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The 164th Airlift Squadron (164 AS) is a squadron of the
Ohio Air National Guard The Ohio Air National Guard (OH ANG) is the aerial militia of the Ohio, State of Ohio, United States, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Ohio Army National Guard an element of the Ohio Na ...
179th Airlift Wing The 179th Cyberspace Wing (179 CW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, Mansfield, Ohio. If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force, the Wing is gained by the Air ...
located at Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, Mansfield, Ohio. The 164th AS was most recently equipped with the
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.


History


World War II

The 363d Fighter Squadron was established at Hamilton Field, California in December 1942. Began training on the
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at
Tonopah Army Airfield Tonopah Air Force Base (Tonopah Army Air Field in World War II) is a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) in the USA that was a Tonopah Basin military installation until shortly after it was designated an Air Force Base in 1948. Two of the runways ...
, Nevada. Became part of the
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army of occupation in Germany during 1945. Inactivated in Germany during August 1946.


Ohio Air National Guard

The wartime 363d Fighter Squadron was re-designated as the 164th Fighter Squadron, and was allotted to the Ohio Air National Guard, on 24 May 1946. It was organized at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, Ohio, and was extended federal recognition on 20 June 1948 by the National Guard Bureau. The 164th Fighter Squadron was bestowed the lineage, history, honors, and colors of the 363d Fighter Squadron. The squadron was equipped with F-51D Mustangs and was assigned to the Ohio ANG
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, operationally gained by
Continental Air Command Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948–1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. During the Korean War, ConAC provided the necessary aug ...
.


Air Defense

With the formation and federal recognition of the Ohio ANG
121st Fighter Group The 121st Air Refueling Wing (121 ARW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force (USAF) Air Mobi ...
at Lockbourne Field, near Columbus, the squadron was reassigned. The mission of the 164th Fighter Squadron was the air defense of Ohio. Parts were no problem and many of the maintenance personnel were World War II veterans so readiness was quite high and the planes were often much better maintained than their USAF counterparts. In some ways, the postwar Air National Guard was almost like a flying country club and a pilot could often show up at the field, check out an aircraft and go flying. However, the unit also had regular military exercises that kept up proficiency and in gunnery and bombing contests they would often score at least as well or better than active-duty USAF units, given the fact that most ANG pilots were World War II combat veterans. In 1949 the squadron exchanged its F-51Ds for F-51H Mustang very long range escort fighters that were suitable for long-range interception of unknown aircraft identified by Ground Control Interceptor radar stations. With the surprise invasion of
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on 25 June 1950, and the regular military's complete lack of readiness, most of the Air National Guard was federalized and placed on active duty. The 164th Fighter Squadron was federalized on 10 February 1951. The 164th, however, was selected to remain in Ohio and continue the air defense mission, being operationally gained by the
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,
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. With the end of the federalization of the Air National Guard in 1952, the 164th again was assigned to the 121st Tactical Fighter Group at Columbus, however the squadron remained in an attached status to Air Defense Command. In September 1953 after the Korean War, the 164th received its first jet aircraft, refurbished
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s that had been modified and upgraded to F-80C standards. The squadron only operated the Shooting Star for a year when in October 1954 the equipment was changed to F-84E Thunderjets that had returned from wartime duty in Korea. In August 1954, the 164th began standing daytime air defense alert at Mansfield, placing two aircraft at the end of the runway with pilots in the cockpit from one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset. This ADC alert lasted each and every day until 30 June 1956. In early 1957, the squadron sent their war-weary Thunderjets to storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona and received new
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swept-wing interceptors. Later in 1957, the 164th Fighter-Bomber Squadron received the 1st Air Force Flying Safety Award for three consecutive years of accident-free flying, an impressive accomplishment as in the previous three years the squadron had flown three different types of aircraft.


Tactical Air Command

On 10 November 1958, the squadron was re-designated as the 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron and the squadron ended its attachment to
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, returning to
Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Lang ...
control. During the
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, the 164th was federalized as part of the 121st Tactical Fighter Wing and Group for a period of twelve months beginning on 1 October. When activated, the 121st TFW consisted of three operational units, the
162d Tactical Fighter Squadron The 162nd Attack Squadron (162 ATKS) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard 178th Wing located at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Springfield, Ohio. The 162nd is equipped with the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAV. History World War II ...
, based at Springfield Municipal Airport, Springfield Ohio; the
166th Tactical Fighter Squadron The 166th Air Refueling Squadron (166 ARS) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard 121st Air Refueling Wing located at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. Since 1993 the 166th has been equipped with ten KC-135R Stratotankers. ...
based at
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, Ohio, and the 164th TFS at Mansfied. However, due to funding shortages, only 26 F-84F's of 166th TFS were deployed to Étain-Rouvres Air Base, France, although several ground support units from the 162d and 164th were also deployed. The squadron, however, remained under Federal USAF control until the crisis ended and it was returned to Ohio state control on 31 August 1962. After the Berlin Federalization ended on 15 October 1962, the 164th was authorized to expand to a group level, and the
179th Tactical Fighter Group The 179th Cyberspace Wing (179 CW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, Mansfield, Ohio. If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force, ...
was established by the
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. The 164th TFS becoming the group's flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 179th Headquarters, 179th Material Squadron (Maintenance), 179th Combat Support Squadron, and the 179th USAF Dispensary. The squadron continued normal peacetime training throughout the 1960s. Individual squadron members volunteered for duty during the
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, however the 164th was not federalized in 1968 as the F-84Fs were not considered front line combat aircraft. In February 1972, the squadron retired its Thunderstreaks and converted to the
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as a result of the American draw-down from the Vietnam War.


