Rosecrans Air National Guard Base or Rosecrans ANGB, is located on a portion of the

Rosecrans Memorial Airport Rosecrans Memorial Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the city of St. Joseph, Missouri, St. Joseph in Buchanan County, Missouri, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States, USA. The airport ...

Saint Joseph, Missouri St. Joseph is a city in and county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. A small portion of the city extends north into Andrew County, Missouri, Andrew County. Located on the Missouri River, it is the princ ...

, USA. It is the home of the

139th Airlift Wing The 139th Airlift Wing (139 AW) is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard, stationed at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility ...

Missouri Air National Guard The Missouri Air National Guard (MO ANG) is the aerial militia of the Missouri, State of Missouri, United States, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Missouri Army National Guard an element o ...

and the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center. It is named in honor of Guy Wallace Rosecrans, a U.S. Army Air Service airman killed in World War I.

History

During World War II, the

U.S. Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

established Rosecrans Field, also called St. Joseph Army Air Field, at Rosecrans Memorial Airport. The Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command took over the field on July 6, 1942. It became the home for the 1st Operational Training Unit (OTU) composed of the 561st Army Air Force (AAF) Base Unit, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 61st Aircraft Engineering Squadron, 993rd Guard Squadron, 730th AAF Band, 50th Transport Transition Squadron, Medical and WAC Detachments and the 562nd Training Squadron. In 1947, control of the base shifted from the Army to the newly established

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. In 1948, the base was conveyed by the Air Force back to the City of Saint Joseph, Missouri with the exception of set aside for use by the

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. ...

organized in 1947. Some of the old temporary World War II era barracks were still present on the base until the

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when they were destroyed.

Current use

The base's host wing, the 139th Airlift Wing (139 AW) of the Missouri Air National Guard, currently operates C-130H2 Hercules theater airlift aircraft and is operationally-gained by the

Air Mobility Command The Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri, ...

(AMC). The Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC) is a tenant activity at the base that provides current academic and combat flying tactics and training to C-130 airlift air crews of the

, the

Air Force Reserve Command The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...

, active duty USAF, sister services and allied nations. This training enhances air crew survivability and mission success in a combat environment.

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Rosecrans Memorial Airport

139th Airlift Wing

Air Force Link – Sites
{{US-airport-ga, STJ Airports in Missouri Buildings and structures in St. Joseph, Missouri Installations of the United States Air Force in Missouri Installations of the United States Air National Guard

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