METRO: 344.600
FSS: 255.400
KLCK AWOS: 132.750
KLCK TOWER: 348.400
CVG APP: 128.700
ALT 162 SQN VHF: 139.200, 139.275, 139.900
ALT 306 SQN VHF: 142.900, 141.775
Other frequencies in use (not including ARTCC):
123.400 AIRTAC (note: common civil use)
282.800 used for Reds flyover (interplane/stadium observer)
299.900 AIRTAC (last noted 7/8/09)
301.600 BLUE ASH - airspace coordination?
303.000 BLUE ASH - gci
343.800 AR PRIMARY (within Buckeye MOA/Charlie ATCAA "shelf")
Clearances
"CALLSIGN cleared to AIRSPACE FIX (NAVAID, RADIAL/DISTANCE) via PROFILE"
Brush Creek/Buckeye MOAs:
KSGH via BRAVO EAST ("CROSSBOW" entry point), via BRAVO WEST ("MUSKET" entry point)
XSF 150/40 via BRAVO FOUR (VR-1631_A)
XSF 150/40 via INDIA THREE EAST
XSF 170/40 via INDIA THREE WEST
Jefferson Range:
ABB 017/30 via JULIET 1, via JULIET 3, via JULIET 9
ABB 107/11 via JULIET FOUR GOLF (VR-1631_G)
Red Hills MOA:
TTH 200/40 via ROMEO ONE
Air Tactical (past use)
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000001-QINU`"'
Airfield Operations
149.0375 RAMP OPS
150.6625 unknown (TACAN maintenance?)
419.600 unknown (communications with ordinance crew?)
Related Links
178th FW website
MONIXWeb Military Monitoring
Ohio Area Milcom Blog