Tactical Airlift

The squadron flew the F-100s until the winter of 1976 when the 179th was transferred from
Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Lang ...
to
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on 5 January. At this time, the unit converted to the
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and received a complement of eight aircraft. With the change of equipment, the unit was designated a Tactical Airlift Group. Upgrade to the C-130H was completed in 1991. The 179th Airlift Group was active during Desert Shield/Storm providing airlift support throughout the Continental United States and Europe. Portions of the 179th were activated during Desert Shield/Storm and served in the US, Europe and Saudi Arabia. In March 1992, the 179th adopted the USAF Objective Wing organization and became simply the 179th Airlift Group; the 164th as an Airlift Squadron. On 1 June of that year, Military Airlift Command was inactivated as part of the Air Force restructuring after the end of the Cold War.
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(AMC) initially became the gaining major command for the 179th, although on 1 October 1993, it was moved to
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(ACC) along with the other C-130 units. With the Air National Guard in the
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providing nearly 50% of the USAF's tactical airlift capability, the 179th Airlift Group supported combat and humanitarian operations and exercises around the world, beginning in July 1992 as part of
Operation Provide Promise Operation Provide Promise was a humanitarian relief operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars, from 2 July 1992, to 9 January 1996, which made it the longest running humanitarian airlift in history. By the end of the operation, ...
; a humanitarian relief operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the
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. Ongoing until 1996 airlift units delivered food, medicine, and supplies and evacuating over 1,300 wounded people from the region. It the longest running humanitarian airlift in history. In late 1992, the 179th began airlifting personnel, equipment and supplies to Somalia as part of
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. The Air Force enlisted Air National Guard units being charged with carrying out
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: to create a protected environment for conducting humanitarian operations in the southern half of Somalia. The 179th was also engaged in
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(19 September 1994 – 31 March 1995) providing airlift support to United States military forces in Hati during its military intervention designed to remove the military regime installed by the 1991 Haitian coup d'état that overthrew the elected President
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. On 11 October 1995, in accordance with the Air Force One Base-One Wing directive, the 179th Airlift Group was expanded and changed in status to the 179th Airlift Wing. Under the Objective Wing organization, the 164th Airlift Squadron was assigned to the 179th Operations Group. Support groups to the wing were the 179th Maintenance Group, 179th Mission Support Group and the 179th Medical Group. In mid-1996, the Air Force, in response to budget cuts, and changing world situations, began experimenting with Air Expeditionary organizations. The Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) concept was developed that would mix Active-Duty, Reserve and Air National Guard elements into a combined force. Instead of entire permanent units deploying as "Provisional" as in the 1991 Gulf War, Expeditionary units are composed of "aviation packages" from several wings, including active-duty Air Force, the Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard, would be married together to carry out the assigned deployment rotation. In December 1996, the 164th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (164th EAS) was first formed from 179th personnel and aircraft and deployed to
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, Italy in support of
Operation Joint Guard The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian War. Although SFOR was led by NATO, several non-NATO countries contributed troops. It was replaced by EUFOR Alt ...
. It assisted in providing logistical support to NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force in
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which was tasked with upholding the
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. This ongoing commitment continued until 1998. Other Air Expeditionary Force deployments in the late 1990s included
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,
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and
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, all addressing the Yugoslavian crises of the era.


