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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. | + | 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; |
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| | <b>178th Fighter Wing</b> | | <b>178th Fighter Wing</b> |
| | *162nd Fighter Squadron | | *162nd Fighter Squadron |
| − | *Royal Netherlands Air Force 306th Detachment | + | *306th Squadron (Royal Netherlands Air Force)(RNLAF) |
| | *Headquarters 251st Communications Group | | *Headquarters 251st Communications Group |
| | *269th Combat Communications Squadron | | *269th Combat Communications Squadron |
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| − | 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 be remotely controlling the MQ-1 Predator drone aircraft.
| + | 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 has now transitioned to the 178th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing and their new primary mission will be the operations of 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
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| − | maneuvering/fighting. The F-16D is a two seat aircraft with the same capabilities
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| − | utilized mainly for training purposes.
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| − | 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.
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| − | 178th FW airframes *new unit, if known*: | |
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| − | 86-0047 F-16D *to 416th FLTS/412th TW*
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| − | 86-0262 F-16C (162nd FS flagship - MIG-23 kill marking)
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| − | 86-0302 F-16C
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| − | 86-0315 F-16C
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| − | 86-0364 F-16C ("Old Crow" - special unit markings) *to 120th FS/140th WG (CO ANG)*
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| − | 87-0245 F-16C
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| − | 87-0271 F-16C
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| − | 87-0283 F-16C (178th FW flagship)
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| − | 87-0342 F-16C
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| − | 87-0370 F-16D *to 445th FLTS/412th TW*
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| − | 87-0373 F-16D
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| − | 87-0382 F-16D
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| − | 87-0386 F-16D
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| − | 88-0151 F-16D *to 100th FS/187th FW (AL ANG)*
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| − | In April 2007, the RNLAF has maintained a squadron of aircraft at Springfield,
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| − | 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.
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| − | Two aircraft are already back at Tuscon as of October 29, but a handful will remain at Springfield until late 2010.
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| − | 306th Det. airframes *status, if known*:
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| − | J-004 F-16AM
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| − | J-010 F-16AM
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| − | J-019 F-16AM (no markings) *at Tuscon IAP*
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| − | J-065 F-16BM (313 Sqn markings)
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| − | J-067 F-16BM (313 Sqn markings)
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| − | J-145 F-16AM
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| − | J-208 F-16BM
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| − | J-209 F-16BM (323 Sqn markings) *back to Netherlands*
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| − | J-366 F-16AM (322 Sqn markings)
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| − | J-367 F-16AM (322 Sqn markings) *back to Netherlands*
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| − | J-368 F-16BM (312 Sqn markings)
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| − | J-369 F-16BM *back to Netherlands*
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| − | J-510 F-16AM
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| − | J-623 F-16AM *back to Netherlands*
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| − | J-647 F-16AM
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| − | J-870 F-16AM (313 Sqn markings)
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| − | J-882 F-16BM
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| − | J-884 F-16BM (312 Sqn markings)
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| − | ==Flying Operations==
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| − | 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).
