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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
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

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 11/09)

CH UHF      VHF       DESCRIPTION

01 378.100  141.700?  SABER OPS
02 225.400  121.700   KSGH GROUND
03 291.775  120.700   KSGH TOWER
04 269.275  118.850   DAY A/D
05 xxx.xxx  xxx.xxx   ???
06 xxx.xxx  xxx.xxx   ???
07 256.700  123.925   ZID
08 316.125  xxx.xxx   ZID/???
09 290.500  135.575   ZID
10 327.125  143.000   DAY A/D/SOF
11 257.875  xxx.xxx   ATIS/???
12 xxx.xxx  139.000   ???/AIRTAC
13 350.225  139.250   ZID/AIRTAC
14 xxx.xxx  *******   ???/AIRTAC *noted as both 139.275 and 143.750*
15 240.350  141.700   BLUE ASH/AIRTAC
16 283.800  143.550   BLUE ASH/AIRTAC
17 254.250  141.825   CVG A/D/AIRTAC
18 343.000  xxx.xxx   JEFFERSON RANGE/???
19 xxx.xxx  xxx.xxx   INTERPLANE?/???
20 281.450  126.900   KFFO TOWER

Other frequencies in use with unconfirmed presets (not including ARTCC):
123.400 AIRTAC (note: common civil use)
139.200 AIRTAC
141.775 AIRTAC
225.700 AIRTAC (referenced as "OPS")
255.400 FSS common, referenced enroute to MOA
299.900 AIRTAC (last noted 7/8/09)
343.800 BOOM FREQUENCY (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?)