111th Fighter Wing

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unit_name= 111th Fighter Wing


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dates= 1946-Present
country= United States
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role= Attack
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garrison= NAS/JRB Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
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The United States Air Force's 111th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at NAS Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Mission

To maintain highly trained, well-equipped, and motivated military forces in order to provide combat-ready OA-10/A-10 aircraft and support elements in response to wartime and peacetime tasking under state or federal authority, and to do so with loyalty, honor, and pride.

History

The former 111 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing was ordered to active duty on: 1 April 1951 at Fairchild AFB, WA, and Assigned to the Fifteenth Air Force flying RB-29s. It was returned to state control on: 31 December 1951.

The 111th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (ANG) was composed of the 129th Bomb Squadron (formerly the 3rd Bomb Squadron), the 130th Bomb Squadron (formerly the 74th Bomb Squadron) both from the USAF were joined by the 103rd Bomb Squadron (Light) from the Pennsylvania ANG which was redesignated as the 103rd Strategic Reconnaissance (Medium).When inactivated the ANG personnel were released to their parent units. The equipment and active duty personnel remained at Fairchild and were gained by the newly formed 99th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing.

Assignments

Major Command/Gaining Command

*Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1992-2010)BRAC
*Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1969-1992)
*Air National Guard/Military Airlift Command (1966-1969)
*Air National Guard/Military Air Transport Service (1962-1966)
*Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (19525-1962)
*Air National Guard/Strategic Air Command (1951-1955)
*Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1946-1951)

Previous designations

*111th Fighter Wing (1995-2010) BRAC
*111th Fighter Group (1992-1995)
*111th Tactical Fighter Group (1988-1992)
*111th Tactical Air Support Group (1969-1988)
*111th Military Airlift Group (1966-1969)
*111th Air Transport Group (1962-1966)
*111th Fighter Interceptor Group (1955-1962)
*111th Fighter Bomber Group (1952-1955)
*111th Composite Wing (1952)
*111th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (1951)
*111th Composite Wing (1950-1951)
*111th Bombardment Group (Light) (1946-1950)
*391st Bombardment Group (Medium) (1943-1946)

quadrons assigned

*103rd Fighter Squadron (1995-2010) BRAC
*103rd Fighter Squadron (1992-1995)
*103rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (1988-1992)
*103rd Tactical Air Support Squadron (1969-1988)
*103rd Military Airlift Squadron (1966-1969)
*103rd Air Transport Squadron (1962-1966)
*103rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron (1955-1962)
*103rd Fighter Bomber Squadron (1952-1955)
*103rd Composite Squadron (1952)
*103rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (1951)
*103rd Composite Squadron (1950-1951)
*103rd Bombardment Squadron (Light) (1946-1950)
*170th Engineers Squadron

Bases stationed

*Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pennsylvania (1963-Present)
*Philadelphia International Airport, (1946-1963)

Aircraft Operated

*A-10 Thunderbolt II (1988-2010)
*OA-37B Dragonfly (1981-1988)
*O-2 Skymaster (197?-1981)
*U-3A Blue Canoe (1969-197?)
*C-97 Stratofreighter (1962-1969)
*F-89H Scorpion (1959-1962)
*F-94A/B/C Starfire (1956-1959)
*F-84 Thunderjet (1954-1956)
*T-33 Shooting Star (1953-1954)
*F-51 Mustang (1952-1953)
*RB-29 Superfortress (1951-1952)
*B-29 Superfortress (1951-1952)
*B-26 Marauder (1946-1951)

References

External links

* [http://www.pawill.ang.af.mil 111th Fighter Wing - Willow Grove JRB]