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| − | ==Callsigns==
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| − | ATOMIC (RNLAF)
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| − | BEAST (178th FW)
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| − | BLADE (RNLAF)
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| − | BUCKEYE (both) - travel
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| − | CHAIN (RNLAF)
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| − | DISCO (RNLAF)
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| − | FACE (RNLAF)
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| − | NUKE (RNLAF)
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| − | SABER (178th FW)
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| − | SHACK (178th FW)
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| − | SNIPER (178th FW)
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| − | ==Frequencies==
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| − | ===Presets===
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| − | (all confirmed and active as of 4/10)
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| − | CH UHF VHF DESCRIPTION
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| − | 01 251.250 124.475 OPS/KFFO ATIS *see note*
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| − | 02 225.400 121.700 KSGH GROUND
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| − | 03 291.775 120.700 KSGH TOWER
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| − | 04 269.275 118.850 DAY A/D
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| − | 05 327.125 126.500 DAY A/D
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| − | 06 370.875 134.450 DAY A/D
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| − | 07 256.700 123.925 ZID
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| − | 08 316.125 132.600 ZID
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| − | 09 290.500 134.000 ZID
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| − | 10 378.100 143.000 SOF
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| − | 11 257.875 134.975 KSGH ATIS/KSGH ASOS
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| − | 12 317.800 139.000 IND A/D/AIRTAC (162 SQN)
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| − | 13 350.225 139.250 ZID/AIRTAC (162 SQN)
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| − | 14 269.025 143.750 ZID/AIRTAC (162 SQN)
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| − | 15 240.350 141.700 BLUE ASH/AIRTAC (306 SQN)
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| − | 16 283.800 143.550 BLUE ASH/AIRTAC (306 SQN)
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| − | 17 254.250 141.825 CVG A/D/AIRTAC (306 SQN)
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| − | 18 343.000 118.300 JEFFERSON RANGE/KCVG TOWER
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| − | 19 225.700 138.950 BRUSH CREEK/JEFFERSON RANGE
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| − | 20 281.450 119.475 KFFO TOWER/KILN TOWER
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| − | *If contact cannot be made with Ops on U01 251.250, aircraft will usually call on
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| − | U10 378.100/V10 143.000 (SOF frequencies are monitored by Ops). If contact is not
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| − | made there, they will call "in the blind" on V15 141.700.
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| − | Manual Frequencies
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| − | "BLACKBOX:" 383.100
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| − | KDAY TOWER: 257.800
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| − | KFFO ATIS: 269.900
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| − | KFFO ATIS: 124.475
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| − | CMH APP: 279.600/119.150
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| − | ALT SQN UHF: 271.600, 275.700
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| − | KFFO METRO: 344.600
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| − | FSS: 255.400
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| − | KLCK AWOS: 132.750
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| − | KLCK TOWER: 348.400
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| − | CVG APP: 128.700
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| − | ALT 162 SQN VHF: 139.200, 139.275, 139.900
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| − | ALT 306 SQN VHF: 142.900, 141.775
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| − | Other frequencies in use (not including ARTCC):
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| − | 123.400 AIRTAC (note: common civil use)
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| − | 282.800 used for Reds flyover (interplane/stadium observer)
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| − | 299.900 AIRTAC (last noted 7/8/09)
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| − | 301.600 BLUE ASH - airspace coordination?
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| − | 303.000 BLUE ASH - gci
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| − | 343.800 AR PRIMARY (within Buckeye MOA/Charlie ATCAA "shelf")
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| − | ===Clearances===
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| − | "CALLSIGN cleared to AIRSPACE FIX (NAVAID, RADIAL/DISTANCE) via PROFILE"
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| − | Brush Creek/Buckeye MOAs:
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| − | KSGH via BRAVO EAST ("CROSSBOW" entry point), via BRAVO WEST ("MUSKET" entry point)
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| − | XSF 150/40 via BRAVO FOUR (VR-1631_A)
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| − | XSF 150/40 via INDIA THREE EAST
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| − | XSF 170/40 via INDIA THREE WEST
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| − | Jefferson Range:
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| − | ABB 017/30 via JULIET 1, via JULIET 3, via JULIET 9
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| − | ABB 107/11 via JULIET FOUR GOLF (VR-1631_G)
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| − | Red Hills MOA:
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| − | TTH 200/40 via ROMEO ONE
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| − | ===Air Tactical (past use)===
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| − | ===Airfield Operations===
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| − | 149.0375 RAMP OPS
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| − | 150.6625 unknown (TACAN maintenance?)
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| − | 419.600 unknown (communications with ordinance crew?)
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| − | ==Related Links==
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| − | [http://www.178fw.ang.af.mil/ 178th FW website]
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| − | [http://sharedhosting.siscom.net/~mmeec/military.html MONIXWeb Military Monitoring]
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| − | [http://ohiomilcom.blogspot.com/ Ohio Area Milcom Blog]
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