192nd Wing
192nd Wing | |
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F-22 Raptor | |
Active | 15 October 1962 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Virginia |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Air Dominance |
Part of | Virginia Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Hampton, Virginia |
Tail code | "FF", 192D FW underneath |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Christopher G. Batterton[1] |
Insignia | |
192nd Fighter Wing emblem |
The 192nd Wing (192 WG), also referred to as the 192D Wing, is a unit of the
Etymology
192D Wing is the official military nomenclature of the unit and it is commonly referred to as the 192nd Wing. It is often interchanged within military writing and speech, either way, without a specific choice of nomenclature. The Air Force Instruction Publication (Air Force Instruction 38–101), Chapter 5; "Procedures for Naming and Numbering Units", figure 5.1, gives an example of using 2nd Bomb Wing, and section 5.4.2; "Unit Kind", gives an example of 3rd Wing. Section 5.3.4. – Reserves numbers 101 through 299 for Air National Guard units giving position for the unit numbering.[2]
Mission
The 192nd WG is an
Units
The 192nd Wing consists of the following units:
- 192nd Operations Group[3]
- 149th Fighter Squadron
- 192nd Operations Support Squadron
- 192nd Intelligence Squadron
- 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron
- 200th Weather Flight
- 192nd Maintenance Group[4]
- 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 192nd Maintenance Squadron
- 192nd Mission Support Group[5]
- 192nd Support Squadron
- 192nd Security Forces Squadron
- 203rd REDHORSE Squadron
- 192nd Medical Group[6]
- Detachment 1
- Guard Medical Unit
History
On 15 October 1962, the
During 1971, the 192nd was assigned the
In 1981, the unit converted to the
A few weeks later, a Virginia ANG contingent competed in
In 1991, the 192nd became the first Air National Guard unit to receive the Air Force's upgraded
After the 192nd became fully operational with the F-16, it was chosen as the lead unit in a four-state Air National Guard F-16 "rainbow" detachment deployment to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey to support Operation Provide Comfort II. Between 1 December 1993, and 15 January 1994, ANG pilots patrolled the no-fly zone over northern Iraq to prevent Iraqi forces from inflicting damage on the villages of Kurdish minorities. This marked the first time Air National Guard units were called to active duty in the Middle East, following Iraq's defeat in 1991. The unit returned to Incirlik in February 1996 for another round of patrols over Iraq.[7]
During October 1995, the wing designation was changed to 192nd Fighter Wing. At the direction of the commander of Air Combat Command, in January, the 192nd also became a test regional repair center for F-16 engines. The 18-month assignment called for the 192nd propulsion section to strip and rebuild General Electric F110-GE-100 engines for its own F-16s as well as for active duty F-16s assigned to
In December 2000, 29 members of the 192nd deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Southern Watch. In addition to Turkey and Kuwait, they were deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base (aircraft, pilots and maintainers) and Eskan Village, Saudi Arabia (pilots assigned to CAOC duty); Aviano Air Base, Italy; and Qatar. Also in December, the 192nd deployed on its first Aerospace Expeditionary Force (AEF) assignment. A 130-person detachment went to Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles as part of Operation Coronet Nighthawk, an effort to stop drug smuggling into the United States.[7]
On 21 September 2000, the 192nd hosted a reunion for the 352nd Fighter Group, the highly decorated World War II unit to which the 192nd's 149th Fighter Squadron traces its military lineage. More than 100 World War II veterans and nearly 300 of their family members attended.
In the wake of
In September and October 2003, in support of
In late 2007, pursuant to
On 13 October 2007, the order to reactivate the 192 FW was read by Lieutenant Colonel Dave Kolmer at the activation ceremony held at the 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB. Integration with the active duty 1 FW allows the Air National Guard to be at the forefront of the latest design of fighter aircraft, jointly flying and maintaining F-22 aircraft assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing.
On 1 October 2018, the 192nd Fighter Wing redesignated as the 192nd Wing by order of the Secretary of the Air Force. The wing held a ceremony on 13 October 2018, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, bringing down the old wing flag for the last time and raising the new one. With 12 distinct mission sets including F-22 fighter jet operations and maintenance, intelligence and cyber operations along with multiple support units, the redesignation reflects the wing's growth and diversity.[8]
Lineage
- Constituted as 192nd Tactical Fighter Group, and allotted to Virginia ANG, 1962
- Extended federal recognition and activated, 15 October 1962[9]
- Re-designated: 192nd Fighter Group, 15 March 1992
- Re-designated: 192nd Fighter Wing, 11 October 1995
- Inactivated: 30 September 2007
- Activated on 13 October 2007
- Re-designated: 192nd Wing, 1 October 2018
Assignments
- Virginia Air National Guard, 15 October 1962
- Gained by: Tactical Air Command
- Gained by: Air Combat Command, 1 June 1992 – 30 September 2007
- Virginia Air National Guard, 13 October 2007
- Became associate unit of 1st Fighter Wing, 13 October 2007
- Gained by Air Combat Command
Components
- 192nd Operations Group, 11 October 1995 – 30 September 2007; 13 October 2007 – present
- 149th Tactical Fighter (later Fighter) Squadron, 15 October 1962 – 30 September 2007; 13 October 2007 – present
- 192nd Mission Support Group
- 192nd Medical Group
- 192nd Maintenance Group
Stations
- Richmond International Airport, Virginia, 15 October 1962
- Langley AFB (later:Joint Base Langley-Eustis), Virginia, 13 October 2007 – present
Aircraft
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ "Biography Colonel Christopher G. Batterton" (PDF). 192nd Wing. January 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Department of the Air Force (28 September 2012). "Air Force Guidance Memorandum to (AFI 38–101)" (PDF). Department of the Air Force. pp. 72 and 73. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "192nd Operations Group". 192nd Wing. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "192nd Maintenance Group". 192nd Wing. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "192nd Mission Support Group". 192nd Wing. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "192nd Medical Group". 192nd Wing. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "192nd Wing > About Us > History > VA Air Guard History". US Air Force. Retrieved 31 March 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Senior Airman Bryan Myhr (13 October 2018). "192nd Fighter Wing recognizes mission diversity with redesignation ceremony". US Air Force. Retrieved 29 March 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "192 Fighter Wing" (PDF). USAF Units Histories.
Further reading
- Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0