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
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?)
Related Links
178th FW website
MONIXWeb Military Monitoring
Ohio Area Milcom Blog