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The Tennessee Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. It is administered by the Tennessee Military Department . National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau .
The mission of the 118th FG was the air defense of the state. 18 September 1947, however, is considered the Tennessee Air National Guard's official birth concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate branch of the United States military under the National Security Act. [6]
Fort Smith Regional Airport / Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas: ACC: MQ-9 Reaper / Prior manned flying mission (1st iteration) terminated in 2007 due to BRAC; former F-16C/D fighter squadron; latest manned flying mission (2nd iteration) terminated in 2014 pursuant to 2013 NDAA; former A-10C fighter squadron; Loss of A-10s part of a since discontinued USAF effort to retire all A-10 ...
Wing Shield Location Gaining MAJCOM Aircraft 101st Air Refueling Wing: Bangor ANGB, Bangor, Maine: AMC: KC-135 Stratotanker: 102nd Intelligence Wing: Otis ANGB, Sandwich, Massachusetts
The National Guard Mobilization Act of 1933 Made the National Guard a component of the Army. The National Security Act of 1947 Section 207 (f) established the Air National Guard of the United States, under the National Guard Bureau. The Total Force Policy from 1973 Requires all active and reserve military organizations be treated as a single force.
The Tennessee Army National Guard includes the 230th Sustainment Brigade, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 194th Engineer Brigade, and the 30th Troop Command. The Tennessee Air National Guard includes the 118th Wing, the 134th Air Refueling Wing, the 164th Airlift Wing and the 119th Command and Control Squadron.
Other tenants of the base include the 119th Command and Control Squadron, the I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, the Air National Guard Band of the South, and the 1st Squadron, 230th Armored Cavalry Regiment's Army Aviation Support Facility of the Tennessee Army National Guard, operating several Sikorsky UH-60 ...
The old Air National Guard facility and property was purchased by FedEx to utilize for its operations at Memphis International Airport. [6] This was the first Air Force facility constructed from the beginning to meet post 9/11 security standards. [3] 164th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy over Memphis, Tennessee