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NAS JRB New Orleans is home to a Navy Reserve aggressor squadron and a fleet logistics support squadron, the 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) of the Louisiana Air National Guard, Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, a detachment of a Marine Corps Reserve light helicopter attack squadron, as well as other US Navy and US Army activities.
The 159th Fighter Wing, nicknamed "The Bayou Militia," is an Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighter unit located at NAS JRB New Orleans, Louisiana. The 159th Fighter Wing is tasked with providing air superiority over Louisiana and the Gulf Coast while supporting USNORTHCOM and NORAD. [1]
The 159th Fighter Wing based at Joint Reserve Base New Orleans will convert from its aging F-15C and D aircraft to the newest model, the two-seat F-15EX, as soon as next year.
Louisiana Air National Guard Headquarters, Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base (NAS-JRB), 2700 Bellechasse Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119: Nickname(s) Bayou Militia: Commanders; Civilian leadership: President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Jeff Landry (Governor of the State of ...
The primary customers for this adversary support are the Navy's Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS) which train new pilots to fly the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet or the F/A-18A/C Hornet. VFA-204 provides this service by sending aircraft and personnel away on detachment, normally to either NAS Key West or NAS Fallon. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The 122nd Observation Squadron, was formed in December 1940 at the New Orleans Municipal Airport, (currently known as Lakefront Airport).Two months later, with an assortment of 0-38s, Douglas O-46s, North American O-47s, Stinson O-49 Vigilants and North American BC-1As to fly, the unit was called to active service at Esler Field in Alexandria, LA, in response to a general military call-up ...
The previous squadron designated VR-54 was also based at NAS/JRB New Orleans from 1 October 1972, to 28 February 1981, and flew the C-118 Liftmaster transport aircraft; a military designation of the McDonnell Douglas DC-6. The squadron had a permanent detachment at NAS Atlanta as well.
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