Fargo Air National Guard Base is a
United States Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the ter ...
facility located at
Hector International Airport
Hector International Airport is a civil-military public airport three miles (5 km) northwest of Fargo, in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The busiest airport in North Dakota, it is owned by the City of Fargo Municipal Airport A ...
in
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the List of cities in North Dakota, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which was e ...
. The
119th Wing is based at Fargo and operates the
MQ-9A Reaper.
History
The
North Dakota Air National Guard
The North Dakota Air National Guard (ND ANG) is the aerial militia of the North Dakota, State of North Dakota, United States. It's a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the North Dakota Army National Guard is an element of the ...
was established on 16 January 1947 at
Hector Airport,
Fargo.
Based units
Flying and notable non-flying units based at Fargo Air National Guard Base.
United States Air Force
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
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North Dakota Air National Guard
The North Dakota Air National Guard (ND ANG) is the aerial militia of the North Dakota, State of North Dakota, United States. It's a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the North Dakota Army National Guard is an element of the ...
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119th Wing
*** Headquarters 119th Wing
*** 119th Operations Group
**** 119th Maintenance Squadron
**** 119th Operations Support Squadron
****
178th Attack Squadron –
MQ-9A Reaper
*** 119th Intelligence, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Group
**** 176th Intelligence Squadron
**** 177th Intelligence Squadron
**** 119th Intelligence Support Squadron
*** 119th Medical Group
*** 119th Mission Support Group
**** 119th Civil Engineering Squadron
**** 119th Force Support Squadron
**** 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron
**** 119th Security Forces Squadron
See also
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North Dakota World War II Army Airfields
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Fargo Air Museum
References
External links
North Dakota Air National Guard website
Installations of the United States Air Force in North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Airports in North Dakota
Installations of the United States Air National Guard
Buildings and structures in Cass County, North Dakota
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