Modern Era

After the events of 11 September 2001 the 164th EAS has been activated on several occasions, initially providing logistic support for Air Force fighter squadrons engaged in Combat Air Patrols over major cities during
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in late 2001 and 2002. The EAS has seen duty in Afghanistan as part of
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and Iraq as part of
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. In its 2005 BRAC Recommendations, DoD recommended to close Mansfield-Lahm Municipal Airport Air Guard Station (AGS), Ohio. The 179th Airlift Squadron would distribute its eight C-130H aircraft The
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(AFR),
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, Alabama (four aircraft), and the
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,
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, Arkansas (four aircraft). Flying related Expeditionary Combat Support (ECS) moves to Louisville IAP AGS, KY (aerial port) and Toledo Express Airport AGS, OH (fire fighters). However, due to the base's superior record and recommendations for reconsideration by state and local officials, the base was incorporated into the Ohio Air National Guard's future by receiving a bridge mission of flying a
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mission until it becomes operational in the
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. On 20 July 2008, the 179th AW continued its growth by the standing up of the 200th Red Horse (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers) detachment. Mansfield Lahm ANGB has been assigned with 200 Red Horse personnel and another 200 will be assigned to Port Clinton. A new building across the airfield was constructed to house the attachment, completed in 2010. The 179th AW, along with the
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of the
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, was the first unit to train and deploy the C-27J Spartan in 2010. Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing made Air National Guard history 26 July 2011, by deploying in support of
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for the first time with the C-27J Spartan, one of the Air Force's newest aircraft. This joint mission was conducted with aircrew from the 164th Airlift Squadron, a subordinate unit of the 179th Airlift Wing, and Soldiers from the Oklahoma and Georgia National Guard. They worked in conjunction with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, from
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, Kentucky, in direct support of the Army for airlift and airdrop operations. The 179th AW made history with a nine-month overseas rotation, as opposed to the typical four to six month Air National Guard deployment schedule. As of 25 August 2021, the 179th AW was chosen as the preferred site for the Air National Guard's first cyber warfare wing (CWW). The decision came after many months of uncertainty, starting in mid 2020. The original proposal was that either the 133d AW of the Minnesota ANG or the 179th AW of the Ohio ANG would host the new CWW mission, and in the process divesting the respective unit's C-130H fleet. Initially, local officials were defenders of the 179th's role in supporting the Air Force's tactical airlift mission. In time, however, their focus shifted towards support in securing the CWW mission for the 179th AW. Despite many citing the need to maintain a larger fleet of the world's foremost tactical airlifter, the Air Force has continued with plans to reduce the C-130 fleet by approximately 50 aircraft, mainly by retiring the oldest of the C-130H fleet. In July 2022, the last C-130H assigned to the 179th AW was divested, ending a nearly 80 year heritage of flying service, and 46 years of C-130 operations.


Lineage

* Constituted 363d Fighter Squadron and activated, on 1 December 1942 : Inactivated on 20 August 1946. * Re-designated: 164th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Ohio ANG, on 21 August 1946. : Extended federal recognition on 20 June 1948 : Re-designated: 164th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 5 November 1952 : Re-designated: 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 10 November 1958 : Federalized and ordered to active service on: 1 October 1961 : Released from active duty and returned to Ohio state control, 31 August 1962 : Re-designated: 164th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 5 January 1976 : Re-designated: 164th Airlift Squadron on 15 March 1992 : Components designated as: 164th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron when deployed as part of an Air and Space Expeditionary unit after June 1996.


Assignments

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357th Fighter Group The 357th Fighter Group was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. The 357th operated P-51 Mustang aircraft as part of the U.S. Eighth Air Force and its members were known unofficially as the Yoxford ...
, 1 Dec 1942 – 20 Aug 1946 *
55th Fighter Wing The 55th Fighter Wing is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. It was withdrawn from the Ohio Air National Guard and inactivated on 31 October 1950 when the Guard adopted the Wing B ...
, 20 June 1948 *
121st Fighter Group The 121st Air Refueling Wing (121 ARW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force (USAF) Air Mobi ...
, 26 June 1948 * 121st Fighter-Interceptor Group, 1 November 1952 *
121st Fighter-Bomber Group The 121st Air Refueling Wing (121 ARW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force (USAF) Air Mobi ...
, 1 November 1957 * 121st Tactical Fighter Group, 1 September 1961 : Elements attached to: 7122d Tactical Wing (Special Delivery), 1 October 1961 – 31 August 1962 *
179th Tactical Fighter Group The 179th Cyberspace Wing (179 CW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, Mansfield, Ohio. If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force, ...
, 15 October 1962 * 179th Tactical Airlift Group, 5 January 1977 *
179th Airlift Group The 179th Cyberspace Wing (179 CW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, Mansfield, Ohio. If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force, the Wing is gained by the Air C ...
, 15 March 1992 * 179th Operations Group, 11 October 1995 – present.


