The 110th Wing (110th WG) is a unit of the

Michigan Air National Guard The Michigan Air National Guard (MI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Michigan, United States of America. It is, along with the Michigan Army National Guard, an element of the Michigan National Guard of the larger United States Nationa ...

, stationed at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Michigan. If activated to federal service the Wing would be gained by the

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Overview

The main operations unit of the wing is the 110th Operations Group, a remote-split operations center for

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and

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operations for

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. The aircraft and a contingent of maintainers are deployed forward, along with some pilots to handle takeoffs and landings, but the majority of the pilots remain stateside and operate the aircraft via satellite communications links.

Units

* 110th Operations Group **

172d Attack Squadron The 172nd Attack Squadron (172 ATKS) is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard 110th Wing located at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Michigan. The 172nd is equipped with the MQ-9 Reaper drone. The squadron was first organi ...

** 110th Operations Support Squadron ** 272d Cyber Operations Squadron * 110th Mission Support Group * 110th Medical Group * 217th Air Operations Group

History

In 1956 the 172d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (FIS) of the

was authorized to expand to a group level, and the

constituted the 110th Fighter Group (Air Defense) and associated support units and allotted them to the

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for activation. The 172d FIS became the group's flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 110th Material Squadron, 110th Air Base Squadron, and the 110th USAF Dispensary. In 1957, the 172d FIS received a new aircraft, the

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, and a new mission –

tactical reconnaissance Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft. The role of reconnaissance can fulfil a variety of requirements including artillery spotting, the collection of image ...

. The resulting reorganization cost the 110th Fighter Group 40 percent of its manpower and its name – the group was inactivated and the 172d, now the 172d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, once again became Battle Creek's primary Air National Guard unit. The activation of a non-flying squadron, the 127th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron, helped prevent the loss of additional Guard members. In 1962, the 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Group and support organizations were reactivated with Major Howard Strand serving as its commander. Major Strand departed in January 1965 to become deputy commander of the 127th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at

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, Michigan. He returned again in 1974 to lead the 110th until 1981. The 172d flew Canberras until 1971, when it undertook the radical and unexpected transformation from the RB-57 jets to the smaller, prop-powered

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. On 11 June 1971, the 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Group became the 110th Tactical Air Support Group. In 1980, the 110th saw a return to jet power when it reequipped with

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. In 1991 the 110th Tactical Air Support Group transitioned from the Dragonfly to the OA-10 Thunderbolt II, and was redesignated the 110th Fighter Group. In June 1995 the 110th Fighter Group became the 110th Fighter Wing. In 1997 the wing took part in

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. The 110th Fighter Wing served in both

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and

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, supporting

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and

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. In May 1999 the 110th Fighter Wing was deployed to Trapani Italy in support of Operation Noble Anvil, the air operations over Kosovo. The 110th Fighter Wing underwent a major transition moving from the A-10 aircraft to the

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aircraft in 2008. The C-21, which arrived in October 2008, is a twin turbofan engine passenger aircraft, the military version of the Lear Jet 35A. With a crew of two, it can accommodate eight passengers and of cargo. For aero medical evacuations, it can carry one little litter or five ambulatory patients plus one flight nurse and two medical technicians. The 110th Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 110th Airlift Wing with no change in station. It changed from an

unit to an

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unit on 1 December 2009. The base also witnessed the creation of a new unit, the 217th Air Operations Group (AOG) on 1 April 2009. The 217th AOG is an organization supporting the

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(AFAFRICA). The 217th AOG has four squadrons that include intelligence, communications, operations and Air Force Forces planning in a largely self-contained package. On 13 December 2014, in a ceremony presided by Gov.

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, the wing was redesignated as the 110th Attack Wing. On 1 March 2019, the wing was officially renamed from the 110th Attack Wing to 110th Wing by the National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 110th Fighter Group (Air Defense)and allotted to the Air National Guard on 15 April 1956 : Extended federal recognition and activated on 1 September 1956 : Inactivated c. 12 April 1958 * Redesignated 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Group : Activated on 1 October 1962 : Redesignated 110th Tactical Air Support Group on 11 June 1971 : Redesignated 110th Fighter Group on 16 October 1991 : Redesignated 110th Fighter Wing on 1 October 1995 : Redesignated 110th Airlift Wing, 1 March 2009 : Redesignated 110th Attack Wing, 13 December 2014 : Redesignated 110th Wing

Assignments

127th Air Defense Wing 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 1 September 1956 – 12 April 1958 * 127th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1 October 1962 *

, 11 June 1971 *

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(later 128th Fighter Wing), 16 October 1991 * Michigan Air National Guard, 1 October 1995 ; Gaining Commands ::

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, 1 September 1956 – 12 April 1958 ::

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, 1 October 1962 ::

, 1 June 1992 ::

, 1 March 2009 :: Air Combat Command, 1 October 2013

Components

Groups * 110th Operations Group, 1 June 1992 – present * 110th Logistics Group (later 110th Maintenance Group), 1 October 1995 – 30 September 2013 * 110th Medical Group, 15 October 1962 – present * 110th Support Group (later 110th Mission Support Group), 1 October 1995 – present * 217th Air Operations Group, 1 April 2009 – present Operational Squadron * 172d Airlift Squadron,Earlier 172d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 172d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 110th Tactical Air Support Squadron, 110th Fighter Squadron 1 September 1956 – 30 June 1957; 1 October 1962 – 1 June 1992

Stations

* W. K. Kellogg Airport, Michigan, 1 September 1956 – 30 June 1957; 1 October 1962– : Designated: Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, 1991–present

Aircraft

(2013–present) * C-21A Learjet (2009–2013) *

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(1991–2009) * OA-10A Thunderbolt II (1991–2009) * OA-37B Dragonfly (1981–1991) *

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(1971–1981) *

(1962–1971) * F-89C Scorpion (1956–1957)

References

Notes

Bibliography

110th Airlift Wing history webpage

* Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. {{Air National Guard Wings of the United States Air National Guard Military units and formations in Michigan Attack units and formations of the United States Air Force Military units and formations established in 2014