See: Toledo Express Airport

Toledo Express Airport

Toledo Express Airport is a passenger and cargo airport located 10 miles west of the city of Toledo in the extreme Western portion of Lucas County, Ohio, United States, near the border with Fulton County, in the townships of Swanton and Monclova. It is also a base for the Ohio Air National...

 for civil airport information

Toledo Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Ohio Air National Guard

Ohio Air National Guard

The Ohio Air National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is composed of approximately 5,000 airmen and officers assigned to four flying wings and eight non-flying support units. OHANG units are based in Columbus,...

 180th Fighter Wing

180th Fighter Wing

The United States Air Force's 180th Fighter Wing is an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter organization assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard and located at the Toledo Express Airport, Ohio.-Mission:...

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The 180th Fighter Wing

180th Fighter Wing

The United States Air Force's 180th Fighter Wing is an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter organization assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard and located at the Toledo Express Airport, Ohio.-Mission:...

 (FW) of the Ohio Air National Guard

Ohio Air National Guard

The Ohio Air National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is composed of approximately 5,000 airmen and officers assigned to four flying wings and eight non-flying support units. OHANG units are based in Columbus,...

 occupies 135.4 acre (0.547944844 km²) of leased land on the Toledo Express Airport

Toledo Express Airport

Toledo Express Airport is a passenger and cargo airport located 10 miles west of the city of Toledo in the extreme Western portion of Lucas County, Ohio, United States, near the border with Fulton County, in the townships of Swanton and Monclova. It is also a base for the Ohio Air National...

 (ANG), located approximately 22 miles (35.4 km) west of Toledo, Ohio.

The mission of the 180th FW is to provide combat ready F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft and support units capable of deploying world-wide in minimum response time. The 180th FW occupies 3 administrative, 13 industrial, and 7 services buildings totaling approximately 321882 square feet (29,903.8 m²) with 290 full-time personnel. A unit training drill is conducted once a month and results in a surge of up to a total of 900 personnel.

In its 2005 BRAC Recommendations, DoD recommended to close Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base

Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base

Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Ohio Air National Guard 179th Airlift Wing.-Overview:The 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard occupies two separate portions of land totaling 67 acres of leased land on the Mansfield Lahm Airport...

 (AGS), OH. It would move the 179th Airlift Wing's (ANG) flying related Expeditionary Combat Support (ECS) to Toledo Express Airport AGS, OH (fire fighters).

DoD also recommended to realign Des Moines Air National Guard Base

Des Moines Air National Guard Base

Des Moines Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Iowa Air National Guard 132d Fighter Wing.-Overview:The 132d Fighter Wing, located at the Des Moines Air National Guard Base, can trace its roots back to February, 1941 with the establishment of the 124th Observation Squadron. The unit at...

, Iowa. The F-16 aircraft currently assigned to the 132d Fighter Wing

132d Fighter Wing

The 132d Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force unit located at Des Moines International Airport, Iowa.-Major Command:*Air National Guard/Air Combat Command *Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command -Previous designations:...

at Des Moines would be redistributed to the 180th Fighter Wing, Toledo Express Airport AGS, OH (nine aircraft) and another installation.