140th Wing
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| 140th Wing | |
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 140th Wing emblem |
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| Active | 1946-Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Cargo Transport, Fighter Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | Buckley AFB, Colorado |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Brigadier General Trulan A. Eyre |
The United States Air Force's 140th Wing is a fighter unit of the Air National Guard, located at Buckley AFB, in Aurora, Colorado.
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[edit] History
[edit] Assignments
[edit] Major Command
 look-down view of a Tiger-striped F-16C belonging to the 140th Fighter Wing, 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, as the aircraft flies over eastern Utah while returning from the Utah Test and Training Range.[1] |
- Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1992-Present)
- Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1962-1992)
- Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1950-1962)
[edit] Previous designations
- Source: USAF Unit Designation[2]
- 140th Wing (???-Present)
- 140th Fighter Wing (???)
[edit] Squadrons assigned[3]
- 120th Observation Squadron (1923-1946)
- 140th Mission Support Group
- 140th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 140th Communications Flight
- 140th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 140th Mission Support Flight
- 140th Security Forces Squadron
- 140th Services Flight
- 140th Operations Group
- Detachment 1 (Range)
- 120th Fighter Squadron Colorado Air National Guard(CoANG) (1946-Present)
- 140th Operations Support Squadron
- 200th Airlift Squadron (19??-Present)
- 140th Maintenance Group
- 140th Maintenance Operations Flight
- 140th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 140th Maintenance Squadron
- 140th Medical Squadron
- 137th Space Warning Squadron
- 240th Civil Engineer Flight
- CoANG was founded June 27, 1923 and consisted of the 120th Aero Observation Squadron as a part of the Colorado Army National Guard.
[edit] Bases stationed
- Buckley AFB, Colorado (2000-Present)
- Buckley ANGB (1946-2000)
[edit] Aircraft and missiles operated
- Source: USAF Air Power Directory[4]
- C-21 (???-Present)
- F-16C/D (1991-Present)
- CT-43A (???)
- A-7D/K (1974-1991)
- F-100D (1971-1974)
- F-100C (1961-1971)
- F-86L (1960-1961)
- F-86E (1958-1960)
- F-80C (1953-1958)
- F-51D (1946-1953)
[edit] Decorations
[edit] References
- ^ Air Force Link - Media Search
- ^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
- ^ Units
- ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
- ^ Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)
[edit] External links
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