The United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

's 149th Fighter Wing is a Texas Air National Guard

Texas Air National Guard

The Texas Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Texas and a component of the Texas Military Forces...

 unit located at Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB, in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

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Mission

The 149th Fighter Wing is an F-16 flying training unit that includes a support group with a worldwide mobility commitment. The cornerstone of the 149 FW's flying mission is the 182d Fighter Squadron, whose role is to take pilots, either experienced aircrew or recent graduates from USAF undergraduate pilot training, and qualify them to fly and employ the F-16.

History

Flown fighters since unit inception

Served as 396 FS in WWII

Federally recognized as an ANG unit in Oct 1947

182 FS mobilized for Korea:
First to air refuel in combat
First ANG unit to shoot down a MIG

Operation Southern Watch - 1997

Earned numerous USAF Outstanding Unit Awards - 1997

Major Command

• Air National Guard
  Air National Guard
  The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
  
  /Air Education and Training Command
  Air Education and Training Command
  Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force....
  
   (1993–Present)
• Air National Guard
  Air National Guard
  The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
  
  /Air Training Command
  Air Training Command
  Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946...
  
   (???-1993)

Previous designations

• 149th Fighter Wing (1995–Present)
• 149th Fighter Group (1992–1995)
• 149th Tactical Fighter Wing (1960–1992)

Units assigned

• 149th Financial Management
• 149th Medical Group
• 149th Mission Support Group
  • 19th Civil Engineer Squadron
  • 149th Communications Flight
    • 149th Information Resources Management
  • 149th Logistics Readiness Squadron
  • 149th Mission Support Flight
  • 149th Security Forces Squadron
• 149th Maintenance Group
  • 149th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
  • 149th Maintenance Squadron
• 149th Operations Group
  • 182nd Fighter Squadron
    182nd Fighter Squadron
    The 182nd Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 149th Fighter Wing.-History:...
    
    

Bases stationed

• Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas
  San Antonio, Texas
  San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
  
   (1996–Present)

Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas (1960–1996)

Aircraft & Missiles Operated

• F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (1996–Present)
• F-16A Fighting Falcon (1986–1996)
• F-4C Phantom II (1979–1986)
• F-100D Super Sabre (1970–1978)
• F-84F Thunderstreak
  F-84F Thunderstreak
  The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American-built swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version....
  
   (1968–1969)
• F-102A Delta Dagger (1960–1968)

External links

• GlobalSecurity.org accessed 30 September 2007