Stations

* Hamilton Field, California, 1 December 1942 *
Tonopah Army Airfield Tonopah Air Force Base (Tonopah Army Air Field in World War II) is a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) in the USA that was a Tonopah Basin military installation until shortly after it was designated an Air Force Base in 1948. Two of the runways ...
, Nevada, 6 March 1943 *
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, California, 3 June 1943 *
Oroville Army Airfield Oroville Municipal Airport is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the city of Oroville in Butte County, California, United States. Facilities Oroville Municipal Airport covers and has two runways: * Runway 02/20: 6, ...
, California, 18 August 1943 *
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, Wyoming, 7 Oct-9 Nov 1943 *
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(AAF-157), England, 1 December 1943 *
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(AAF-373), England, 1 February 1944 * AAF Station Neubiberg, Germany, 20 Jul 1945 – 20 Aug 1946. *
Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport is north of Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield, in Richland County, Ohio. By car the airport is an hour away from Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, near Interstate 71, U.S. Route 30 in Ohio, ...
, Ohio, 20 June 1948 : Designated: Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, 1991–Present


Ohio Air National Guard deployments

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(Desert Storm/Desert Shield) : Saudi Arabia, 1990–1991 *
Operation Provide Promise Operation Provide Promise was a humanitarian relief operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars, from 2 July 1992, to 9 January 1996, which made it the longest running humanitarian airlift in history. By the end of the operation, ...
: Bosnia 1992–1996 *
Operation Restore Hope The Unified Task Force (UNITAF), also known as Operation Restore Hope, was a United States-led, United Nations-sanctioned multinational military force deployed to Somalia from 5 December 1992 to 4 May 1993. It was established to replace United ...
: Somalia 1992–1993 *
Operation Uphold Democracy Operation Uphold Democracy was a multinational military intervention designed to remove the military regime led and installed by Raoul Cédras after the 1991 Haitian coup d'état overthrew the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The op ...
: Haiti 1994–1995 *
Operation Joint Guard The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian War. Although SFOR was led by NATO, several non-NATO countries contributed troops. It was replaced by EUFOR Alt ...
(AEF) : Bosnia 1996–1998 *
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(AEF) : Bosnia 1998 *
Operation Joint Forge The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian War. Although SFOR was led by NATO, several non-NATO countries contributed troops. It was replaced by EUFOR Alth ...
(AEF) : Bosnia 1999–2002 *
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(AEF) :
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, Turkey 1996–1999 *
Operation Shining Hope Joint Task Force (JTF) Shining Hope was the United States contribution to Operation Allied Harbor in 1999. The mission of JTF Shining Hope was to conduct foreign humanitarian assistance operations in support of US government agencies and non-gover ...
(AEF) : Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia 1999 *
Operation Noble Eagle Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) is the United States and Canadian military operation related to homeland security and support to federal, state, and local agencies. The operation began 11 September 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks.. ...
(AEF) : 2001–2002 *
Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for both the first stage (2001–2014) of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the larger-scale Global War on Terrorism. On 7 October 2001, in response ...
(AEF) : Undisclosed locations, Afghanistan 2003–2004 (550 total missions) : Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2011–2012 *
Operation Iraqi Freedom The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States-led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist governm ...
(AEF) :
Bagram Air Base Bagram Airfield-BAF, also known as Bagram Air Base , is located southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. It is under the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sitting on the site of the ancient town of Bagram at an elevation of a ...
, Iraq, 2003–2004 (2100 total missions)


Aircraft

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P-39 Airacobra The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the United States entered combat. The P-39 was used by th ...
, 1943 * P-51B/C/D/K Mustang, 1943–1946 *
F-51D Mustang Over twenty variants of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter were produced from 1940, when it first flew, to after World War II, some of which were employed also in the Korean War and in several other conflicts. Allison-engined Mustangs NA- ...
, 1948–1949 *
F-51H Mustang Over twenty variants of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter were produced from 1940, when it first flew, to after World War II, some of which were employed also in the Korean War and in several other conflicts. Allison-engined Mustangs NA- ...
, 1949–1953 *
F-80C Shooting Star The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, two p ...
, 1953–1954 * F-84E Thunderstreak, 1954–1957 *
F-84F Thunderstreak The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak is an American swept-wing turbojet-powered fighter-bomber. The RF-84F Thunderflash is variant of the F-84F that was designed for photo reconnaissance. The design was originally intended to be a relatively simp ...
, 1957–1972 *
F-100D/F Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United S ...
, 1972–1976 *
C-130B Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designe ...
, 1976–1991 *
C-130H Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designe ...
, 1991–2010 * C-21A Learjet, 2010–2011 *
C-27J Spartan The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016). It is an advanced derivative of the former Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222 (C-27 ...
, 2010–2013 *
C-130H Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designe ...
, 2013-2022


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Bibliography

* Donald, David (2004). Century Jets: USAF Frontline Fighters of the Cold War. AIRtime. * McLaren, David. Republic F-84 Thunderjet, Thunderstreak & Thunderflash: A Photo Chronicle. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military/Aviation History, 1998. . * McLaren, David (2004), Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star: A Photo Chronicle, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; First Edition, * *
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