The Colorado Air National Guard is based at Buckley Air Force Base

Buckley Air Force Base

Buckley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Aurora, Colorado, that was established by the U.S. Army in 1943. The base was named in honor of the World War I Army pilot 1LT John Harold Buckley.-Overview:...

 in Aurora

Aurora, Colorado

City of Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality spanning Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties in Colorado. Aurora is an eastern suburb of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city is the third most populous city in the Colorado and the 56th most populous city in the...

. The COANG was founded June 27, 1923 and consisted of the 120th Aero Observation Squadron as a part of the Colorado Army National Guard. It became the 120th Fighter Squadron in 1946.

State mission

"The ANG, under order of state authorities, provides protection of life and property, and preserves peace, order and public safety. State missions, which are funded by the individual states, include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires, search and rescue, protection of vital public services, and support to civil defense."

140th Wing

• 140th Mission Support Group
  • 140th Mission Support Flight
• 140th Operations Group
  • 140th Operations Support Squadron
  • 140th Communications Flight
  • 140th Logistics Readiness Squadron
• 140th Maintenance Group
  • 140th Maintenance Squadron
  • 140th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
  • 140th Maintenance Operations Flight
• 120th Fighter Squadron
  120th Fighter Squadron
  The 120th Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Colorado Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.-Mission:...
  
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  F-16 Fighting Falcon
  The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since...
  
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• 137th Space Warning Squadron
  137th Space Warning Squadron
  137th Space Warning Squadron is an Air National Guard ground-mobile space communications unit of the United States Air Force and is located in Greeley, Colorado.-Mission:...
  
  
• 140th Medical Squadron
• 140th Security Forces Squadron
• 140th Civil Engineer Squadron
  • 240th Civil Engineer Flight
  • Detachment 1 (Range)
• 200th Airlift Squadron
  200th Airlift Squadron
  The 200th Airlift Squadron flies the CT-43 and C-21. It is a unit of the Colorado Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 140th Wing.-External links:...